Upcoming Training
WRCTC - Cell Phone Use in Drug Investigations
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers or Criminal Analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: Traditional investigative techniques and tools do not work as well as they used to. Locked devices stop most forensic tools from working. Court orders and subpoenas are no longer valid tools for criminal investigations. Companies are not storing text message content. At the same time the amount of information available on a mobile device has increased. This class will explore the methods of exploring a suspect’s cellular phone, phone company records, and third party data sources to assist investigations involving narcotics trafficking, homicide, sex crimes, gang related crimes, identify theft, and other types of criminal activity. This class will increase Law Enforcement Officers’ awareness and appreciation of the evidence and intelligence located on a mobile device and provides students with the tools and training to prepare search warrants to legally obtain that evidence. Each student will receive templates for search warrants for cellular phones, call detail records and other information, as well as contact information for cellular service providers. This course Incorporates relevant local geographic area narcotics, gang, law, crime and local influences.
Topics include:
Updated search warrant requirements and language
Obtaining information from social media, communications, and gaming applications
GPS location records for Android and Apple devices
How to deal with slow responses from cellular, social media, and online provider
Bypass procedures for locked/password protected phones
Where and how to recover deleted data from smart phones
Locating stolen cell phones and investigating fencing operations
Determining a suspect’s new number when he dropped his old phone number
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
To apply use the link below, which will direct you to Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center.
FLAGSTAFF - Street Development
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: The Street Development class takes law enforcement officers through the many facets of narcotics, from cultivation or manufacturing, transportation and distribution, paraphernalia associated with the packaging, sales, and use, to signs and symptoms of influence. Students will learn to recognize aspects of narcotics enabling them to articulate reasonable suspicion. They will understand how to develop probable cause arrests and write proper reports. Participants will have an opportunity to have “hands-on” experience, manipulating paraphernalia, preparing methods of ingestions for multiple drugs, and examining authentic items of narcotic users and sellers. Topics to be discussed include marijuana in its various forms, opiates (heroin, fentanyl, pharmaceuticals), methamphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy, synthetic substances, and other substances of abuse. Officers will leave the class feeling empowered to recognize, articulate and confident to make lawful arrests, they may have missed, making their communities safer!
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (No Shorts - No Flip Flops)
Registration Status: Apply for Training
Registration Closes: 5/16/2024
Executive Writing for Analysts
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, Intelligence or Criminal Analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Thursday, June 6th is a FULL DAY.
We kindly ask no travel is booked on the final day
Course Description: The Executive Writing Course is designed to improve criminal intelligence analyst writing skills by exposing the analyst to several different types of writings and oral presentations used in the criminal analyst field every day. This class will also expose the student to critical reading, effective writing foundations, peer reviews, and strategic writing skills. Additionally, the student will be given foundations for effective presentations for individual and group presentations.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (No Shorts - No Flip Flops)
Registration Status: Apply for Training
Registration Closes: 5/20/2024
WRCTC - Narcotic Related Financial Investigation (Basic)
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers or Criminal Analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: Enable students to perform standard basic criminal parallel investigations that incorporate criminal finance analysis in support of law enforcement investigations, intelligence, or prosecution. The primary instructive objective is to develop the capability of investigators and analysts to develop capabilities and conduct illicit finance analysis. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to determine if money laundering and currency violations can assist in expanding investigations and prosecution through adding additional targets and asset forfeiture provisions with appropriate statutes.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
To apply use the link below, which will direct you to Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center.
FLAGSTAFF - Search Warrants
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Requirements: An agency/personal laptop for practical exercises.
Course Description: Writing Search Warrants is a class designed for officers who have little or no experience in writing affidavits to obtain search warrants. This user-friendly class produces effective search warrant affidavit writing techniques that produce professional results. This class is designed to enable anyone in law enforcement to leave this class with the basic knowledge and confidence it takes to successfully write a search warrant. This course is an interactive class, and every student will write an entire search warrant from start to finish by the completion of this course.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (No Shorts - No Flip Flops)
Registration Status: Apply for Training
Registration Closes: 7/8/2024
ANOA - 36th Annual Training Conference & Vendor Show
MUST BE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR AFFILIATED! THIS WILL BE VERIFIED PRIOR TO AND AT THE CONFERENCE DAILY.
