Training Force USA is proud to partner with the Bucks County Public Safety Training Institute to bring this high-impact courtroom training to the region.

You built the case. You made the arrest. You wrote the report. And then a defense attorney spent three days finding every gap, every word choice, and every inconsistency to take it all apart in front of a jury.

It happens every day. And most officers walk into court completely unprepared for it.

Courtroom Karate is a full-day, 7-hour course developed by two attorneys with over 50 years of combined experience on every side of the courtroom: defense, prosecution, magistrate, and judge. The result is a training that pulls no punches about what defense attorneys are actually trying to do and exactly how to stop them.

You will leave knowing how to read the room, control your testimony, and give your prosecutor exactly what they need to close the case.

What You Will Learn

How to recognize and counter the most common defense attorney tactics and courtroom tricks
How to communicate clearly and credibly to a jury, not just to a judge
Memory retention and report writing techniques that make your testimony airtight months after the incident
What prosecutors actually need from you and how to eliminate the back-and-forth of endless follow-up requests
How to stay composed, confident, and in control under aggressive cross-examination

Who Should Attend

All sworn and non-sworn members of the criminal justice and legal community.

Instructor

Judge Michael D. Carpenter currently serves as the elected judge for Michigan's 75th District Court in Midland County, a position he reached after a career that has touched virtually every corner of the criminal justice system. Before taking the bench, he served as Midland County's Prosecuting Attorney for over a decade, winning three consecutive elections. Before that, he spent 10 years as a criminal defense attorney in private practice.

That combination of perspectives is exactly what makes this course different. Judge Carpenter does not just teach courtroom theory. He teaches what actually works, drawn from 20-plus years of watching officers succeed and fail on the stand from every seat in the room.

He is a sought-after lecturer at universities and professional associations, and a featured instructor with Training Force USA.

Date and Time

Thursday, October 29th, 2026, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Location

Bucks County Public Safety Training Center

Cost

$224.00 per person

Payment Options

Credit card online, purchase order, or check payable to Training Force USA, 7769 McClure Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32312.

Cancellations and Substitutions

Registrations are confirmed upon submission and participants are responsible for payment regardless of attendance. Substitutions are welcome at any time by phone, email, or online. If minimum enrollment is not met to support instructor travel, the class will transition to a live online format and all registered participants will be notified.

Seats are limited. Register early.

Questions

Phone: 850-556-4544 | Email: contactus@trainingforceusa.com | www.trainingforceusa.com

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