Mission Statement

The staff of the BSD has the responsibility for course development and program coordination for many of the FLETC’s Basic and Advanced programs.  In addition, the BSD staff regularly designs and administers courses in the diverse aspects of human behavior. 

Unlike many occupations, the law enforcement professional is placed in situations that are without benefit of accessible supervision and often without any clear written guidelines regarding specific alternatives.  Conditions such as these require the criminal investigator/uniformed officer to make decisions based on training, instinct, and common sense.  For these reasons, a clear understanding of human relations’ skills is necessary, particularly when applied to law enforcement activities. 

A major topical course area taught by the BSD staff is Interviewing.  Augmenting the classroom lectures and exercises, professional role players are employed to present the students with a variety of realistic interviewing scenarios.  Each scenario is designed to provide a valid test of the students’ knowledge and skills and is videotaped to allow the students an opportunity to view their own performance. 

In other Center programs, the BSD staff teaches a variety of courses designed to enhance law enforcement skills.  Through the development of insight and awareness into human behavior characteristics, a goal of avoiding or resolving conflicts is achieved, and the likelihood of the officer’s safety is increased.  Included among these courses are Authority, Communications, Conflict Management, Cross-Cultural Communications, Cultural Diversity, Ethics and Conduct, Managing Abnormal Behavior, Hostage Situations, Post-Shooting Trauma, Sexual Harassment, Victim Witness Awareness, and other behavioral science topics.  

For further information, please contact:        

FLETC
Behavioral Science Division
1131 Chapel Crossing Road
Glynco, GA  31524
Phone:  (912) 267- 2605
Fax:  (912) 267- 2701

This page last updated September 1, 2004.

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