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l.-JU .liPPIICUtlUn rUI (page 3 of 3) Pro' ect Summar The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center is a consortium of criminal justice professionals from the San Marcos Police Department, Hays County Sheriff's Office, Southwest Texas State University, the Texas Tactical Police Officer's Association, and other groups. Staff from ALERRT will make available First Responder to Active Shooter training to State and local law enforcement officers throughout Texas during the grant period ending July 31, 2003. This training, although available to all officers, targets officers in small to medium sized departments who may not otherwise be able to obtain this training. The curriculum developed for this course will include topics covering the history of active shooter incidents, the proper law enforcement (fIrst responder) response, and tactical considerations for rapid deployment. Proper mental conditioning will be covered as well as the critical differences between active shooters and barricaded suspects/hostage situations. Although a portion of the course utilizes a standard lecture format, the majority of the course will be hands-on, scenario- based exercises using force-on-force training techniques. This advanced training technique enables students to be placed in high stress, realistic scenarios in a safe learning environment. Computerized firearms simulators will also be employed to evaluate the student's decision-making capabilities and performance under stress. The need for this training is evident based upon the lack of any organized and directed training conducted, sanctioned, and certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers' Standards and Education (TCLEOSE). The numerous instances of active shooters in both schools (Columbine High School, Littleton, Colorado 1999; Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1998; El Cajon, California, 2001) and in other public arenas (Wedgewood Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas 1999; United States Capitol, 1998; Office building, Atlanta, Georgia, 1999; Luby's Cafeteria, Killeen, Texas 1991) clearly establishes the need for training. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 also support the need for this course of instruction. The success of this training can and will be objectively measured by written pre- and post-instruction tests. Additionally, the dynamic scenario-based format of the instruction allows for measurable performance evaluation of all students as they demonstrate proficiency for each of the learning objectives.