Course Number: 240D
Course Description: Criminal Interdiction Workshop – Desert Snow
Desert Snow flyer
An “All Crimes” Approach To Criminal Interdiction
- Combating the Current Opioid Epidemic
- How To Conduct A Legal & Systematic Traffic Stop
- The Mindset of A Contraband Smuggler
- Steps Taken by Criminals to Avoid Detection
- Recognizing Indicators of Criminal Activity
- Pertinent Case Law Relating to Criminal Interdiction
- How Defense Attorneys Beat Criminal Cases in Court
- Developing Roadside Conversational Skills
- Spotting Deceptive Behavior
- How and When to Ask for Consent to Search
- Officer Safety Issues Pertaining to Interdiction
- Identifying Common Vehicle Concealments
- Numerous Electronic Compartment Videos
- Appropriate Asset Forfeiture Practices
- Post Arrest Considerations
- Current & Effective Interdiction Resources
- Numerous Recent Interdiction Traffic Stop Videos
- Review of Numerous Recent Concealment Videos
Workshop (8 hrs.):
- Hands-On Searching of Actual Vehicles • Car/Pickup/SUV/Van
- Exposure to Simulated IED’s
- Electronic Compartments Up Close & Personal
- Exposure to A Variety of Simulated Contrabands
- Exposure to A Number of Different Concealments • Tires
- Engine Manifolds
- Drivelines
- False Batteries
- Fuel Tanks & More
Dates: May 17-19, 2022
Times: 0800-1700
Credit Hours: 24 hours
Location: Training venue changed 04/05/22
Holiday Inn Express
3050 S. Shoshone
Boise, ID 83705
Cost: $649 Payable to: Desert Snow
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)
Deadline: May 3, 2022
Instructors:
Jeff David
Registration:
www.DesertSnow.com
Remarks: do not send registrations to POST
Facility Contact and Hotel information: Cydney Shubin, 208-577-3563 or cshubin@adacounty.id.gov
Code: 120
Flyer – FentanylSafety&Awareness
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide law enforcement officers and other first responders an overview of the characteristics and hazards of fentanyl and synthetic opioids as we teach current tactics, techniques and procedures to mitigate hazards to first responders when fentanyl or other harmful illicit substances are present at the scene. This course provides hands on training on the proper use and wear of personal protective equipment, and the basic first aid measures to help prevent and mitigate incidental exposure to synthetic opioids.
Date: 04/26/2022
Registration Timeline: 04/25/2022
Time: 1300 – 1700
Credits: 4 POST training hours
Location:
Meridian Police Department
1223 E Watertower St
Meridian ID, 83642
Cost: FREE
Instructors: Maria Lepe and Scott Salmon
Register at www.wrctc.com Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center
Course Number: R4232
Course Description:
This two-day {16-hour) program has been designed by Michael W. Kmiecik II
(Sheepdog Guardian Consulting, LLC) for police service dog handlers, police service dog administrators, supervisors, trainers, handlers; and judges, prosecutors and municipal attorneys and is intended as a training, educational and resource tool for current and relevant police service dog industry standards, federal law (statute and case law relating to the Supreme Court of the United States and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) and Idaho law (statute and case law) relating to police service patrol dog operations. The course does not purport to furnish legal advice or assistance. Furthermore, students will be tested on their knowledge and retention prior to and after instruction.
K9: Use of force and Search and Seizure, Narcotic-Contraband
US Supreme Court and 9th Circuit Court
Idaho Specific training
Dates: September 19-20, 2022
Times: 0800-1700
Credit Hours: 16
Location: Bonneville County Sheriff’s Ammon Field Office, 3750 E. Lincoln Road, Idaho Falls, 83402
Cost: $225.00
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)
Deadline:
Instructor(s): Michael Kmieck
Remarks: To register for this course, click the following link- https://www.sheepdogguardian.com/events/idaho-falls-id-canine-legal-updates-patrol-narcotic or email to jennifer@sheepdogguardian.com.
