Training Courses

Crime Prevention I

This foundational course supports officers and community liaisons by covering the core principles of physical security, IT and cyber awareness, and community crime prevention. Participants will gain practical tools to engage neighborhoods through Watch programs and National Night Out events, enhancing trust and reducing local crime. Designed for new officers, school resource officers, and those involved in community policing initiatives. 

Target Audience: School Resource Officers, Law Enforcement, security professionals, community organizers, and public safety advocates looking to expand their prevention toolkit. 

Topics Covered: 10-Priciples of Crime Prevention, Asset Protection, Foundations of Crime Prevention, Mentorship, Servant Leadership, Procedural Justice, Trust Building Models, History of Crime Prevention, Principles of Security, 4-D’s pf Crime Prevention, Crime Prevention in the workplace, theft prevention, Target hardening, basic security lighting, doors, locks, and windows, Internet of things, basic cyber security, alarms, security cameras, How to conduct a basic home security assessment, Neighborhood watch train the trainer , and National Night Out Coordinator Training. 

What to bring to class: Laptop, Pen, Paper, Good Attitude

40 TCOLE hours | Presentation | Test

Crime Prevention II 

This focused training is designed for law enforcement professionals committed to proactive, problem-solving approaches to crime reduction. This course covers:

Risk and vulnerability assessments tailored to commercial and high-risk areas

Structured problem-solving models to identify and respond to recurring crime issues

Assessment and after-action review techniques for evaluating initiative success

Strategies to build trust and strengthen community partnerships.

This hands-on training is ideal for officers, supervisors, and community policing teams looking to enhance their crime prevention and problem-solving capabilities.

Topics Covered: Effective Communication, Principles of Community Engagement, Evidence-Based Policing, Risk Assessment Formula, Comprehensive Security Assessment for Businesses, Schools, Churches, and Other Organizations, and Problem-Solving.

What to bring to class: Laptop, Pen, Paper, Good Attitude

40 TCOLE Hours | Presentation | Commerical Security Assessment | 3 Quizzes

Crime Prevention III (CPTED)  

 CPTED Class B ICA Accredited. 

This course is equivalent to TEEX #78056 and meets the requirements for school resource officers.
 CRI now offers the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) course, accredited by the International CPTED Association. CPTED aims to enhance participants' understanding of their immediate physical environment. By altering this perception, participants can better grasp the direct relationship between the environment, human behavior, and crime. Understanding the design, management, and effective use of the environment is crucial for successful crime prevention efforts. While CPTED is not a complete solution to community problems, it provides tools to eliminate or reduce environmental obstacles to social, cultural, or managerial control. Importantly, CPTED does not require extensive technical knowledge. For it to be an effective community crime prevention strategy, basic CPTED concepts must be easily understood by as many people as possible.The following learning objectives are essential for the successful application of CPTED in your community.Topics Covered: Access control, Surveillance, Territoriality, Legitimate activity support,   Management and Maintenance strategies,   Classifications of strategy, The 3-D concept CPTED Matrix, Increasing the effort Risk   Reducing the rewards, Removing the excuses,   CPTED assessment and survey process,   Assessing crime potential within different environments,  Identifying crime and safety hazards,  Developing plans to prevent environmentally induced crimes, Assessing security liability in the built environment and       how to reduce premises liability, Examining the impact of road closures, barricades,       gatehouses, and traffic calming, Practical applications of lighting towards improving       surveillance Importance of protecting critical       infrastructure from attacks, Applications of CPTED in schools, multifamily housing, commercial and mixed-use environments
40 TCOLE hours | CPTED Practical Assessment

Crime Prevention Specialist Exam

(CCPS is taken online through CRI LMS)

This in-person, online exam consists of 100 questions covering the content of TCOLE courses 2101, 2102, and 2103. Successful completion of the exam qualifies the student for the TCOLE Crime Prevention Specialist Certificate.

The exam evaluates knowledge in key areas, including the history of crime prevention, target hardening strategies, problem-solving methods, community engagement, core CPTED principles, leadership, and communication skills.

To be eligible, students must provide proof of successful completion of TCOLE courses 2101, 2102, and 2103. CRI accepts these courses even if completed through other approved organizations.

What to bring to class: Laptop, Good Attitude

2 TCOLE Hours | Proctored Test

 This Basic Instructor Certification course is designed to provide the basic concepts of instruction and to increase the quality of professional law enforcement training. This course introduces the student to the teaching-learning process, phases of the teaching-learning process, factors affecting learning, needs assessment, task analysis, developing learning objectives, preparing a lesson plan, and methods of instruction. The students will be taught how to develop and use instructional media to enhance their presentations. In addition, the fundamental techniques for developing testing and evaluation procedures will be presented. Each trainee must demonstrate the essential knowledge and skills required to effectively instruct a lesson during two teaching exercises, which two instructors will evaluate.

40 TCOLE Hours | Class Presentations

 The TCOLE Advanced Instructor Certification Course is designed to advance instructor knowledge and understanding of student motivations and generational values and advance the development of instructor skills in preparation, presentation, and overall competency in training. This course has been developed by a committee of subject matter experts and delivered for presentation by TCOLE for certification as an Advanced Instructor as provided by TCOLE rule §221.28.  

40 TCOLE Hours | Class Presentations

 To teach law enforcement, civilian volunteers, security professionals, and anyone who wants to learn simple steps to reduce crime where it is and stop crime through prevention before it happens. This development course teaches practitioners how to teach others using CRI’s proprietary methodologies to prevent and reduce crime. This course will certify you to be a CRI instructor to work with law enforcement, security, school safety, and planning to teach others how to prevent and reduce crime.

32 TCOLE Hours | Practicum | Exam

 To develop Law Enforcement Officers and Security Professionals into Servant Leaders by setting a professional foundation based on honesty, integrity, sound judgment, competence, vision, persistence, and humility. 

Topics Covered: Natural Law, Common Law, the Ideas of Equity and Equality, Mentorship, Empowered Learning, Abundance Mentality, Building a Culture of Greatness

8 TCOLE Hours | Exam

 Explain the purpose and focus of de-escalation training: to improve officers' response to incidents involving persons in crisis who behave erratically, emphasizing that public and officer safety is at the heart of this training process.

Tactical De-escalation involves using techniques to reduce the intensity of an encounter with a suspect and enable an officer to have additional options to gain voluntary compliance or mitigate the need to use a higher level of force while maintaining control of the situation. (Los Angeles Police Department Use of Force-Tactics Directive)

8 TCOLE Hours | Scenario-Based Assessment

 The student will review information from the Basic Peace Officer Crisis Intervention Training and take their learning to the next level by learning about all aspects of crisis intervention for law enforcement officers. 

Topics Covered: Mental Health Awareness, Effective Communication Skills, Crisis Management, Overcoming Adversity

40 TCOLE Hours | Scenario-Based Assessment