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October 2009 – May 2010
Below is our 2009-2010 Law Enforcement Training calendar with courses running from October 2009 through May 2010. The following section includes course descriptions, dates, times and locations for all the training classes. For complete details, check out the 2009-2010 Law Enforcement Training Catalog.
Courses
Available
W/B HIDTA Training Facility
6797 Dorsey Road
Elkridge, Maryland 21075
Directions to the W/B HIDTA Training Facility, Dorsey, MD
Date: October 6, 7, and 8, 2009
Registration Form: Highway Vehicle Stops and the Drug Trafficker
3 days (24 hours).
This course will provide instruction to law enforcement officers on highway traffic stops of suspected drug couriers and users. It is the goal of this course to provide these techniques to lead to the safe discovery of illegal contraband and ultimately, a successful prosecution. This course will include practical exercises for interviewing techniques and vehicle searches on cars, small trucks and commercial tractor trailers.
Date: October 13, 14, and 15, 2009
Registration Form: Conspiracy Investigations
3 days (24 hours).
This course is designed for law enforcement officers who are drug unit commanders or supervisors
of drug investigation initiatives. The primary focus of this course is to provide the basic knowledge
and skills necessary to develop an increased appreciation of managerial resources used in
counterdrug operations and an understanding of how to select, train and lead officers conducting
counterdrug missions. Task force organization and management, the restrictions upon task force
operations, selection and training of personnel, and related risk assessment and mitigation are
highlighted. Presentations are enhanced via several simulations, practical exercises, and an open
forum that allows for interactions designed to expose real-life situations.
Date: October 20, 2009
Registration Form: Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
1 days (8 hours).
This is a comprehensive course that provides students with the history, current
intelligence, trends and culture of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG). The course also focuses on current issues within the OMG community such as their criminal activities, organized crime involvement, and recruiting/initiation practices. Additionally, students will be provided with effective enforcement and investigative techniques, officer safety considerations, identification/
validation procedures, the organizational structure of each gang, and learn more effective
methods to overcome common deterrent strategies by these organizations and their legal
counsel.
Date: November 16 - 20, 2009
Registration Form: Analytical Investigation Techniques
5 days (40 hours).
This course is designed to teach practical applications of advanced investigative analysis techniques
using multijurisdictional narcotic scenario data. Classroom presentation will include instruction in
advanced techniques used in investigative analyses of complex narcotic investigations. Individual
laptop computers are provided by the MCTFT program to emphasize a hands-on, practical approach
to applications of investigative analysis techniques. Hands-on experience using individual laptop
computers working a complex narcotics scenario investigation will show practical application of all
techniques learned.
Date: December 1, 2, and 3, 2009
Registration Form: Financial Investigations
3 days (24 hours).
This course will provide students with the principles and techniques for the financial aspects of
drug-related investigations. This interactive course involves specific case scenarios that will allow
the student to conduct financial interviews, identify sources of financial information, utilize indirect
methods of proving profitability in illegal enterprises, carry out financial undercover operations, and
execute financial search warrants.
Date: December 8, 9, and 10, 2009 AND May 17, 18, and 19, 2010
Registration Form: Interview and Interrogation
3 days (24 hours).
It is the goal of this course to familiarize both new and seasoned investigators with the various disciplines of "detecting deception." This is accomplished though learning to recognize non-verbal body language, eye-assessing cues (neurolinguistics), and by being introduced to the newest form of conducting a detailed analysis of verbal and written statements. This unique course offers investigators insight as to what a person is actually saying, and, most importantly, what they are not saying. Additionally, the attendees are challenged to analyze a variety of written statements including the infamous cases of Susan Smith, Jon-Benet Ramsey, and O.J. Simpson. Other more contemporary cases are reviewed, including a suspicious death in Alaska, an alleged suicide of a Washington state trooper, and cases of fraud, rape, and theft. The students will also view multiple recorded sessions of actual interviews. The students are also invited to participate in group and individual class assignments involving factual cases.
Date: January 5, 6, and 7, 2010
Registration Form: Title III
3 days (24 hours). The course will be presented by Jill Myers. The course outline is as follows:
A Practical Step by Step Approach to Oral, Wire and Electronic Interceptions
A. Privacy Rights and Legislation
Fourth Amendment Principles and Electronic Communication Privacy Act.
B. Constitutional Implications
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Amendments.
C. Obtaining and Interception of Communications Order
Checking of Requirements for Affidavit Application and Court Order.
D. Before the Interception Process Begins!
Tri-Partite Probable Cause.
E. Judicial Minefields
State or Federal Law - Which Applies?.
F. The Framwork of the Investigation - Where to Begin?
Good Target Selection Plus Good Device Selection Equals a sucessful interception.