Course Number: 120
Course Description: Fentanyl Awareness – Trends and Investigations
This is a first line responder drug identification and investigations class for Law Enforcement Officers. Participants will learn about fentanyl trends and investigations and will also receive updates about other illicit drug trends occurring in Idaho.
Course Topics:
- Understand the current opioid epidemic.
- Identify what fentanyl is and what it commonly looks like.
- Understand LE’s function while investigating overdose deaths.
- Understand the dangers associated with fentanyl exposure.
- Understand current trends of other dangerous drugs.
Priority will be given to Law Enforcement Officer registrations
Dates: March 23, 2022
Times: 1000-1200
Credit Hours: 2
Location:
ISP District 1
Training Room
615 West Wilbur Avenue
Coeur d’Alene Idaho
Cost: Tuition FREE
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)
Deadline:
Instructors: Sgt. Jess Stennett, Idaho State Police
Registration Details: Use the REGISTRATION LINK provided below.
Remarks:
Course Number: 120
Course Description: Fentanyl Awareness – Trends and Investigations
This drug indentification and investigations class is for Law Enforcement Officers Participants will learn about fentanyl trends and investigations and will also receive updates about other illicit drug trends occurring in Idaho.
Course Topics:
- Understand the current opioid epidemic.
- Identify what fentanyl is and what it commonly looks like.
- Understand LE’s function while investigating overdose deaths.
- Understand the dangers associated with fentanyl exposure.
- Understand current trends of other dangerous drugs.
Dates:
Times: 1000-1200
Credit Hours: 2
Location:
Cost: Tuition FREE
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)
Deadline:
Instructors: Sgt. Jess Stennett, Idaho State Police
Registration Details: Use the REGISTRATION LINK provided below.
Remarks:
Course Number: R4141
Course Description:
The goal of Bulletproof Report Writing is to teach experienced police officers solid fundamentals that will help them write defensible police reports. Additionally, officers need the skills to write a report that will allow prosecutors to charge defendants without asking for follow-up information. Law enforcement officers need to know how to be fully prepared to not only answer the direct questions asked by the prosecutor, but also answer the cross-examination questions by the defense attorney and know how to respond to impeachment attempts.
Topics Covered/Overview
Goal
To teach students how to write a police report that causes the reader to believe that your actions were reasonable, appropriate, and defensible.
Outcome
Students who complete the course will:
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Discourage filings for motions to suppress evidence
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Encourage guilty pleas
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Serve as a roadmap for the prosecution
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Provide for a basis to fully refresh your memory for trial
Training Modules
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Learn the Three Golden Rules of report writing.
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Explain the four goals of a police report, along with the eight audiences who typically read your reports.
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Learn straight-forward and effective report writing techniques, including:
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Whether or not you should use CAPS
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When to use paragraphs
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Learn why a true professional writer uses topic headings to subdivide your report
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When to use bullet points to make important legal conclusions
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The value of identifying people by their role in the incident, not just their name
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How to write short and direct sentences
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Learn the seven elements of an effective synopsis
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Describe how a true chronological report is written
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Learn how to write a report summary (hint: it’s not like a college paper summary)
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Students will also learn how to articulate criminal elements in their reports, including two “hidden” elements for every crime
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Discuss how to effectively narrate on BWC without offending rules of evidence
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Learn the Rule of 5 for RS and PC articulation
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Learn how to “reverse engineer” case law in order to write better reports
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Explain how the importance of articulating legal conclusions
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Throughout the training students will do several engaging articulation exercises (this part is unique to our training)
Dates: January 20, 2022
Times: 0830-1700
Credit Hours: 7.5
Location: Idaho Falls Police Department Training Annex, 577 D St., Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Cost: $159 ($399 if attending all three classes- Adv. Search and Seizure (Jan. 18) Adv. Traffic Stops (Jan 19), Bulletproof Report Writing (Jan 20))
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)
Deadline:
Instructor(s): TBD
Remarks: Register via the Blue to Gold website, located here- https://www.bluetogold.com/
Course Number: 240D
Course Description: Criminal Interdiction for Patrol
Proven techniques on how to recognize and build criminal cases from the onset of the traffic stop and beyond.
