ADL recently held its 32nd session of our Advanced Training School (ATS) for law enforcement executives and command staff. Created by ADL, ATS is recognized as one of the nation’s premier counter-terrorism training programs. The three-day course provides law enforcement leaders with state of the art information and instruction on the full spectrum of domestic and international terrorist threats, tactics and movements. Led by the foremost experts on extremism and terrorism, the curriculum is regularly updated to address the evolving nature of terrorism.
Los Angeles County Assistant Sheriff Eddie Rivero had this to say about his participation: “This training provided an excellent source of information and provided a wide net of network possibilities. Our ability to network provided great opportunities to see that terrorist threats are very real and we all need to be informed.”
Los Angeles Police Commander Peter Zarcone echoed his fellow participant’s sentiments, saying: “I found all of the presenters to be very knowledgeable and their presentations valuable. In fact, the consistently high quality of each presenter distinguishes ATS from almost any other training I have attend.”
The course included:
- The latest in expertise, information, and resources to increase the capability of law enforcement executives and commanders to prevent, investigate and respond to incidents and threats;
- An examination of major types of extremist movements, including homegrown Islamic extremism, white supremacy, and anti-government extremism; and
- Case studies of recent terrorist acts that provide lessons learned based on the firsthand experiences of law enforcement leaders.
This latest class was composed of 38 law enforcement leaders from across the country from agencies which included: major cities police departments from New York City, Los Angeles, Houston, Washington, DC, Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Diego, Miami-Dade, Dallas, Austin, Pittsburgh, Tempe and Indianapolis; major state agencies including the Illinois State Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol, New Jersey State Police, Colorado State Patrol, Louisiana State Police, South Dakota Department of Public Safety, and the Delaware State Police; major sheriff’s departments including the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department; and federal agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. Secret Service.
Offered twice a year, with a class size limited to forty, more than one thousand of the nation’s top law enforcement leaders, representing over 250 agencies, have graduated from the course.