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Law Enforcement Only

Please Note: Due to the sensitive nature of the material and information provided, attendance at VDI’s Law Enforcement Only Courses is STRICTLY limited to personnel serving in an active or reserve law enforcement position at the local, state, or federal level.  

LE Only Training Courses

These courses, which are offered as open enrollment courses at VDI’s primary training site in Long Pond, PA or as custom courses delivered at a host agency’s training site, are designed to provide law enforcement personnel opportunities to improve their knowledge, skill, and ability to recognize, respond to, and overcome potentially life-threatening situations while they are in – or around – their vehicle. 

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LE Only Train-the-Trainer Courses

These courses, which are offered as open enrollment and custom courses at VDI’s primary training site in Long Pond, PA, or delivered at a host agency’s training site, are designed to provide law enforcement personnel actively assigned to instructor positions the opportunity to improve the quality and increase the value of the training they provide to their fellow officers, deputies, troopers, or agents by updating their own knowledge, skill, and ability to instruct.

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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 training courses to the law enforcement community here in the U.S., VDI has continued that longstanding tradition. 

The VDI team is proud to include a wide range of local, state, and federal law enforcement organizations among our clientele.

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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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