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For questions or to schedule a training or presentation contact
Sergeant Talbot at:
630.253.8404

Bruce R. Talbot Associates
222 Sunshine Drive
Bolingbrook Illinois, 60490-154

"The instructor was the very best instructor I have ever had. Incorporates humor and participation. Excellent teacher. answers all questions." Officer Louis Jurek, Cook County Forest Preserve Police.

Training and Seminars Offered for Law Enforcement Professionals

DESIGNER CLUB DRUGS
This multi-media presentation focuses on drugs associated with the Rave dance movement such as Ecstasy (MDMA), Super-G (GHB), Special-K (Ketamine), Double Stack (PMA), DXM, Fantis-i (2Ci), Nexus (2C-B), Eu4eh (2 C-T) and many more Includes police surveillance video of people high on ecstasy and several GHB overdoses, along with dozens of pictures of the drugs, paraphernalia, and users of designer club drugs. A 114-page bound text book accompanies the class.

FROM OhCee's To OTC's: METH, HEROIN, AND OTHER TRENDY DRUGS
One of the newest trends in drug abuse is the split phenomena of methamphetamine abuse in rural America versus adolescent heroin use in urban America. This new program features video clips of teenage heroin users, including the new Black Tar heroin. Other new video clips focus on meth addiction and "tweaking" during a "speed run." Over-the-counter drug abuse is also featured in this new class. A detailed 90-page bound text book accompanies the class.

CONDUCTING POLICE STING OPERATIONS
This one-day class is for police supervisors responsible for conducting compliance testing for tobacco or alcohol laws. The multi-media presentation covers national policy and court rulings on proper sting operations. As a state certified police training course, it was chosen by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission as a state-wide training program and presented in Texas, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. A 92-page bound text book and CD with three PowerPoint programs accompanies
this class.

TOBACCO AS A GATEWAY DRUG
Ninety-two percent of adolescent marijuana users are regular daily cigarette smokers. This seminar highlights the Woodridge, Illinois experience in controlling youth access to tobacco which resulted in a 70 percent reduction in youth smoking and a significant reduction in illicit drug use as documented by DePaul University, based on Sergeant Talbot's United States Senate testimony.

BROKEN WINDOWS: THE ANCILLARY BENEFITS OF YOUTH ACCESS ENFORCEMENT
This program was featured at the National Synar Enforcement Conference and makes the connection between adolescent access to cigarettes and community crime rates. Research from DePaul University is highlighted showing that a high-level of youth access enforcement corresponds with a lower overall community crime rates! The program explains what the various connections are between adolescent cigarette use and community crimes in regards to the famous "Broken Windows" theory of policing.

DRUGGED DRIVER DETECTION FOR PATROL OFFICERS
This three-day class gives the police patrol officer the tools necessary for recognizing the drugged driver as opposed to alcohol impaired driver. The class features a multi-media presentation, including video of real drug-impaired drivers undergoing field sobriety testing as well as a complete presentation on the pharmacology and physiology of illicit drugs. A 167-page bound text book accompanies this class.

DRUGGED DRIVER DETECTION INSTRUCTOR
This is a five-day version of the above class and also includes two days of student teaching and instruction on the theory of adult learning. The program includes copies of all PowerPoint slides
and videos.

STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTING
As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's class for patrol officers, the class can be offered in a special one-day re-fresher for up-dates on the changes implemented in February 2000, a two-day certified class using video tapes in place of the live drinking subjects demonstrations, a three-day certified class featuring live alcohol dosed demonstration subjects (recommended), or a five-day instructor course.

STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTING INSTRUCTOR
This is a five-day version of the above class and includes two days of student teaching and instruction on the theory of adult learning. The program includes copies of all PowerPoint slides and videos

MEDICAL MARIJUANA: THE MYTH
This special presentation, which is suitable for workshops or luncheon and dinner speeches, features the truth behind the claims of advocates of marijuana as a medicine. The presentation is based on government published scientific facts. This presentation is one side of the story you have not heard in the popular press sound-bites.