Prisoner Control, Search and Transport -2.5 Day

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND COURSE OBJECTIVES (CLICK HERE)

Every prisoner transport is a moving liability. 

Not because of tactics, but because of decisions. 

Across the country, agencies face: 

• In-custody deaths tied to poor transport practices

• Escapes during routine movements

• Civil lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. §1983

• Internal Affairs cases tied to preventable errors

• Public scrutiny when transport incidents go wrong 

Most of these failures share one cause: 

Common training in prisoner, search & control rarely focused preparing officers to make defensible decisions under pressure. 

They were taught:

 • How to restrain

• How to search

• How to move prisoners 

But not: 

• How to justify their actions in court

• How to recognize liability before it happens

• How to balance control with duty of care 

This course closes that gap.

 Your personnel will learn how to: 

• Make legally sound decisions during transport operations

• Prevent in-custody deaths and medical failures

• Identify and manage high-risk transport scenarios

• Apply DOJ expectations and CALEA standards in real time

• Articulate actions clearly during Internal Affairs and legal review 

This is not a tactics course. This is a risk reduction and decision-making course

designed to:  

• Protect your officers

• Reduce agency liability

• Strengthen operational performance

• Improve defensibility in court 

This course is designed to prepare personnel for the highest risk functions they

perform, which often leads to liability or worse. 

The question is not whether something will go wrong. 

The question is:

Will your officers be prepared to make the right decision when it does?