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Course: Defensive Tactics for Female Officers
Category: Officer Survival & Unarmed Defense
Location: Somerset County Prosecutor`s Office Police Training Institute, Hillsborough
Attire: * See Course Description
Description:
 *Attire: Athletic (workout) apparel (ie; shorts, sweats, BDU pants, sturdy shirt)
  No sneakers or boots on the training mats
 
Defensive Tactics for Female Officers: This two-day course is geared toward female officers, to introduce or enhance the knowledge and skill in grappling scenarios of a resisting subject safely and effectively. The program is based on principles that enable female officers to transition between levels of force including de-escalation, empty-hand skills, ground control, weapon retention, and handcuffing. This course complies with the rules and guidelines set forth by the NJPTC and the NJ Attorney General’s Office. This is an active hands-on course.
 
*Please bring adequate food and drinks, as we do not intend to break long enough to eat off-site*
 
Dates: Monday, November 24, 2025 and Tuesday, November 25, 2025
 
Times: 0830-1630 hours
 
Location: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Police Training Institute, located in the Emergency Services Training Academy (ESTA) - 402 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
 
Instructors:    Captain Werner Rodas (Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office)
                         Sergeant Michael Grosso (Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office)
                         Detective Kevin Luckenbach (Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office)
                          
Cost: Somerset County Agencies (No Fee)
          Out of County Agencies ($50.00)
 
Purchase orders can be made out to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office (Attn: Captain David Whipple) 40 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.
 
Please contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Police Training Institute (scpti@co.somerset.nj.us) with any questions or concerns.
Schedule:
DateTimeLocationSeats Open 
11/24/20250830-1630Somerset County Prosecutor`s Office Police Training Institute, Hillsborough, 30