Surveillance_Counter Surveillance

Surveillance/Counter Surveillance Detection Techniques

Training Goals and Objectives

The goal of the training program is to prepare the sworn law enforcement officer, investigator, or military operatives to understand the behavior, techniques modus operandi and tactics of clandestine operators.

The course will be focused on providing information and techniques to who are involved in the many facets of VIP protection personnel, surveillance / counter surveillance, and undercover units. Each area by it self is an area of expertise requiring detailed individual course instruction.

Training Audience, Format, and Content

This course is intended for various levels of experienced sworn law enforcement officers, general / specialized narcotic investigators, military, VIP protection, and prosecutorial entities. Students will learn surveillance and intelligence survival tools and recognition techniques, and recognize indicators of clandestine activity being committed against them during their normal operations. Methods will be learned on carrying out measures to prevent such acts.

This course is most successful when taught and received with audiences of 50 officers or fewer, but has been given in groups of 100 or more with successful reviews. The smaller groups enable officers to have more direct dialog with the instructor and the other students.

This is customized 4-23 day course. The course is designed to be conducted from 0800 to 1800 hours daily, but will require evening and overnight training assignments. NOTE: This course is labor and time intense! This program is physically and psychologically challenging. Instructional content requires a large quantity of practical application learning. A typical “on your feet” training and instruction day will be from 0800 - 1800 hours. (10-hour workdays)

Complete General Course

Basic Undercover / Clandestine Techniques and Tactics
Planning / Orders
Target Identification
Close Target Reconnaissance
Static & Mobile Reconnaissance (Urban & Rural)
Static & Mobile Surveillance (Urban & Rural)
Covert Photography
Audio / CCTV Surveillance
Communications
Map / Photo Studies
Memory Training
Armed / Unarmed Combat
Driver Training

Daily content and course schedule: Module: (daily content will be modified, per number of training days requested)

Module: Basics of Clandestine Activity (5 days)

Adversary Point of View
Adversary Modus Operandi
Planning a Surveillance Assault: Stages
Bases of Clandestine / Covert Activities
Meetings
Communications
Transportation
The Cover (Personal, Activities and Equipment cover)
Methods of Gathering Information (Open / Closed sources)
Basics of “Information for Operations”
Area Reconnaissance; The Target Zone; Communications; Neighborhood Activities; Sensitive areas
Decision Making Process
Cover Possibilities
Timetable
The Team
Equipment

Module: Surveillance Equipment (3 days)

Overview
Introduction to Video, Digital Cameras, Specific Devices
Photography
Lenses & Film
Shooter Speed Versus Diaphragm Aperture
Depth of Field
Clandestine Photography

Module: Surveillance Activities (7 days)

Operations Overview
Surveillance Operation Preparation
Determine Operational Areas
Identifying Data
Type of Transportation
Patterns and Habits
Techniques and Tactics Static:
Observation Posts Mobile by Foot and vehicle
Combined Surveillance
Progressive Surveillance
Special Situations:
Night, Public Locations, Public Transportations Elevators

Module: Rural Surveillance (3 days)

Planning, Preparation and Reconnaissance
Camouflage and Concealment
Map Reading Skills
Insertion, Occupation and Extraction

Module: Surveillance Countermeasures (5 days)

Overview
Surveillance Detection
Observation Post Detection
Surveillance Detection Points
Surveillance Detection Route
Active foot / Active vehicle
Counter Surveillance Principals

NOTE: Counter surveillance training course involves the use of the aforementioned modules.

Student Pre–requisites: Sworn Law Enforcement / Military Personnel Only! Proper Identification required! This course is physiologically challenging, requiring more than 60% of practical training.

Student Evaluation: The evaluation process will consist of classroom participation, active involvement in case briefing and debriefing, and participation in practical exercises.

Limitations / Special Needs: None

Any audio/visual or POSTC/Academy facility or staff needs will be addressed on a case-by-case basis, but might include the use of an electronic projection unit, audio or marker board materials.

Student Materials

Student materials will involve copies of the resource manual “Surveillance/Counter Surveillance Detection." A wide range of digital video and PowerPoint presentations will be used in the training session, and the instructor will come prepared with everything he will need to make this an informative, fast-paced learning experience.