Traffic
Patrol/Drug Interdiction
Course
Number:
CR-508
Course Length: 2 Days (16 Hours)
This workshop
trains police officers to detect, investigate and arrest those
persons who are trafficking illegal drugs and drug money upon
the highways. This program is designed for the patrol officer
who is assigned traffic and preventative patrol duties. Applicants
for this course must be sworn law enforcement officers.
The course
curriculum includes the following:
a. Overview
of Illicit Drug Traffic
b. Concept of Criminal Patrol
c. Search Techniques
d. Criminal Patrol Procedures
e. Roadside Interviews and/or Interrogations
f. Physical Evidence Detection and Collection
g. Note Taking and Report Writing
h. Drug Recognition and Packaging
i. Officer Safety Issues
