DUI Detection & Standardized
Field Sobriety Testing
24-Hour State Certified Course
May 16 - 18, 2012
Urbana IL
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Non-Member Tuition: - 0 -
This program will familiarize police officers with the most recent and effective procedures for testing drivers for intoxication at roadside. Participants will learn how to properly conduct field sobriety tests developed by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA)...including horizontal gaze nystagmus, and how to describe DUI evidence clearly and convincingly in written reports an verbal testimony. Officers will have two opportunities to conduct sobriety tests on volunteer drinking subjects who are not members of the class.
Topics include:
Visual Detection of Drinking Drivers
Behavioral Indications of Drug Influence
Laws of DUI and Implied Consent
Report Writing and Courtroom Testimony
Intoxication Testing Exercises
Psycho-Physical Field Sobriety Tests
Videotapes of Actual DUI Arrests
Instructors:
Dep. J.R. Meeker, Champaign County Sheriff's Office
Lt. Clint Howard, Douglas County
Sheriff's Office
Funded by:
Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety
Certification:
This
course is certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
State of Illinois certificates will be presented to officers who satisfy all testing and
attendance requirements.
