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Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy

Law Enforcement Duty Knife

7/13/2016
The duty knife is a valuable tool that is carried by many officers for use as a general utility device, for evidence collection, and under certain extreme circumstances even as a life-saving device. These courses are designed to approach the topics of why an officer should carry a duty knife, when and how to functionally use them, and the reasonable articulation of documenting their use.

These courses are vendor neutral, recognizing that there are many brands and types on the market today. In the course, we will address pros and cons to consider while selecting a duty knife that best fits an officer’s needs as well as general maintenance and care.

OPOTA is offering both a one-day Law Enforcement Duty Knife user course designed to provide officers with fundamental understanding of its use, and also a two-day Law Enforcement Duty Knife Instructor course to give those students valuable information and guidance in taking the information back to their departments to conduct their own in-service type training.

Some topics to be covered in these courses:
  • Constitutional Use of Force Standards
  • Selection of a LE Duty Knife
  • Carry and deployment options
  • Principles of evidence collection, rescue, and self-protection
  • Critical Injury and First Aid
 
Law Enforcement Duty Knife Operator
Aug. 24, 2016 ǀ 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
OPOTA Main Campus
1650 St. Rt. 56 SW
London, OH
Cost: $65

Law Enforcement Duty Knife Instructor
Sept. 7-8, 2016 ǀ 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
OPOTA Main Campus
1650 St. Rt. 56 SW
London, OH
Cost: $130