Patrol Officer Response to Street Drugs

Registration  is restricted to US military, law enforcement, and emergency response personnel. There is no  cost to attend this training. 

Course Description:

 This course is designed to enhance the ability and skills of all attendees to identify, detect, apprehend and  successfully articulate the drug trafficker, distributor and the drug impaired person. This includes the DWI or  the drugged driver; the calls for service where persons are involved in disturbances; juveniles using drugs on  school grounds or domestic violence; it should be used on the confidential informant being utilized in a  narcotic investigation and all other enforcement needs where the person or persons are under the influence  of a drug. The concept and strategy in this program of instruction uses the structured, in-depth coverage of  the 8 drug categories, to include the Drug Abuse Recognition (DAR) system and other advanced techniques as  a means of legally apprehending the drug manufacturer, distributor and specifically the user. All students must  academically pass a written test with a 70% or 81 points out of 115 possible points to successfully complete  the course. 

Topics Included :

• Drug Abuse Recognition system using pupilometer cards and pupil lights 

• Drug physiology and pharmacology  

• Drug Identification and methods of use  

• Recognition of drug signs and symptoms 

• Drug trends  • Drug smuggling 

• Drug paraphernalia  

• Dangers of confronting subjects under the influence  

• Legal issues and coverage of all areas of warrantless searches  

• Clandestine lab recognition  

• Drug distribution techniques  Course Length Patrol Officers Response to Street Drugs is a 4 Day (40 hour) course

** No hotel or per diem**