Strategies & Tactics of Patrol Stops (S.T.O.P.S.) Instructor Course

The Strategies & Tactics of Patrol Stops officers survival course is designed to instruct police officers in the following:

• how to conduct tactical traffic stops with officers survival being the foremost concern

• how to counter both accidental and felonious assaults

• how to assess the risks and recognize the threat cues by both the driver and passengers

• how to safely position the police and violator vehicles

• how to safely approach vehicles and keep control while making contact with the driver/passengers