It’s that time of the year again for Arizona’s Best and Longest running Law Enforcement Training Conference!!! Celebrating our 36th Annual Training Conference and Vendor Show, we stepped up our game even more and relocated this year’s conference to the lovely Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass. Situated in the foothills of the Sierra Estrella Mountain Range and alongside the Gila River, this stunning resort marries natural beauty with modern elegance. This venue has everything to offer to attendees from the completely indoor Conference Center and training rooms during the day to the evenings at the water park and resort, we got your back! There is no shortage of things to do in and around this venue during your stay at the Conference.
This year’s premier keynote speaker is Will Summers who is a retired U.S. Army Infantry Officer and served as a member of the 82nd Air Borne Division and Special Forces. Will was a member of the ODA 595 Special Forces team that was the first to land in Afghanistan in response to the attacks on our country on 9/11 documented in the movie “12 Strong.” Attendees will be present for ANOA's annual awards; our most famous vendor show and raffle which gives attendees the opportunity to win a wide variety of Law Enforcement products and prizes. As always, each breakout training session throughout the week is accredited for 4 hours of continuing education credit with a new lineup of classes this year as well as our top reviewed classes from last conference. Oh, and don’t forget our completely new conference swag bag to the first 500 registered attendees we’ll fill with goodies we know everyone can use. It’s no secret our conference gift bag is continually said to be the best conference gift bag attendees receive anywhere in the country! We'll be sure to keep you busy throughout the week with the best training available and networking at its finest with over 600 attendees at past conferences!
Don't miss out, register today and be part of Arizona Longest Running and Best Law Enforcement Training Conference and come enjoy this completely new conference venue!
Conference Agenda - (Subject to Change)
Conference Fee: $450 - (Includes lunch)
WRCTC - Narcotic Related Financial Investigation (Advanced)
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers or Criminal Analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: Enable students to perform standard basic criminal parallel investigations that incorporate criminal finance analysis in support of law enforcement investigations, intelligence, or prosecution. The primary instructive objective is to develop the capability of investigators and analysts to develop capabilities and conduct illicit finance analysis. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to determine if money laundering and currency violations can assist in expanding investigations and prosecution through adding additional targets and asset forfeiture provisions with appropriate statutes.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
To apply use the link below, which will direct you to Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center.
KINGMAN - Mobile & Static Vehicle Surveillance
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Required: An unmarked law enforcement vehicle.
Course Description: Successful traditional unmarked vehicle surveillance is often overlooked in Law Enforcement and new Detectives/Officers responsible for vehicle surveillance are often faced with “thinking outside of the box” and adapting to changing situations with little or no guidance in these operations. This course is designed to give attendees the tools and techniques to be successful in their vehicle surveillance and incorporate working with their own units or groups. Topics covered in the classroom portion of the course will be:
Vehicle, equipment, and Detective needs for successful vehicle surveillance.
What is the overall goal and purpose of each vehicle surveillance operation?
Commonly used terminology and radio traffic during vehicle surveillance.
Ways to make your unmarked law enforcement vehicle not stand out.
Mobile Vehicle Surveillance Techniques.
Static Vehicle Surveillance Techniques.
This first half of this course will be a classroom presentation setting with the second half of the day being actual in field vehicle surveillance scenarios. Attendees will be broken into groups within their agency or specialized unit to work closer together in the practical field scenarios.
Dress Code: Daily Wear (plain clothes) - NO Uniforms
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 4/30/2024
Detecting Deception & Latent Content
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers or Criminal Analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This course will give you the tools to get to the Truth quicker. You will be able to laser focus your investigations and come to a quicker case resolve. You will recognize information in the words people use, that you have previously been missing! This course is also the foundation for a successful Analytical Interview; removing the guess work from the interview and recognizing if and how deception is present. Using the subject’s own words, you will be able to laser focus you interview questions, obtain more information, and more confessions. Learn the psychological and linguistic principles behind the subject’s chosen words. Taught how to obtain a “pure,” uncontaminated statement.
