Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
USCB-0028
Organization's ID:
072339
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
6 days (48 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 operational risk management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is: given the appropriate search tools, law enforcement gear, personal protective equipment, threat assessment briefing, and a primary Federal Inspection Service (FIS) area, SELECT a potential high-risk passenger in accordance with the Personal Qualification Standard checklist, and DETERMINE that a secondary inspection of a passenger is required in accordance with the Personal Qualification Standard checklist; given the appropriate computer databases, CBP forms, and threat assessment information, REPORT findings in accordance with the Personal Qualification Standard checklist.

Learning Outcomes:

  • increase skills to protect borders from terrorists and smugglers
  • increase awareness for encountering a terrorist or terrorist supporter
  • achieve the mission of CBP in a professional manner
  • develop techniques and procedures dealing with and detecting terrorists and smugglers
  • increase techniques to recognize fraudulent documents
  • enhance enforcement knowledge and capabilities, and how to act on perceptions and adjust methods based on results
  • identify current concealment trends and how to keep knowledge current as terrorists and smugglers constantly change methods and become more sophisticated
  • how to act on perceptions and adjust methods based on results

General Topics:

  • Progressive examination process
  • Selection methods for cold-stop passenger examinations
  • Document examination
  • Officer safety
  • Questioning, observation, and evaluation techniques
  • Techniques used to locate contraband in luggage
  • Current concealment trends and methods
  • Escorting and searching passengers
  • Seizure processing
  • Reporting and documentation
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Case Studies
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)

Minimum Passing Score:

100%
Supplemental Materials