Iona College to Host Seminar on Intervention Techniques to Prevent Active Shooter Tragedies; Keynote Speaker - Lt. Dan Marcou

New Rochelle, NY (December 18, 2012) Iona College’s Department of Criminal Justice, in conjunction with Bright Line Police Consulting, and Law Enforcement Today announce there are still seats available for a seminar with Lt. Dan Marcou, developer of the Five Phases of the Active Shooter, to be held at Iona College on Thursday, January 10 2013.

This half-day conference will educate school and law enforcement personnel on the five stages of active shooter behavior and early intervention techniques to prevent active shooter tragedies. 

Identical morning and afternoon sessions will be offered in the Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium as follows:

Seminar: January 10, 2013        

Session A:    8:30 am to 11:30 am or  

Session B:     1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Registration Information:

October 22 – December 14, 2012        $50.00 – IONA FACULTY/STUDENTS - $40

December 14 – January 5, 2013 -        $75.00

After January 5 – Day of Conference - $85.00

Practitioners: Specific questions about the seminar, please call (914) 882-5932

Students: Special Student Rate of $40.00 (with Student ID) before December 30^th

CEU Credit Information contact: Cathryn Lavery at Clavery@iona.edu  or(914) 633-2597

Click here to register.

About Lt. Dan Marcou: Lt. Dan Marcou served for 29 years with the La Crosse Police Department Marcou received 15 departmental citations, three Chief’s Superior Achievement Awards, Police Officer of the Year, SWAT Officer of the Year, and Domestic Abuse Law Enforcement Officer of the year, as well as Humanitarian of the Year. Lt. Marcou has achieved national recognition as a trainer for his innovations in crowd control, defensive tactics, live interactive firearms training, and his Five Phases of the active shooter. Marcou is a master trainer for the State of Wisconsin and trains all levels of police officers from entry level to upper management.

Lt. Marcou originated the SWAT Team in his department and successfully neutralized an Active Shooter in his jurisdiction.  He is a novelist and a Police One columnist. Lt. Marcou served as a tactical operator, team leader, Officer in charge of the La Crosse Police Department Emergency Response Team. He was also commander of the nationally recognized La Crosse Police Department Emergency Response Team, which developed what some call the La Crosse Method, of crowd control. A trained negotiator, Lt. Marcou was presented with the Distinguished Service Award from the City of Oak Creek, for assisting them effectively with an active shooter on November 5, 2004. This episode has been documented in Charles Remsberg’s book Blood Lessons. 

Addtional information on Lt. Dan Marcou: http://bit.ly/SqAh2U

Founded in 1940, Iona College is a four-year private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers and American Catholic higher education. It is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona offers undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs.

For questions or more information please contact:
Dawn Insanalli
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
Office: (914) 637-2726
Fax: (914) 637-2711
dinsanalli@iona.edu