Shield Thursday
One hour. One focused issue. Practical training your agency can use.
Live monthly training focused on timely legal, operational, supervisory, correctional, investigative, and risk-management issues facing public-safety professionals.
Monthly Public Safety Training
Focused training for issues that cannot wait for the next conference.
Shield Thursday provides concise, live instruction on emerging legal, operational, supervisory, investigative, correctional, and risk-management issues. Most programs are scheduled for the last Thursday of the month and are designed to deliver practical, immediately useful information in approximately one hour.
Flexible Registration
Attend individually—or train your agency.
Individual
$49
Per attendee, per Shield Thursday program.
- Live one-hour program
- Program materials
- Certificate of completion
Agency Event Pass
$149
Up to five attendees from the same agency for one Shield Thursday.
- Train up to five agency personnel
- Attendees register for the selected event
- Materials and certificates for registered attendees
2027 Agency Pass
$499
Agency access to the paid 2027 Shield Thursday series.
- Up to five agency attendees per eligible program
- Attendees may change based on the topic
- One predictable training expense for the year
January–June 2027
First-half 2027 programs.
The first half of the 2027 Shield Thursday schedule is shown below. Select programs introduce issues that will be explored in greater depth during related Shield live programs. The July–November schedule will be announced in spring 2027.
Shield Thursday · Live Online · Live-Event Preview
Before Your Agency Buys the Technology: 10 Questions You Should Be Asking
A practical examination of the questions command staff, counsel, risk managers, and other decision-makers should ask about legal authority, policy, data, vendors, training, auditing, discovery, and accountability before adopting new public-safety technology.
Qualifying attendees receive a $100 tuition credit toward Policing in the Age of Technology, March 8–10, 2027.
Shield Thursday · Live Online
Use of Force 2027: What Supervisors Need to Be Watching
A current, supervisor-focused review of developing use-of-force law and the documentation, intervention, review, training, and accountability issues agencies should be evaluating in 2027.
Shield Thursday · Live Online · Live-Event Preview
The Employee Everyone Knows: Five Warning Signs Supervisors Shouldn't Ignore
Five realistic employee situations that supervisors commonly mishandle, with practical guidance on recognizing patterns, intervening early, documenting concerns, and determining when a personnel problem requires a different response.
Qualifying attendees receive a $100 tuition credit toward The Troubled Employee, May 17–19, 2027.
Shield Thursday · Live Online
Internal Investigations: Five Mistakes That Create Unnecessary Risk
A focused examination of recurring administrative-investigation mistakes that can undermine fairness, credibility, discipline, supervisory review, and the defensibility of agency decisions.
Shield Thursday · Live Online · Live-Event Preview
ADA on the Street: Five Encounters That Create Unexpected Liability
Five realistic field encounters illustrating effective communication, reasonable modification, disability-related behavior, enforcement decisions, officer safety, and other operational ADA issues.
Qualifying attendees receive a $100 tuition credit toward ADA in the Field, August 9–11, 2027.
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Brady/Giglio: When an Employee Problem Becomes a Credibility Problem
A practical examination of credibility findings, disclosure obligations, administrative-investigation decisions, and the point at which employee conduct can affect an officer's continued usefulness as a witness.
Shield intentionally develops part of the schedule closer to the program dates so Shield Thursday can address developing legal, operational, supervisory, correctional, investigative, and public-safety issues. The 2027 Agency Pass includes eligible programs announced for the second half of the year.
Selected Programs
A Shield Thursday may lead into a deeper live program.
Selected Shield Thursday programs preview an upcoming multi-day Shield training program. When offered, a qualifying attendee or agency receives a $100 tuition credit toward the designated live program. Each credit applies only to the identified program, has its own expiration date, and cannot be accumulated or combined with other Shield Thursday credits.
2027 Agency Pass
Make Shield Thursday part of your agency's training calendar.
The 2027 Agency Pass is designed for agencies that want recurring access without purchasing each webinar separately. Register up to five personnel from the agency for each eligible Shield Thursday. The attendees can change from month to month, allowing agencies to send supervisors, investigators, command personnel, trainers, corrections personnel, legal advisors, or other personnel based on the topic.
Full-Year 2027 Agency Pass.
Up to five attendees from the same agency per eligible paid
Shield Thursday program.
December 2027
Public Safety Year in Review
There is no regular Shield Thursday in December. Instead, Shield will close the year with a free Public Safety Year in Review program examining significant legal, operational, liability, and public-safety developments from 2027—and issues agencies should be watching as they enter 2028.
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