Regional Counterdrug Training Academy, NAS Meridian, MS

Patrol Officers Response to Street Drugs

Back to Course Listings

Length: 4 1/2 days/36 hours

Designed For: This course is designed for uniformed patrol officers.

Prerequisites: None.

Certification: This course is POST certified in the states of Mississippi and Georgia and accepted for certification in other states.

Description: This four and ½ day course focuses on street-level narcotics enforcement by uniformed patrol, corrections, probation, fish and game, and all other enforcement officers who possess arrest authority, including military police.

Areas covered include:

•  In-depth coverage of the seven drug categories; to include Drug Abuse Recognition (D.A.R.)

•  Recognition of drug symptoms

•  Paraphernalia

•  Dangers of confronting subjects under the influence of drugs

•  Legal issues and coverage of all areas of warrantless searches

•  Preliminary assessments of a subject's speech, breath, appearance, demeanor, behavior, etc.

•  Examinations of the subject's eyes, vital signs, physical and psychological evaluations

•  Based on these examinations and on other evidence that may emerge, the trained student can reach reasonably accurate conclusions concerning the general category of drug used or medical condition that has impaired the suspect.

•  The students must pass a written test with a 70% or 81 points out of 115 possible. The students, in group sessions, must also complete scenarios in written format. Test scores and scenarios are kept for one year.

Printer Friendly Version | Back to Course Listings | Back to Courses Open for Registration