Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
USCB-0004
Organization's ID:
072548
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
12 weeks (480 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Social Sciences
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to introduce the basics of training the canine, assessing the scene, preparing for deployment, caring for the canine, completing administrative documentation, and canine case law.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Interpret the instincts, drives and character traits seen in all canines as well as the causes of aggressive behavior and the precautions you should take with a canine
  • Describe the proper use and care of the equipment used in working a detection canine
  • Identify the procedures for ensuring safe deployment of canine teams
  • Apply the pre-search ritual techniques used to perform a pre-search ritual
  • Diagram patterns for conducting a search of vehicle search environment
  • Diagram patterns for conducting a search of a package or luggage search environment
  • Identify aspects of canine behavior appropriate to the search for trained odor in a canine search
  • Identify the first aid procedures for a canine injury or symptoms
  • Identify the goals of the exercises within the concealed human detection training progression
  • Apply the proper advantages and procedures of a patrol route in a field situation to be followed in its training and maintenance

General Topics:

  • Qualities of a successful handler
  • Instincts, drives, and character traits
  • Principals of conditioning revised instructor
  • Modular training revised instructor
  • Conflict training revised instructor
  • Components of a command
  • Reward systems and critical drives
  • Detection canine selection testing
  • Scent production and olfactory acuity
  • Reading detection canine behavior
  • Proper use of training equipment
  • Currency firearms methodology
  • Detection canine training progression
  • Handler reward retrieval methods
  • Detection canine training progression
  • Proper maintenance and use of training records
  • Canine kenneling set-up and maintenance
  • Canine team safety revised
  • Hunde Aus Laufen Theory and concept
  • Training aid preparation
  • CF training aid preparation
  • Canine anatomy, conformation and gait analysis
  • Introduction to building and freight search
  • Introduction to vehicle search
  • Active indication training and maintenance
  • Problem solving the detection canine revised
  • Pedestrian processing
  • Pedestrian processing training
  • Controlled substance security and handling
  • Bite incident investigation
  • Canine aggression identification and problem solving
  • Passive indication training and maintenance
  • Remote passive indication training and maintenance
  • Principals of obedience training
  • Pre-search ritual
  • Surmounting obstacles
  • Problem solving the detection handler
  • Introduction to package luggage search patterns
  • Problem solving luggage and parcel
  • Concealed human
  • Patrol route
  • Training the out
  • Performance standard scoring procedures
  • Instructor development
  • Small area directed searches
  • Diagnosing and correction fixation problems
  • Introduction to gunfire acclimation training
  • Canine administration
  • Testing of currency for seizure
  • CF seizure law
  • Basic canine health and grooming procedures
  • Canine first aid
  • CBP canine detection team certification
  • Specialized CBP canine training discipline
  • Canine demonstrations
  • Seaport operations
  • Land port of entry operations
  • Introduction to mass transit
  • Airport operations
  • Checkpoint operations
  • Brush operations
  • Introduction to rail operations
  • Canine liability
  • Electrical corrections in canine training
  • Fundamentals of canine handler courtroom testimony
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials