Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, the student will be able to:

  • Recognize the signs of a potential barricaded person.

  • Recite statistics related to barricaded person incidents.

  • Differentiate between a planned barricade incident and unplanned barricade incident.

  • Relate types of hostage barricades.

  • Explain the importance of active listening in barricaded person incidents.

  • Discuss questions and instructions for calls related to barricaded persons.

Course Content

    1. Online Course Acknowledgement

    2. Expectations for Online Students

    3. Learning Objectives

    4. Quizzes and Final Exam

    5. Barricaded Person Worksheet

    1. Introduction

    2. News Article: Henry County Barricaded Person

    3. Body Cam Footage Henry County and Barricaded Man *Difficult to Watch*

    4. Knowledge Checkpoint

    1. The Barricaded Person

    2. HOBAS Statistics

    3. Knowledge Checkpoint

    1. Planned Barricades

    2. News Article: Planned Barricade

    3. Knowledge Checkpoint

    1. Hostage Barricades

    2. Gunman takes hostages at Los Angeles Trader Joe's

    3. Knowledge Checkpoint

    1. Speaking to a Barricaded Person

    2. Video Transcript: 9-1-1 dispatcher helped coax a suspected killer out of hiding

    3. 911 dispatcher helped coax a suspected killer out of hiding in Pasadena, California.

    4. Knowledge Checkpoint

About this course

  • Free
  • 37 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content