Church Protection Specialist: Level One

1660 Leeville Pike,Lebanon TN 37090

30 April, 2022

Description

Learn how to protect your house of worship while serving as a member of a volunteer security team. Course Description This four- hour course provides house of worship security volunteers with the fundamentals of providing physical protection in the faith-based environment. Course Topics:  Threat analysis for houses of worship  Required equipment for security volunteers  Situational awareness and response  Use of force for private citizens  Self -defense plans and insurance  An introduction to behavior detection: preventing the attack  Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) Instructor Michael Mann, CPP®, PSP®, CDEP has gained valuable experience in conducting anti-terrorism and physical protection operations for three decades. Michael conducted anti-terrorism operations in the United States and Central America while serving as a member of the United States Marine Corps Fleet-Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST); he successfully completed assignments in uniformed services, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and criminal intelligence for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD); he served as a Special Response Team (SRT) Area Commander and Vulnerability Assessment Team (VAT) member for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)/U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE); managed and developed physical protection and security training programs for commercial nuclear fuel fabrication facilities, chemical facilities, data centers, corporate centers, houses of worship, Christian schools, and healthcare manufacturing; and Michael has managed and designed executive protection programs for public figures and their families. Michael has a Master of Science (MS) and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Security Management; a Certificate in Terrorism Studies from the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St. Andrews and he studied terrorism at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Michael is also a 32- year student, practitioner and teacher of modern pistolcraft and self- defense, an educator, and he serves as an adjunct staff member for a large university assigned to teach courses in criminal justice, homeland security and counterterrorism.