Force: How to Prevent the Avoidable
FORCE – How to Prevent The Avoidable
Hosted By
Law Enforcement Officers Regional Training Commission
To fulfill both public expectations and legal requirements, officers must use their skills, tactics and assessment options to avoid using force. Although the law doesn’t allow judgment with 20/20 hindsight, it shouldn’t stop officers, trainers and supervisors from making it an obligatory practice to examine force events with that perspective. FORCE: Tactical Options to Avoid the Avoidable does just that. YOU are the ultimate decision maker. Your tactics, communication and control directly influence whether an encounter escalates or de-escalates. This course is designed to empower you with the tools to make the best decision possible, with the ultimate goal of avoiding force whenever safely and reasonably possible.
Some topics include: Deconstruct Critical Incidents, Identify and Correct Avoidable Mistakes: Learn to recognize how poor tactics, ineffective communication, a lack of personal control, or a misunderstanding of acute stress can unintentionally and unconsciously escalate an event, Analysis of The Graham Standard and the 2025 Unanimous Supreme Court Decision Barnes v. Felix.
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026 8:30am-4:30pm
Location: Mott Community College Sothern Lakes Branch Center – Room 1009, 2100 W. Thompson Road, Fenton, MI 49430
Cost: LEORTC Licensed Members: Pre-paid
LEORTC Non-Licensed Members: $99
All Others: $199
Instructor: Lieutenant Kelly DeVoll (Ret.) – In his time as a law enforcement instructor Lt. DeVoll has taught tactics courses, firearms courses, law enforcement instructor courses, SWAT courses, and numerous other classes. He has instructed across the United States and Canada. Lt. DeVoll attended Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and has attended numerous law enforcement leadership training courses including the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) based out of Sam Houston State University.
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“This training has been registered with MCOLES for the use of PA 302 Law Enforcement Distribution funds.”
This training is registered as, “Commission Designated Continuing Professional Education (CPE).”