Students will be introduced to the principles of psycho-linguistic profiling, learned in advanced analysis. The profile is invaluable for all investigators and gives them a distinct edge during the interview.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 4/15/2024
SPF Application for Prevention Success Training
Course Description: This innovative training, combining online and in-person components, offers prevention practitioners a comprehensive introduction to the substance misuse prevention field. Grounded in current research and SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework, the SAPST is designed to help practitioners develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement effective, data-driven prevention that reduces behavioral health disparities and improves wellness. It is appropriate for entry-level prevention practitioners, prevention practitioners with 2-5 years of experience as well as professionals working in related fields.
The SAPST consists of a five-hour, self-paced online module, followed by a four- day/26-hour interactive, in-person training.
For Additional Information Download Flyer
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 04/25/2024
2024 RISS Western Region Human Trafficking Summit
The 8th annual RISS Western Region Human Trafficking Summit in Chandler, Arizona. This multi-day training on human trafficking is geared towards law enforcement professionals.
The summit features training sessions that will equip you and your agency to build stronger human trafficking cases and provide essential resources to victims.
Conference Fee: $400
CONFERENCE IS FULLY BOOKED
Basic Intelligence Analyst
Prerequisite: Students must be employed by a government agency and must attend the full 2 weeks.
Friday, April 26th is a FULL DAY.
(We kindly ask no travel to be booked on the final day)
Must be non-sworn, civilian personnel ONLY.
Course Description: This is a 2-week, (80-hour) comprehensive introduction to law enforcement intelligence analysis, with an intensive program consisting of both classroom and hands-on training. The course curriculum emphasizes the development of the student’s analytical skills, the use of computerized tools and systems, and covers a broad range of academic subjects critical to providing mission-oriented intelligence. The course is designed to provide the student with the skill, knowledge, and ability needed to assemble and present critical analytical assessments and products to investigators, prosecutors, and other agencies. Analysts will learn how to develop and use intelligence at the specialized investigative unit level to provide valued assistance in planning and directing investigative strategies. This training course addresses many of the recognized national training standards and provides the foundation for developing and enhancing analytical capabilities.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Closed Early due to course and waiting List are FULL
Registration Closes: 4/01/2024
Primary Prevention Advanced Course (PPAC)
Course Description: The goal of PPAC is to expand on the knowledge and skills learned in SPF Application for Prevention Success Training (SAPST). This course is intended as an advanced level course to prepare substance use and misuse prevention practitioners to effectively support community-based organizations in their primary prevention efforts. They will gain practical knowledge of how to apply the phases of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) model within their communities, as well as enable participants and agencies to gain the ability to enhance their efforts and design prevention programs that create real, long-term results.
For Additional Information Download Flyer
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 03/30/2024
Comprehensive Drug Interdiction
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This course provides classroom presentations and scenario-based training in the detection and interception of narcotics. The course will outline comprehensive investigative techniques to identify behavior and conduct of the drug violator in various concealment and transportation settings. Topics include hotels/motels; airports; commercial buses; parcel/package businesses; passenger and commercial vehicles; consensual encounters; border inspections; desert smugglers; train stations; the role of the narcotic K9; current concealment trends; intelligence leads; targeting, seizure data, and related legal issues. The course will be instructed by a team of experts in drug interdiction investigations and prosecution.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 3/18/2024
Tucson Amtrak Shooting Incident
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers, criminal analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This presentation will debrief the shooting incident that occurred on the Amtrak train during an interdiction operation on October 4, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. Given by the interdiction team's sergeant, and the Tucson Police patrol sergeant, both of whom were involved that day. The presentation will also take you through the post shooting investigation into the two suspects involved and discuss some of the lessons learned.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 3/22/2024
13th Annual Drug Commander Meeting
Who Should Attend: Attendees must be supervisors who are currently assigned to a drug enforcement unit, vice, human trafficking, undercover operations, asset forfeiture or any other assignment that ties into any of these operations at the state, local, tribal, or federal levels. Prosecutors are also welcomed to register.
