Crisis & Hostage Training Reviews

Great class! Informative, Supportive, and enjoyed the table tops.

Tim Cunningham is an excellent instructor. He’s very knowledgeable and I always leave with more information

Tim is a phenomenal instructor who makes the course worth the while. All the information is presented in a manner that is easy to understand and relate to. He makes the course interactive in a way that keeps the material interesting and fun. Highly recommend any courses Tim instructs.

Course was very educational and getting the perspective of a dispatcher from a different agency help aid on how to improve myself as a dispatcher. Definitely will go back and share the knowledge/ importance of our role with my fellow dispatchers and officers.

It was a great class to take. Instructor was very prepared and kept it interesting and fun.

Tim was a great instructor, he’s clearly passionate about what he does and had a knowledge and great tips to share.

Very informational course. It helped a lot with knowing how to handle high stress situations and gave good advice on how to handle new situations when you’re new to the job.

Informative class that gave me multiple insured to how I can better run my comm center.

This class provided a good amount of useful information and much of it was unknown to me or my department.

Great class. Instructor was very engaging and enthusiastic.

Great class instructor very knowledgeable..

Great class

Tim was the best instructor. He was very thorough with everything and gave ample examples to ensure understanding!

Very engaging and super informative!

The instructors were very knowledgeable.
learned alot came our of the gate .

The instructors were very knowledgeable and clear in providing information and clearly have an interest in the field as well as the success of the students. The course was put together in a way that worked towards building towards final scenarios which incorporated all of those elements.

J Harris provides high quality instruction utilizing high quality teachers that provide in depth knowledge and expertise.

I highly recommend this case - you will obtain a solid baseline that gives you the confidence going into a crisis negotiation.

It was an honor to train alongside law enforcement from different backgrounds and departments to learn the necessary skills to negotiate in crisis situations. The instructors were well-versed in this subject and confident in their presentation while maintaining a collaborative attitude with the mental health professionals. It was a great experience.

Overall great course with really good instruction.

Instructors brought not only the informative material but personal experiences and incidents they have encountered. In addition to the instructors, having a mental health team share their profession and experiences helped to reposition ourselves outside the shoes of law enforcement.

Informative course. Effective incorporation of MH. Day 2, slides 38, 39, & 40, possibly pick a different word for “Managed” in slide header.

The Course was very informative. By the end of the week it was a lot easier to put all of the pieces together in order to have a productive conversation speaking with the barricaded subjects during the practical aspect of the class. Each section of the training was broken down and explained in depth.

Course was a very informative course for those like myself who had no prior negotiating background or training. The course provided me with several tools which I plan on taking back to my department and implementing into active work and future incidents.

Fantastic Class with highly knowledgeable and skilled instructors.

This is a very important training and I feel it should be used in the academy . I feel the collaborations with law enforcement and mental health providers and very important and this was very useful .

Real world, hands on training. The Instructors created an environment that encouraged learning, communication ion and collaboration. Taking away truly applicable skills.

The instructors did an excellent job preparing us for crisis negotiations, specifically by practicing techniques and strategies which culminated in a real world scenario utilizing various tools and equipment.

I think more scenarios would be helpful as well as helpful forms to be used during an incident.

The course was very informative. The instructors were well versed in the curriculum. I feel like I’m walking away a lot more confidence in my crisis negotiation skills.