Advanced Undercover Surveillance - Night Ops

This three-day course is designed for law enforcement officers assigned to a unit where conducting surveillance is part of their duties. As it often occurs, criminal operations do not take place only during daylight hours, they most often take place at night. This surveillance course will be taught primarily at night, with specific tactics covered to achieve success while working during nighttime operations. A carefully planned and executed surveillance mission will be the difference between success and failure. During this course, students will participate in practical exercises utilizing vehicle and on foot surveillance.

Course curriculum includes the following surveillance topics:

• Nighttime surveillance in vehicles and on foot

• Nighttime takeaways

• Multiple criminal scenarios - robberies, creep-in burglaries, commercial/ residential burglaries, narcotics transactions and DNA collection will be covered.

• Nighttime specific surveillance setup