Meeting Topics: This meeting is designed to give attendees an overview of topics and updates as they relate to their current assignments. This is the 13th meeting of ANOA Commanders/Supervisors and provides a great opportunity to “network” with other colleagues and resources.
Free to Attend and Includes a Working Lunch.
CLOSED - Fully Booked
SNOWFLAKE - Planning & Leadership in Law Enforcement Operations
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This class will focus on operational planning related to law enforcement operations, and specifically outline planning for higher risk operations. It will also outline leadership tactics in planning operations, problem areas and pitfalls, as well as leading through operations from any rank or any level. The class is interactive, and students will use their own experience and abilities to facilitate discussion and problem solving as the instructor goes through the leading and planning processes.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 3/20/2024
MCTC - Video Surveillance for Drug & Border Investigations
Prerequisite: This course is restricted to US military law enforcement personnel along with other local, state, and federal civilian law enforcement employees to include criminal analysts, and corrections officers.
Course Description: This 3-day course teaches the techniques and skills needed to shoot Surveillance Video with camcorders and other video equipment. Students will be exposed to state-of-the-art covert video surveillance systems and will be offered the opportunity to use them in realistic hands-on scenarios. The course will focus on both long-range camcorder surveillance and covert systems. It will include how to plan a successful video surveillance and the situational awareness necessary for safe operations. This class begins with camcorder basics and is appropriate for those with little or no experience as well as participants with years of video experience. This course combines classroom instruction with numerous hands-on practical, realistic exercises. The instructor reviews each participant’s video after each exercise.
A night session will teach participants how to use night scopes in conjunction with video cameras to observe drug dealing at night under low light and no light conditions. Please note that Day 2 of this course typically runs 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM to accommodate night surveillance exercises.
Covert audio transmitters are an important part of drug work. Participants will learn how to link the audio from those transmitters to their camcorders. Participants will practice using professional microphones with camcorders in order to record confessions, eyewitness accounts, and victim statements.
Topics Included
-The power of video as a source of evidence
-Introduction to camcorders, covert cameras, pole cameras, and digital video formats
-The elements of video continuity
-How to document surveillance for domestic and foreign terrorism, narcotics trafficking, auto theft operations, murder-for-hire investigations, and monitoring registered sex offenders
-Automatic and manual focus
-Optical and digital zoom
-Safely shooting surveillance video and other forms of uncontrolled action
-Daylight exterior practical exercises
-Low-light exterior practical exercises with night vision and IR illumination devices
-Recording quality audio from covert body receivers and other audio sources
-Using interchangeable (35mm format) video lenses with compatible video cameras
-Safely using and recording with covert video systems
-Using video evidence during pre-operational briefings
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: Apply for Training
Uniformed Drug Interdiction
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers or Criminal Analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This course is centered around officers who wear a uniform and act in an enforcement role. Based upon simple and effective methods, students will be given step by step instructions on how to read and understand the deception in vehicle registration that drug cartels use to transport large amounts of narcotics in an urban setting. This course will also include instruction on The Patron Saints of Narco Traffickers, vehicle stops, knock, and talks, stash house indicators, case law and consensual contacts. The training students will receive in this class is not being taught anywhere else in the country. From the traffic stop to the stash house, basic simple methods that are effective in combating drug smuggling.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 3/06/2024
Female Undercover Survival Techniques
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, female commissioned peace officer working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This two-day training course will provide female officers with a comprehensive approach to conducting undercover operations with techniques and skills to complete the operation effectively and safely.
Topics Covered:
Introduction to the Female UC Role
Setting up the UC Persona
Entrapment/Legal Issues
Overcoming Sexual Advances
Use of Force Considerations
Undercover Safety Techniques
Psychological Challenges for the Female UC
Dress Code: Undercover Attire - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 2/26/2024
Excel Mastery for Law Enforcement
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, law enforcement analyst or commissioned peace officer working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: Unlock the full potential of Excel in this specialized training course designed specifically for law enforcement analysts and investigators. This comprehensive 2-day class, tailored for Excel users of all experience levels, will equip attendees with the tools to effectively master Excel's powerful capabilities from data cleaning and organization to advanced analytics. Participants will gain practical skills through hands-on exercises using real-world law enforcement data in order to derive meaningful insights and data-driven decision-making for their investigations and agency-related analyses.
