The Los Angeles County Regional Training Center is now:

The Regional Training Center

The Use of Drones in Law Enforcement

EPISODE SUMMARY

My guest today is Kris Allshouse. Kris is the Executive Director of The Regional Training Center (formerly LA County Regional Training Center), a nonprofit organization that provides advanced training to Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement and other first responders, as well as military units and international agencies. Kris is a former tactical operator for a large Southern California agency with extensive operational experience. Under his guidance, RTC/LACRTC has emerged as one of the top thought leaders and training providers for the tactical use of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in the world.

Time Coding
1:00 – His Career Path
2:50 – The Evolution of sUAS for law enforcement
4:30 – Categories and types of sUAS and their missions
7:25 – Tactical Use of sUAS & Deescalation
11:15 – Crowd and Riot Control
13:00 – Drones and Robots and the new non-dynamic entry approach
16:34 – Regulatory challenges to sUAS
22:00 – Privacy rights, the Constitution and sUAS
26:15 – The 4th Amendment Consequences of sUAS
27:03 – Weaponizing drones
29:30 – The terrorism threat posed by sUAS
32:30 – Concerns that we are building a dystopian future with sUAS

Books Recommended
Sound Doctrine – Charles Sid Heal – ISBN 9781930051119
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey – ISBN 9780671708634