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Distinguished Law Enforcement Clientele

Since being founded in 2003 to carry on the legacy of its predecessor, the Scotti School of Defensive Driving, a pioneer in designing, developing, and delivering world-class courses to the law enforcement community here in the U.S., VDI has continued that tradition. 

The VDI team is proud to include a wide range of Federal, State, and Local law enforcement organizations among our clientele. These departments and agencies include:

  • Boston Police Department
  • Bridgeport Police Department 
  • Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
  • City of St. Paul Police Department
  • Cobb County Police
  • Connecticut State Police
  • Dallas Police Department SWAT
  • East Baton Rouge Parrish Sheriff’s Office
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation Tactical Emergency Vehicle Operations Center
  • Louisiana State Police
  • Maryland State Police
  • Massachusetts State Police
  • Meigs County Sherriff’s Office
  • Monmouth County Police Academy
  • Montgomery County Police Academy
  • New York City Department of Corrections
  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Law Enforcement Div.
  • Portland Police Bureau
  • State of Wisconsin
  • Town of Clarkstown Police Department
  • Tucson Police Department
  • US Air Force, 341st Security Forces Squadron
  • US Air Force, 90th Security Forces Support Squadron
  • U.S. Army Military Police School, Advanced Law Enforcement Training Division
  • US Park Police
  • U.S. Secret Service Protective Operations Training Division, Driver Training Branch
  • Virginia Beach Police Department
  • Virginia State Police
  • West Chester Police Department
Surveillance Detection a Practical Perspective

Surveillance Detection: a Practical Perspective

Recognizing that while the Solo Practitioner approach – where one protection practitioner is responsible for managing the wide range of risks their Principal may face – is not the optimum approach to doing so, it is in fact being effectively implemented far more often and successfully than many in the profession would care to admit, it’s worthwhile to take a closer look at the strategies and tactics which contribute to the effectiveness of the Solo Practitioner paradigm.

Welcome my friend to Karjackistan

Welcome, My Friend, to Karjackistan!

KarjackistanTM is a place where all of the challenges and hazards of driving on the mean streets of cities and towns around the world converge, from errant pedestrians to potential accidents and deliberate ambushes.

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