Bring an agency/personal laptop with EXCEL for practical exercises.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 2/20/2024
Stronger Together
Course Description: The Arizona HIDTA Public Health/Public Safety Initiative is bringing together drug prevention, law enforcement, and the public to address the urgent need to work with communities, the public, and law enforcement on educating communities and parents about the health and societal costs and consequences of substance abuse. The Stronger Together learning collaborative employs substance use prevention practices that are evidence-informed and results-driven. The collaborative involves making positive systematic progress; learning from theory about what works; implementing those practices in a comprehensive manner; and resolving local youth substance use problems.
Agenda items for this training include:
• Arizona HIDTA Drug Threat Assessment for 2024
• Youth, Marijuana and Violent Behavior - Is there a connection?
• Deep Dive - Questions from the Arizona Youth Survey You may have Overlooked but Shouldn’t.
• Discovery Education Virtual Field Trip on Fake Phills - A new school lesson for 6-12 grades.
• What to do When a Child Pushes Your Buttons? And, how to talk with your child so they listen. New Parenting Essentials Course for Prevention Professionals to Share.
• Opioid Settlement Money - Who’s getting it and how are they using it?
• Localized and Updated Resources and PowerPoints for Public Health and Public Safety Partners to Use in the Community.
For Additional Information Download Flyer
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 02/01/2024
Chainalysis - Nodes Phoenix
Course Description: This free workshop will provide insights to how blockchain technology and cryptocurrency are being exploited by criminals, and provide tools and training to help your agency respond. Peers from state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies and Chainalysis will share case studies, offer best practices, and present new research on cryptocurrency-related crime that you can apply to your current investigations.
Basic Drug Investigations
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This 5-day (40-hour) Training is designed to meet the immediate training needs of officers who have an interest in being assigned, are scheduled to be assigned, or are currently assigned to a Narcotics unit. This course is intended to provide officers with information and practical skills needed to conduct drug investigations in today’s ever-changing environment. It will also provide a formal understanding of how to conduct various types of drug investigations, from case initiation to sentencing the defendant. Students will be exposed to the latest methods and investigative techniques.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED - Waiting List Only
Registration Closes: 1/22/2024 - Closed early due to class and waiting list FULL
Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST)
Prerequisite: Students must complete a Pre-Course Online Component (5 hours, self-paced, online module) - Before January 22, 2024. Do not complete if your registration has not been confirmed.
Course Description: This innovative training, combining online and in-person components, offers prevention practitioners a comprehensive introduction to the substance misuse prevention field. Grounded in current research and SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework, the SAPST is designed to help practitioners develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement effective, data-driven prevention that reduces behavioral health disparities and improves wellness. It is appropriate for entry-level prevention practitioners, prevention practitioners with 2-5 years of experience as well as professionals working in related fields.
For Additional Information Download Flyer
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 01/22/2024
Planning & Leadership in Law Enforcement Operations - Laughlin, NV
Course Description: Operational planning related to law enforcement operations, will specifically outline planning for higher risk operations. Leadership tactics in planning operations outlined, problem areas and pitfalls, and leading through operations from any rank/level. An interactive course where students will use their own experience and abilities to facilitate discussion and problem solving. As we move through the leading and planning processes.
Search Warrants
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: Writing Search Warrants is a class designed for officers who have little or no experience in writing affidavits to obtain search warrants. This user-friendly class produces effective search warrant affidavit writing techniques that produce professional results. This class is designed to enable anyone in law enforcement to leave this class with the basic knowledge and confidence it takes to successfully write a search warrant. This course is an interactive class, and every student will write an entire search warrant from start to finish by the completion of this course.
Bring an agency/personal laptop for practical exercises.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual - (No Shorts/Flip Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 1/08/2024
CNA Undercover Narcotics Investigator School - Tucson, AZ
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers.
Course Description: The Narcotics Investigator School is a two-week course (80 hours) that follows a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule.
