Welcome to POMA, Public Order Management Academy.

Get the knowledge you/your team need to become a public order management professional. Learn all about the diversity of subjects that encompass POMA!

About POMA

Public Order Management Academy.

POMA is internationally known as a leader in Public Order Management training; it consists of an alliance of subject-matter experts in the field of Public Order Management.
POMA offers all levels of Public Order training: from the basic Field Force style training through specialist training such as role specific evidence capture and liaison officers to work with protest organizers before during and after an event; to classroom-based training for those who will command the events and the team who will assist and support them. 

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Crowd Management
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Crowd Control
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Riot Control
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Courses we provide

We offer courses of your choice/need. We are able to look at specific needs and (in necessary) create courses that will fit your Public Order related demand in your country, state or region, that are focused on local laws and policy available to your agency, state, region and covering federal law.

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Get to know us

About POMA

POMA “Public Order Management Academy” is a cooperation of International Subject-Matter Experts in the field of Public Order Management, both on the Academic and the Executive field side. We have been working together since 2017 in this configuration, predominantly in North America. Providing training to Federal, State and Local law enforcement. As society is constantly changing at a fast pace, so does our training to keep up with these changes. Because of our vast International network of specialist and serving specialists, we keep up with evolving trends, studies and best practices. This in turn is incorporated into our courses, ensuring you to get the most up-to-date training and information.

LOCATION & COOPERATION

POMA is working together with local Law enforcement parners, Universities and Colleges across all of North America. We understand that it is not possible for everyone to come train with us at one single loction. That is why we work together with any Law Enforcement agency to jointly organize and promote courses in your area.

We are always ready to co-operate with you

This is where you either, start to become a public order and public safety professional or advance your existing skills, knowledge and network!

Get the knowledge you need to become a Public Order Management professional. Help make the change for both your community and your Agency/Bureau. Enjoy the best and latest insights from around the country and the globe. Public Order Management is one of the most important specialisms in policing. It is finally getting the recognition it deserves as being an imperative specialism for all law enforcement agencies. Something that has become painfully obvious in recent times. Learn all about the diversity of subjects that encompass POM! 

How we work

Let us help to develop or further develop your public order public safety knowledge, skills and network!

POMA offers all levels of Public Order training: from the basic Field Force style training through specialist training such as role specific Public Information Officers and Liaison Officers to work with protest organizers before during and after an event; to classroom-based training for those who will Command the events and the team
who will assist and support them.

POMA also offers the option to help recreate events to assist in debriefs or to develop new tactics. We also assist in assessing the existing Public Order program and help tailor the program to fit the latest (inter-) national best practice. Or even assist in creating a completely new Public Order Management program.

Get the knowledge

Please contact us for any question Public Order related.

Would you like advice from one of our experts? Contact us.

5 DAYS

Public Order Commanders Course

This course is designed to provide those officers who are to command events the knowledge and skills to both carry this out and be able to justify their actions at any later date.

5 DAYS

Public Order Police Liason Course

Over the past decade, the use of Police Liaison Officers has become an invaluable tool used by Police Commanders across Europe and is currently being developed by several agencies in North America. These officers are used pre, during and post an event to develop relationships with protest groups so that both sides can better understand the expectations of each other. This has lead to a significant reduction in disorder, negative publicity, injuries to officers and members of the public and cost savings!

5 DAYS

Initial Public Order Tactical Course

This course is designed to enable officers to deal with the majority of public order events be that a non-contentious, through arresting a suspect in a group and carrying out an opposed entry to a building to serious disorder and have a basic understanding of crowd dynamics and psychology.

10 DAYS

Public Order Tac Advisor Course

For the last 25 years, Public Order Tactical Advisors have been used by Public Order Commanders as an invaluable source of knowledge, a sounding board and critical friend when planning and during events. This is a skill which has also been in use by forces from across Canada. POMA have been contracted to continue the roll-out of this skill.

10 DAYS

Public Order Train the Trainer Course

The purpose of this course is to take officers who have previously attended the Initial Tactical Course to be able to teach the course and start to develop the skills and knowledge to be able to move onto the POTac Course.