Who Is She?

If you've kept up with the leading women in Law Enforcement, chances are you've seen Sergeant Betsy Brantner Smith.

Sergeant Smith is a 29-year veteran of a large Chicago suburban police department. She has also been a regular columnist and on-air commentator for Police One along with being the lead instructor for the Calibre Press "Street Survival for Women" seminar. She has also served as a content expert and instructor for the Calibre Press "Street Survival" seminar since 2003.

New Course Available

"Beyond Off Duty Survival: Bringing Your Family Into Your World" was originally developed for the United States Border Patrol and is now available to all law enforcement organizations. Most law enforcement training focuses on getting you home in one piece at the end of each shift, and yet sixteen percent of police officer murders occur off duty. Dave and Betsy Smith have authored numerous articles on this topic and now offer a course like no other that can be attended not only by police officers but by their spouses, partners, and older children. This class teaches officers what off duty threats they may face and how to respond safely and tactically, and then goes even further, helping them to teach their families how to stay safe and respond appropriately when the unthinkable happens. We also discuss family firearms safety, officer ambush, levels of risk, and how to bring your family into “your world” in a safe and healthy manner.

This training then goes beyond "off duty survival" and talks about how to survive and thrive in your personal relationships. Police work is notoriously hard on marriages, families and relationships. Cops have a 75% divorce rate, a high rate of alcoholism, and we die twice as often by our own hand as we do in deadly force assaults. Issues such as effective communication, what cops really do at work, dealing with career disappointments, domestic violence, balancing control at home, and making peace with a work-related critical incident are just a few of the topics we’ll discuss in this fast-paced, entertaining presentation. Constantly updated with new information and real-life examples, this course helps fill in the gaps between your work world and your personal life.

Upcoming Schedule

September 8-9, 2010
Anaheim, CA
Street Survival Seminar

September 16-17, 2010
Organizational and Career Survival (16th) and Training and Serving the Generations (17th)

September 24, 2010
Pueblo, CO
Rocky Mountain Women in Law Enforcement Annual Conference

September 30, 2010
International Assn. of Women Police Annual Conference
Minneapolis, MN
It Can Happen to You: Off Duty Survival for Officers and Their Families

October 14, 2010
New Rochelle Police Department
New Rochelle, NY
Career and Tactical Survival for Women

October 18, 2010
Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy
Florida High Liability Trainer's Conference
Men and Women are Different but They can ALL be GREAT COPS!

November 3-4, 2010
Stockton, CA
Street Survival for Women

November 8-9, 2010
Women Leader's in Law Enforcement Annual Training Conference
Pasadena, CA
What I Wish I'd Known Then

November 15, 2010
Mandeville Police Department
Mandeville, LA
Career and Tactical Survival for Women

November 30, 2010
Scottsdale Police Training Facility
Tempe, AZ
Career and Officer Survival for Dispatchers

December 3, 2010
Springfield, IL
"The Winning Mind" and "Beyond Off Duty Survival"

January 11, 2011
Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN
Career and Tactical Survival for Women

February 10, 2011
Spokane, WA
Career and Tactical Survival for Women

February 16-17, 2011
Las Vegas, NV
Street Survival for Women