The training covers all aspects of narcotic investigations and has a heavy emphasis on undercover operations. The training consists of both classroom lecture and hands-on practical applications to include live fire tactical training. Training topics include tactical operational planning, courtroom testimony for narcotic investigations, surveillance techniques, undercover narcotic buys, confidential source management, mechanical breaching, agent rescue, interdiction operations, and home invasion investigations.
Dress Code: Undercover Attire (NO Uniforms/Shorts/Flip-Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Closed early due to class and waiting list FULL
Registration Closes: 11/13/2023
ThermoFisher Scientific Fentanyl Identification Workshop (Lunch will be Provided)
Prerequisite: Students must be working for a law enforcement agency.
Workshop Description: Will cover the following questions/topics regarding Fentanyl.
- What is it?
- How dangerous is it?
- Milling labs
- Fentanyl pills
- Fentanyl trends
- Proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Evidence Handling
- Naloxone/Narcan
- Methamphetamine and Designer drugs including Opioids & Stimulants.
- Hands-On Sampling
- Q&A
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 11/1/2023
Image Comparison Technology & Best Practices - 4 hrs. - Flagstaff, AZ
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers or Criminal Analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: Image Comparison Technology is increasingly becoming a part of law enforcement across the country. In this course, we will provide an in-depth view of the current state of biometric identification, legal aspects, and best deployment practices. We’ll focus on the balance between how to use this technology responsibly and successfully.
The trainers of this course will demonstrate:
• An overview of best practices and policies
• A walkthrough of the ComparisonManager™ Technology software
• Manage user, case, & system-level auditing
• 5-Step Investigative workflow process
Get the chance to work through real-world scenarios on an image comparison database, utilizing enhancement tools with step-by-step instruction. Discover how using millions of open-source images in an established gallery complements your existing local booking images. Maximize your investigative efforts by implementing image comparison technology and improve in almost every facet of the job, including both areas of proactive field enforcement and investigations.
Please bring a computer that is Wi-Fi capable to complete the hands-on portion of the training.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 10/30/2023
LPR (License Plate Recognition) Technology & Best Practices - Flagstaff, AZ
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers or Criminal Analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: Learn how to harness the power behind a cloud based LPR platform that gives law enforcement agencies the ability to share license plate scans across the nation. Led by former law enforcement members, this course will demonstrate how to integrate a cloud based commercial LPR data platform into the existing traditional law enforcement deployment of LPR technology.
While you will learn about all currently available LPR systems, this course will mostly focus on the Motorola Solutions LPR database, Vigilant VehicleManager. You will see firsthand how using billions of plate detections can maximize investigative efforts in almost every facet of the job, including both areas of proactive field enforcement and investigations, assisting law enforcement in generating leads to reduce crime and keep communities safe.
This course will include:
• A walk-through of Vigilant Vehicle Manager, where you will learn how to query fixed, mobile and LPR Data to generate case-solving leads.
• An overview of relevant Case Law and Best Practices Demo of basic website navigation and Vigilant Vehicle Manager tools; License Plate Query, Locate Analysis and Stakeout.
• How to generate advanced analytical reports such as Common Plate Analysis, Associate Analysis and Geo-Fence LPR querying.
• Available Investigative resources to assist and enhance your LPR searches.
In this course, you will be working through real-world scenarios with hands-on exercises, utilizing the Vigilant VehicleManager databases, including all the analytics & tools with step-by-step instruction. At the conclusion of this class, each attendee will retain access to Vigilant VehicleManager with login credentials for 30 days.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 10/30/2023
Advance Intelligence Analyst - 1 Week Course
Prerequisite: Students must be employed by a government agency and must attend the full week. Must be non-sworn, civilian personnel ONLY.
Friday, November 3rd is a FULL DAY. (We kindly ask no travel to be booked on the final day)
Course Description: This 40-hour course consists of eleven units of instruction and is intended to expand on the skills and tools previously presented during the 80-hour Basic Intelligence Analyst Course.