G. The Grunt Work
Interview Everyone, Hot Calls, Recorded Communications, Timelines, Criminal Associations, and Cell Phones.
H. SNAFUS
Technical Malfunctions, Service Provider Issues, Foreign Languages, and "Catch - 22"...To Act or Not to Act.
Date: January 19 and 20, 2010
Registration Form: Courtroom Testimony
2 days (16 hours).
A vast majority of criminal court cases involve narcotics arrests. Since these criminal cases are often used to set new case law, having police officers learn how to testify better in court will help result in the formulation of good case law. This course will train drug officers to articulate facts in a courtroom or deposition setting in a professional and accurate manner. Topics of the course will encompass motions, suppression hearings, trial testimony, deposition testimony, direct examination, cross examination, witness documentation, and a mock trial scenario.
Date: February 10, 11, and 12, 2010
Registration Form: Domestic Drug Interdiction
3 days (24 hours).
This program provides classroom presentations and scenario-based training in the interception of narcotics. It outlines programs and techniques utilized to assist narcotic officers in developing partnerships with the business community in identifying violators who use legitimate businesses to facilitate narcotic trafficking. The course will cover investigative techniques to identify behavior and conduct of the drug violator in various key settings, to include: hotels/motels, airports, commercial bus stations, parcel/package businesses, storage facilities, rental car agencies and train stations. The program also provides instruction in knock and talks, asset forfeiture, currency seizures and the role of the narcotic canine. Off-site practical exercises will be used to reinforce these investigative techniques. In addition, it will provide legal foundation for the techniques, to include constitutional procedure, search and seizure, and Fourth Amendment issues.
Date: February 23 and 24, 2010
Registration Form: Marijuana Gros Investigations
2 days (16 hours).
Upon completion of the course, the investigator will be familiar with cultivation trends in the United States and will be able to identify the signs that indicate the presence of an indoor or outdoor grow operation. The course will emphasize the skills necessary to draft an affidavit for a search warrant and give credible testimony in criminal trials. Further, the investigator will be taught investigative techniques to successfully disrupt and prosecute the violator.
Date: March 8, 2010
Registration Form: Street Gangs: the Prison Connection
1 days (8 hours).
The influence of criminal street gang members on our prison system and back into our communities is discussed in this course to include methods which can be used to identify, monitor and manage these gang members as a security threat group. The relationship of gang members in prison with their local street gangs is emphasized to include intelligence, communications and criminal activities (drugs, violence, extortion) in prison and on the streets. This class is recommended for both Law Enforcement and Department of Corrections personnel.
Date: March 23, 24, and 25, 2010
Registration Form: Elements of a Successful Interview
3 days (24 hours).
The goal of this course is to provide the investigator with the knowledge and skills to develop and conduct successful information-gathering for all aspects of criminal investigations. The concepts of interviewing and interrogation come packaged in many different forms and under many different names in today's law enforcement training environment. This class brings these elements to the forefront and when applied interactively with ongoing experience, it will enable the participants to greatly increase their success rate for information evaluation.
Date: April 6, 2010
Registration Form: Clandestine Laboratory Awareness
2 days (16 hours).
This course is designed to provide first responders with the knowledge to recognize and survive a clandestine lab encounter. Agencies hosting this course are encouraged invite other local first responders to this session (Fire, EMS, Probation and Parole, Corrections, Division of Family Services, Social Services, Department of Environmental Protection, Victim Advocates, etc.).
Date: April 13, 2010
Registration Form: Identity Theft and the Drug Connection
1 days (8 hours).
This session will acquaint you with criminal activity occurring at the street level and how it relates to the
crime of identity theft and its link to drug trafficking. Millions of Americans each year suffer the financial and
emotional trauma of identity theft. This crime takes many forms, but it invariably leaves victims with the task
of repairing the damage to their lives. It is a problem with no single cause and no single solution. The
problem of identity theft has become more complex and challenging for the general public, the government,
and the private sector. And, at every level of government -from the largest cities with major police
departments to the smallest towns with one fraud detective - identity theft has placed increasingly pressing
demands on law enforcement.
Date: April 27, 28, and 29, 2009
Registration Form: Patrol Interdictions
3 days (24 hours).
This course will train patrol officers on the newest trends in narcotic investigations and will increase their
awareness of possible criminal activity during routine patrol and traffic stop encounters. This course
will provide the information and practical techniques that will assist officers in drug-related cases
from inception to the courtroom.
Date: May 4, 2010
Registration Form: Pharmaceutical Drug Investigations
1 days (8 hours).
