Notice: This course is adapted from the Ontario Police College's Suspect Apprehension Pursuits (SAP) Accredited Training program. As such, some portions of this course are specific to Ontario jurisdictions. Interested participants from outside of Ontario are encouraged to contact CPKN for further information.
Adapted from traditional self-study components of the Ontario Suspect Apprehension Pursuits (SAP) Accredited Training program, SAP is a basic refresher training course focusing on current pursuit regulations, techniques, and realitybased scenarios. Based on the Ontario Police Service Act's Suspect Apprehension Pursuits Regulation, this course will aid police officers, supervisors, and dispatchers in establishing appropriate procedures to safely prevent, manage, and/or terminate pursuits.
SAP uses a variety of learning applications including high-quality animations, games, illustrations, and tutorials, to demonstrate techniques and explain course materials. This course can be utilized as a stand-alone training tool or as part of a blended training curriculum to meet the requirements of individual Police Services.
Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:
SAP provides essential information for all police officers who operate a police vehicle. It is also valuable to support personnel (e.g. dispatchers, supervisors) involved in pursuit actions. With a better understanding of police officers' roles and responsibilities during a pursuit, these individuals can provide more effective and timely assistance.
For officers working in Ontario, to meet accreditation standards the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services requires that this course be completed in conjunction with a consensus test, and the viewing of the Ontario Police Video Training Alliance SAP training video.
In other jurisdictions, SAP will provide police officers and other support personnel with fundamental information on pursuit procedures and techniques. Please contact the appropriate authority regarding accreditation requirements.
For further information on incorporating this course into an blended training program, please contact:
Ken Lester, Coordinator/Instructor
Police Vehicle Operations, Ontario Police College
Tel: 519-773-4416
Email: kenneth.lester@ontario.ca
Ken Lester is a former Police Officer with 19 years of Police service. He is a Province of Ontario Licensed Driving Instructor and an Ontario Ministry of Transportation qualified Driver Examiner (G2 Class). Mr. Lester is a Canada Safety Council Defensive Driving Instructor, and a National Traffic Safety Institute Certified Instructor. He holds the prestigious qualification from the Ontario Safety League as a Supervising Driver Instructor and has testified in the Ontario Court of Law as an expert witness regarding police pursuits in Ontario.
Mr. Lester has been a qualified Ontario Police College Police Vehicle Operations (P.V.O.) Instructor since 1994. He has been a full-time member of the Ontario Police College Police Vehicle Operations Unit since 2000 and in January 2002 he became the P.V.O. Coordinator.
