Courses

Operation R.U.S.H.

For both new and experienced officers

Instructor Joe Keil

A two-day criminal interdiction course designed to educate and challenge both new and experienced officers in recognizing criminal behaviors during traffic stops.

Criminals are most vulnerable while en route from point A to point B, however, they are their most dangerous. This course will also provide hands-on vehicle searches and tactics to use during vehicle approaches. We utilize the most up-to-date indicators and provide an explanation for each item and how they all relate to each other. K9 handlers and their partners are encouraged to attend. Stop letting the bad guys go by putting the pieces of the puzzle together during your traffic stops. Whether you are building reasonable suspicion, getting consent, calling for a K9 or have probable cause. Be prepared to take your case to court by knowing all the ins-and-outs of the drug world. Criminals need three hots and a cot. Provide this valuable service for them.

Now also available as an online course through the Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM) here!

Drug ID & Contraband Detection

For corrections officers

Instructor Joe Keil

A two-day course designed for corrections officers, supervisors, medical staff, probation and parole agents, and prison guards.

Isn't it time to understand the revolving cycle of why inmates re-offend? Why inmates request certain medications while in the facility? Have you ever booked someone into your facility and noted clandestine clothing? Have you seen behaviors and wondered what type or types of drugs an inmate was on? Did you ever wonder why some inmates' bizarre behaviors lasted only a short time while others' continued for hours or days? How good is your drug test? How long will a drug remain in an inmate's system? Attendees will gain insight into all of this and more, including basic human physiology and how drugs effect each of the major systems. This training will assist officers in differentiating between drug use and medical conditions in inmates. Stop putting officers and inmates at risk. Knowledge is the most powerful tool you can arm yourself with.

A Habit to Die For

For the community

Instructor Joe Keil

A community event where the presentation is geared towards parents, teachers, medical professionals, EMTs. or anyone concerned with drug use and the problems it creates within the community.

There is no such thing as a victimless crime. Families, relationships, and an individual's health and well-being are being destroyed because of the lack of knowledge of recognizing the early signs of drug use. Or people bury their heads in the sand and refuse to admit it could happen to their loved one. It is time to gain knowledge about addiction and the signs and symptoms of drug use. Preventing drug use is the key to stopping drug use.

Recognizing Drug Use in The Work Place

For Corporate and Small Business

Instructor Joe Keil

Drug use is non-discriminatory and anyone can be affected by its use. The costs to business in workplace productivity, employee injuries and workers comp claims are estimated to be in the billions each year. Many employers believe that drug testing is an infallible method to eliminating substance abuse in the workplace and protect them from civil liabilities; however, this is not the case as many substances are undetectable.

The key for employers is to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms associated with substance abuse in their employees and to identify the paraphernalia associated with drug use. This seminar is designed to give a basic understanding of the impaired employee and the knowledge to recognize it in the workplace. There are over 250,000 drugs being abused and drug testing cannot test for all of them. Are your company managers trained to recognize reasonable suspicion?

Roadside Interviews & Opening up the Information Pipeline / Criminal Interdiction Techniques Beyond the Traffic Stop

1 day training

Instructor Chris Martin

This course focuses on how to conduct roadside interviews, developing rapport, interpreting body language, developing sources of information, and conducting a criminal debriefing.  The focus is to teach attendees how to look beyond the stop, ticket, and/or call for service to detect indicators of criminal activity and to develop strategies for continuing the investigation when appropriate. 

This course also focuses on interdiction techniques outside of the realm of motor vehicle stops to include: consensual encounters, knock and talk investigations, trash pulls, and hotel/motel interdiction.  The focus is to teach attendees investigation options that can be utilized from patrol that will have an impact on criminal activity.

Intercepting, Identifying & Deciphering False IDs

1 DAY TRAINING

Instructor Mark Baxter

This fusion of presentation and instruction, jam-packed with multimedia, visual aids, and real-world examples, will go in-depth to cover the three core considerations when checking the validity of an identity document; is the person 21 years of age, does the photo on the ID match the presenter, is the document genuine? Participants will learn methods to determine an individual's age, such as age calculation and use of suggested dialogues; acquire techniques to analyze physical feature characteristics and gain confidence when comparing characteristics between a person and a photograph; become familiar with behaviors exhibited by persons suspected of using fraudulent identification, and methods to determine the veracity of their identity; discover the various security features being incorporated into IDs/driver's licenses, as well as the features that are currently being counterfeited; become proficient in their ability to quickly identify security features of commonly counterfeited U.S. driver's licenses by way of practical, hands-on examination of counterfeit IDs; learn to incorporate use of the various tools and methods of checking identification and explore new, game-changing technology for ID verification.

Commercial Motor Vehicle Interdiction

1 Day Training

Instructor Bob Lanese

The Commercial Motor Vehicle Smuggling class will provide law enforcement officers with the crucial knowledge to make informed, effective, and coordinated commercial motor vehicle stops for the purpose of detecting hidden compartments used to transport illegal narcotics and contraband. Officers will learn the role that commercial vehicles play in smuggling throughout the country, as well as the techniques to find hidden compartments and co-mingled contraband during these stops. This is an 8 hour class.

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