This course will present more advanced analytical and investigative tools and the analyst’s role in support of complex conspiracy investigations. Course blocks include investigative, analytical, and strategic writing; intelligence collection and analysis through source debriefings; financial analysis; crypto-currency investigations; open source and conspiracy investigations. Students will have the opportunity to practice acquired skills in practical and hands-on classroom exercises.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 10/16/2023
Leadership for Intelligence Professionals
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, intelligence and/or criminal analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This course leverages almost nine decades of experience between both the instructors in the federal, state, and local intelligence and law enforcement fields. This 3-day seminar will have a mix of discussions of leadership principles and the practical application of those principles in actual scenarios that the instructors and students have been involved with. All students will be strongly encouraged to participate in discussions of the various scenarios introduced throughout the course. This course is designed for intelligence and law enforcement professionals that have a desire to become in a leadership position or already are in an entry to mid-level leadership position.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 10/10/2023
Courage Under Fire
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers or criminal analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: On January 4th, 2012, Lieutenant Hutchinson was involved in a thirteen-minute gun battle after his narcotics team was ambushed while serving a knock and announce search warrant on a small marijuana grow house. During the gunfight Lieutenant Hutchinson was shot five times while recusing injured officers from the home.
Lieutenant Hutchinson will provide a debrief of the search warrant, a detailed account of the gunfight, lessons learned in the aftermath, as well as the mindset that helped him survive the near fatal gunshot wounds and continue to fight until all his team had been pulled from the home.
This course will cover the following topics:
• No day is routine.
• Press the fight.
• Mindset of survival.
• Prepare yourself for the fight as well as the aftermath.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
Detecting Deception & Latent Content
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers, crime analyst.
Course Description: This course will give you the tools to get to the Truth quicker. You will be able to laser focus your investigations and come to a quicker case resolve. You will recognize information in the words people use, that you have previously been missing! This course is also the foundation for a successful Analytical Interview; removing the guess work from the interview and recognizing if and how deception is present. Using the subject’s own words, you will be able to laser focus you interview questions, obtain more information, and more confessions. Learn the psychological and linguistic principles behind the subject’s chosen words. Taught how to obtain a “pure,” uncontaminated statement.
Students will be introduced to the principles of psycho-linguistic profiling, learned in advanced analysis. The profile is invaluable for all investigators and gives them a distinct edge during the interview.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED - Due to Class and Waiting List FULL
Registration Closes: 09/25/2023
Basic Intelligence Analyst - 2 Week Course
Prerequisite: Students must be employed by a government agency and must attend the full 2 weeks. Must be non-sworn, civilian personnel ONLY.
Friday, October 6th is a FULL DAY. (We kindly ask no travel to be booked on the final day)
Course Description: This is a 2-week, (80-hour) comprehensive introduction to law enforcement intelligence analysis, with an intensive program consisting of both classroom and hands-on training. The course curriculum emphasizes the development of the student’s analytical skills, the use of computerized tools and systems, and covers a broad range of academic subjects critical to providing mission-oriented intelligence. The course is designed to provide the student with the skill, knowledge, and ability needed to assemble and present critical analytical assessments and products to investigators, prosecutors, and other agencies. Analysts will learn how to develop and use intelligence at the specialized investigative unit level to provide valued assistance in planning and directing investigative strategies. This training course addresses many of the recognized national training standards and provides the foundation for developing and enhancing analytical capabilities.
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
Registration Status: CLOSED
First review of applications will be July 24, 2023
Registration Closes: 09/01/2023
WRCTC - Drug Informant Management
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This course instructs new and experienced officers in the efficient, safe and legal protocols for developing, managing and deploying confidential informants in narcotics cases. Officers will be taught to identify and avoid potential ‘problem’ informants and integrity issues. Developing and utilizing a variety of informants, such as informants working off a new arrest; a sentence reduction; jail and prison inmates; probationers; parolees; paid informants; other officer’s informants and other categories, will be covered in this class. Briefing, debriefing and interviewing informants will be instructed. The registration process, cooperation letters, informant contracts, payment paperwork, informant testimony and other topics will be covered in this class. Officer safety, informant safety, and informant integrity will be emphasized. Topics will also include red flags and indicators associated with use of informants. This course Incorporates relevant local geographic area narcotics, gang, law, crime and local influences..
Dress Code: Uniform or Business Casual (NO Shorts/Flip-Flops)
To apply use the link below, which will direct you to Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center.