Course Topics:
- Patrol’s vision and the importance of interdiction
- Officer safety, ethics, and the 4th Amendment
- Trends and pre-text stops
- Vehicle and person indicators
- Roadside interview (Deception)
- Importance of documents
- Legal considerations, including K9 case law
- Consent
- Concealment methods
- Money seizures
- Report writing (Importance)
- Informants
- Importance of officer networking
Dates: April 27 – 28, 2021
Times: 0800-1700
Credit Hours: 16 hours
Location:
Idaho POST Academy
Building 3, Classroom B
700 South Stratford Drive
Meridian Idaho
Cost: Tuition FREE
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)
Deadline: April 26, 2021 REGISTER early only 22 seats are available
Instructors:
Sgt. Curt Sproat- ISP
Sgt. Chris Cottrell- ISP
Cpl. Bradalyn Crapo- ISP
Registration:
Email Brandalyn.crapo@isp.idaho.gov include your full name,
agency, email address, and telephone number
Remarks: do not send registrations to POST
Course Number: 240D
Course Description: Criminal Interdiction for Patrol
Proven techniques on how to recognize and build criminal cases from the onset of the traffic stop and beyond.
Course Topics:
- Patrol’s vision and the importance of interdiction
- Officer safety, ethics, and the 4th Amendment
- Trends and pre-text stops
- Vehicle and person indicators
- Roadside interview (Deception)
- Importance of documents
- Legal considerations, including K9 case law
- Consent
- Concealment methods
- Money seizures
- Report writing (Importance)
- Informants
- Importance of officer networking
Dates:
Times: 0800-1700
Credit Hours:
Location:
Cost: Tuition FREE
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)
Deadline:
Instructors:
Registration:
Remarks: do not send registrations to POST
Course Number: R2407
Course Description:
This year’s conference will provide training in the following areas:
- Drug Interdiction
- Fentanyl and Heroin Investigations
- Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs)
Dates: July 12-15, 2021
Times: 0800-1700
Credit Hours: 32
Location: The Riverside Hotel, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Boise, ID 83714
Cost: $350.00
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)
Deadline: July 5, 2021
Instructor(s): MCTFT Instructors, Idaho State Police Instructors, Graves and Associates (TBD)
Remarks: To register for this course, click on this form 2021 Idaho Narcotics Officers registration and mail to PO> Box 680 Rigby, ID 83442 or contact Det. Pettingill at 208-243-2567 to pay with a credit card.
RECOMMENDED HOTEL- The Riverside Hotel and Convention Center, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Boise, ID 83714, or call 208-343-1871 and let them know you are there for the conference and ask for the government rate.
Course Number: R4240D
Course Description:
Proven techniques on how to recognize and build criminal cases from the onset of the traffic stop and beyond.
Course Topics:
- Patrol’s vision and the importance of interdiction
- Officer safety, ethics, and the 4th Amendment
- Trends and pre-text stops
- Vehicle and person indicators
- Roadside interview (Deception)
- Importance of documents
- Legal considerations, including K9 case law
- Consent
- Concealment methods
- Money seizures
- Report writing (Importance)
- Informants
- Importance of officer networking
Dates: March 15, 2021 all day, March 16, 2021 half day
Times: 0800-1700 first day, 0800-1200 second day
Credit Hours: 12
Location: Idaho State Police District 5 Training Room, 5255 S. 5th Ave., Pocatello, ID 83204
Cost: FREE
(Attendees are responsible for meals, travel, and/or lodging)
Deadline:
Instructor(s): ISP Sgt. Vance Cox, ISP Cpls. Jared Shively, Tyler Sheierman, Chad Braswell
Remarks: To register for this course, email ISP Cpl Jared Shively at jared.shively@isp.idaho.gov