On today's episode, Dennis speaks with SCT Instructor of De-Escalation and Crisis Intervention That Actually Works, Jeff Scholz. Jeff is a retired Senior Investigator from the New York State Police with over 24 years of service and over 28 total years of experience in law enforcement.

Upon retirement, Jeff was the Senior Investigator for BCI Training at the State Police Academy, responsible for the development, facilitation, and delivery of training programs to over 1,100 NYSP Investigators in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, (BCI), as well as programs for uniformed Troopers, recruits, civilians, and outside law enforcement agencies. Jeff is certified as a New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Master Instructor for Police Topics and is a recognized instructor for the Bureau of Justice Assistance Valor program for the Officer Safety and Wellness Initiative.

Jeff has now taken a new role in providing quality public safety-oriented programs to public and private entities to help mitigate these threats and founded 886 Consulting, LLC. Jeff talks about de-escalation training and the impact it has on how police officers handle everyday situation and the importance of communication.

Today, Dennis and Jeff discuss the tactics of de-escalation, what you will learn and how to apply de-escalation in Jeff's course, the concern and myth of "wokeness" with de-escalation, why de-escalation is smart and safe policing and the importance of treating people with family and empathy to get further in this career.

Check out Jeff's upcoming classes here: ⁠https://www.streetcoptraining.com/courses/de-escalation-and-crisis-intervention-that-actually-works/

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