This 40- hour course is designed as a refresher or intermediate look and analysis of all drug type investigations. Topics include, but are not limited to, current techniques and legal issues; money laundering overview; ; drug identification; meth labs, terrorism and drugs; basic search warrant preparation, surveillance techniques including a practicum, confidential informants, interview and interrogations techniques, and raid planning with an emphasis on officer safety.

Topics Covered: Drug Identification, Current Drug Trends, Surveillance Techniques**, Search Warrant Preparation and Execution***, Handling of Confidential Informants, Raid Planning, Legal Issues, Court Preparation, Technical Resources, Terrorism Overview, Interview and Interrogation Techniques, and Officer Safety.

* Some topics may be substituted or deleted.
** May involve practicum including foot and moving surveillance.
*** May involve practicum and physical activity.

This course may be 8-24 hours depending on agency needs. The course traces in-depth how drug organizations receive, utilize, and hide their proceeds. We also explore general methods to combat and seize drug proceeds.

This 16 hour class focuses on the "dark side" of the Internet and how predators utilize the medium to lure young children. Topics include: (1) Internet 101: What is the internet?...yesterday and today; (2) methods of accessing the internet; (3) top users of the internet and the governing bodies; (4) child pornography; (5) where does child porn originate?; (6) internet investigations; (7) use of internet software tools; (8) evidence gathering; (9) Email and newsgroup investigations; (10) IRC and chat group investigations; (11) reading and interpreting email headers to determine origin; spoofing methods, (12) setting up chat undercover operations; (13) investigative problems and concerns; (14) forged email and anonymous remailers; (15) evidence and warrants what information is relevant?; and (16) federal laws and regulations.

This 40-hr seminar is a newly designed course specifically structured to provide the officer with survival skills involving the use of firearms and the utilization of common defensive tactics. Both these components will also assist the officer whether they are working a narcotics investigation or working the "street".

The course includes two full day practicums; one involving a moving surveillance, and the second involving defensive tactics and firearms instruction.