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For questions or
to schedule a training or presentation contact
Sergeant Talbot at:
630.253.8404
BruceRTalbot
@DrugRecognition.com
Bruce R. Talbot Associates
222 Sunshine Drive
Bolingbrook Illinois, 60490-1545
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"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
NEW 2009
CLASS:
MAKING DUI CANNABIS ARRESTS—A DR.
MICHAEL DRUMM EXCLUSIVE!
This one day course is
for patrol officers and supervisors who want to
learn how to recognize the
specific and unique clues of drivers under the influence of cannabis. Eye
clues, physical mannerisms, and other distinct signs and symptoms indicating
cannabis use including the pharmacokinetics of THC will be covered .
Report writing and arrest
protocols for 625 ILCS 501 (A) (4) and (A) (6) arrests are featured in this
very dynamic training class by Dr. Drumm.
DESIGNER
CLUB DRUGS
Ecstasy did not disappear -- it's just
morphed into dozes of other drugs as highlighted by the 2009 over doses
involving DMT analogues. This multi-media presentation focuses on synthetic
drugs formerly associated with the Rave dance movement but now found in
adult night clubs such as Ecstasy (MDMA) analogues, Super-G (GHB) analogues,
Special-K (Ketamine) analogues, Double Stack (PMA), 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. Includes an exclusive video interview with a 2-Ci
overdose survivor.
CURRENT TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE
This one day course addresses the latest
trends in substance abuse, including the dramatic shift towards recreational
prescription drug use and addiction known as "Poly-pharming." Special
emphasis will be placed on new state drug laws, drug user demographics,
concealment techniques, and enforcement recommendations. Drugs to be
discussed include:
- Black tar heroin, Cheese, narco-pops,
OxyContin, and Fentanyl
- Stimulants: Ice, Cat, Yaba, and cocaine
- Over the counter drugs of abuse: DXM (e.g. "Pink Snurfs"), and
Diphenhydramine
- Botanicals: Salvia, Kratom, and Woodrose, Yopo.
- New forms of cannabis such as Delta-6 THC, "Firecrackers", and Green
Dragon
This class is ideal for any patrol officer, investigator, or supervisor
working in school resource, DARE/GREAT, Stand Tall for Drug Free Schools,
crime prevention, narcotic, or gang divisions.
RESPONDING TO SCHOOL DRUG
IMPAIRMENT CALLS
This is the police version of our new one-day school drug
impairment recognition, documentation and testing class, but edited for
police officers. Designed especially for School Recourse Officers,
Juvenile Officers or any police officer responding to a school
in-progress drug impairment incident. The legal issues surrounding
police drug enforcement in a school setting and drug testing impaired
subjects will be included with the recognition training. Special
impairment documentation forms and a model school substance abuse policy and
procedure are included with the bound text book.
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 State Training Board certified 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
three-day certified class featuring video or live alcohol dosed
demonstration subjects (recommended), or a five-day instructor level course
is available.
STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY
REFRESHER
This special one-day version of the above class includes a
complete review of the proper procedures for conducting roadside field
sobriety tests and the common tactics defense lawyers employ to challenge
the police officer's testimony at a DUI trial. Especially helpful for
police officers who were trained in SFST prior to 2000.
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.
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