Diverting Pharmaceutical drugs from their prescribed and appropriate use is a major problem not only to our law enforcement but also to our health care professionals. The goal of this course is to present an in-depth overview of various prescription substances, review the symptomatology, learn CSA & Drug Scheduling, and discuss diversion techniques which sworn law enforcement officers will likely encounter in their duties. Methods of diversion such as prescription forgery, doctor shopping, faking illness and injuries, nursing home drug diversion, internet pharmacies, and “gray market” pharmacies will be discussed. Included are investigative techniques to detect activity and apprehend violators.
Date: May 11 and 12, 2010
Registration Form: Undercover Operations
2 days (16 hours).
This curriculum includes drug interception investigative techniques in an undercover setting for narcotic investigators. The course discusses standards and techniques utilized by investigators in undercover counterdrug operations. The attendee learns the skills utilized in advanced undercover roles while performing multijurisdictional task force operations. Included are the complexities of the selection process for undercover agents, the various roles and responsibilities of an undercover operation, planning an undercover operation, long range undercover operations requiring the officer to function outside of an officers immediate jurisdiction, undercover intelligence, basic surveillance techniques, the use and management of informants, the undercover operation process, flash roll management, undercover roles in reverse undercover settings, special concerns for women in undercover operations, dangers of undercover operations and psychological concerns for the undercover agent, and undercover operation risk management.
Date: May 25, 26, and 27, 2010
Registration Form: International Drug Money Laundering
3 days (24 hours).
This course will give the investigator/agent the ability to recognize potential money laundering
violations, both international and domestic, while investigating narcotics related violations. The
course introduces the concepts surrounding money laundering violations with an emphasis on off
shore schemes, and provides a historical summary of the statutes, from cash reporting through the
most current amendments to the federal money laundering statutes. The course will cover the
elements of proof needed to charge money laundering and currency reporting violations in both
domestic and international cases. The course also deals with the sources of information available to
the investigator emphasizing the techniques needed to obtain legally admissible evidence from
foreign countries. In addition, the analyst or investigator will learn how to prove the amount of
illegal income. Lastly, the participants will be introduced to exotic international money laundering
schemes as well as ones that are utilizing some of the latest technology.
Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy
14601 Lee Road
Chantilly, VA 20151
Directions to Fairfax Criminal Justice Academy, Chantilly, VA
Date: March 3, 4, and 5, 2009
Registration Form: Gang Prosecution Techniques
The goal of this course is to provide the experienced investigator with the knowledge and tools to"attack" organized criminal enterprises using a multi-agency, multijurisdictional approach. The
concepts taught in this course have been used to effectively dismantle criminal organizations and
take back communities that had been previously controlled by drug gangs. The course highlights
specialized investigative techniques and concepts that have been used to successfully dismantle
criminal organizations that were previously unstoppable by traditional law enforcement techniques.
Emphasis is placed upon charging all criminal activities committed by members of the organization
in one Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) indictment. In conjunction with
this, Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE) and Hobbs Act elements are discussed as a means to
enumerate all offenses in one RICO indictment. Additionally, a series of practical exercises will be
utilized to demonstrate how to prepare for a case funding request as well as the submission and
presentation of a RICO case to the court.
Date: May 6, 7, and 8, 2009
Registration Form: Interview and Interrogation
It is the goal of this course to familiarize both new and seasoned investigators with the various disciplines of "detecting deception." This is accomplished though learning to recognize non-verbal body language, eye-assessing cues (neurolinguistics), and by being introduced to the newest form of conducting a detailed analysis of verbal and written statements. This unique course offers investigators insight as to what a person is actually saying, and, most importantly, what they are not saying. Additionally, the attendees are challenged to analyze a variety of written statements including the infamous cases of Susan Smith, Jon-Benet Ramsey, and O.J. Simpson. Other more contemporary cases are reviewed, including a suspicious death in Alaska, an alleged suicide of a Washington state trooper, and cases of fraud, rape, and theft. The students will also view multiple recorded sessions of actual interviews. The students are also invited to participate in group and individual class assignments involving factual case
TBA
Date: January 6, 7, and 8, 2009
Registration Form: Inside the Fishbowl
The course will be presented by Jill Myers. The course and manual provide officers with vital
tools needed for investigating and litigating of criminal offences. Jill Myers will present her
expertise on the current state of the laws pertaining to Fourth Amendment matters and
vehicle related searches and seizures. Based upon her years of experience as a prosecutor,
Ms. Myers will present the merits of particular cases and the legal arguments involved.
Ms. Myers currently is an Associate Professor at Western Illinois University in the School of
Law and Justice Administration. She has a juris doctorate degree and was a prosecutor in
Baltimore, Maryland for over twenty years. She has lectured nationally on Fourth
Amendment and electronic surveillance issues and, on occasion, was a legal script
consultant for the Horne Box Office, Inc.’s television production of the “The Wire.”
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