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Taught by Retired Captain Joshua Bitsko, one of three officers who breached the suspect’s door during the 1 October Las Vegas mass shooting, this course delivers experience based tools to improve officer performance under stress. After presenting the first hour of this course at last year’s 2024 NSA Summer Conference, nearly every attendee requested more time. This year, Captain Bitsko will deliver the next portion, diving deeper into how physiological and emotional responses impact tactical performance. Backed by science and real world incidents, this session equips officers and leaders with tools to improve decision making, regulate stress, and build lasting resiliency before, during, and after critical incidents. Last year’s session drew a standing room only crowd, and was the most attended session of the entire week.

This course is grounded in current research on stress response and mental health in law enforcement, combined with real-world critical incident experience. The emotional regulation method taught in the course is research-based and was developed in collaboration with Dr. Tamara Herold, one of the nation’s leading police researchers. This practical, evidence-informed framework prepares officers to perform under pressure with clarity and control.

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