Sunday - June 06th

 

  • State Coordinators Meeting

 

  • Course Managers Training

Pre-Register through your State Coordinator

 

  • DITEP Training

Pre-Register through your State Coordinator

 

  • Welcome Reception

 

Monday - June 07th

 

This session will concentrate on the strides that have been made during the past decade.  The main focus will be where the program started, what the goals were 10 years ago, and where the program is now.  This session will also highlight the current studies which re-validate the DRE program, and what measures need to be taken in the future to ensure our progress in Impaired Driver Enforcement.

 

Dr. Marceline Burns, Southern California Research Center & Sgt. Dick Studdard, Los Angeles Police Department (Retired)

 

·          Legal Highs: Uncontrolled Drugs

Why break the law to get high when you can easily obtain similar mind altering drugs that are not controlled by any State, anywhere? Controlled substances are nowhere near as available as drugs in every corner market, pharmacy, liquor store, “health” food stores, the internet, and many other tens of thousands of locations across America. Over the counter drugs that get abused are manufactured by dozens of companies and marketed in hundreds of variations with different names. This presentation identifies the relatively few substances common to all OTC drugs of abuse, and the influence signs caused by their abuse. Also included in this presentation are a number of relatively new drugs that are yet to be controlled, widely abused, and their signs of influence. Salvia Divinorum, DXM, Waka, and many more drugs will be included, many also on display in their various forms.

 

Charles W. Marting Thornton Police Department, Colorado & James P. Mock Torrance Police Department, California (retired)

 

·          The Visual Trial

The City of Phoenix Prosecutor's Office developed a "Visual Trial" that can be used in any courtroom.  The PowerPoint Program consists of a template that can easily be modified and adapted to enhance any DUI/DRE trial. Prosecutors from the City of Phoenix Prosecutor's Office will demonstrate the PowerPoint Program in a typical DRE trial. Participants will be provided with access to the program for their agencies. To date, this program has been shared with prosecutorial agencies and law enforcement in 30 states. Amy Bain and Eric Jeffery have spoken nationally about the benefits of a visual trial.

 

Amy Bain & Eric Jeffery, City of Phoenix Prosecutor’s Office

 

·          Methamphetamine

Over the past twenty years methamphetamine has become one of the most popular drugs of abuse in the United States. It has replaced cocaine as the drug of choice in many communities and its popularity is rising at nearly exponential proportions. Yet, many police officers are unfamiliar with the appearance, production methods and physical effects of this powerful drug. This session will give a brief overview of the history of methamphetamine and the chemicals used to make the drug. It will then go into greater detail as to the physical and mental symptomology of methamphetamine for the DRE process.

 

Lt. Pete Mungovan, Indianapolis Police Department

 

·          NHTSA/SFST/DRE Update: The Latest Changes and What They Mean to You

 

Dean Kusznieski, NHTSA

 

  • Prosecution of Impaired Driving Cases; Back to the Basics

This session will focus on the basics of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus and the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program.  Obstacles to prosecuting impaired driving cases, resources available to assist prosecutors, and some common arguments will be discussed.

 

Sandy Richardson, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Steve Talpins, Office of the State Attorney, Miami, Florida, Ed Cook, President of National Association of Prosecutors Coordinators and Executive Director, Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys Advisory Council & Karen Herland, Minneapolis City Attorney Office

 

Tuesday - June 08th

 

·          Phlebotomy & Search Warrants

This session will cover the role of Police Phlebotomists and the effect they are having on investigations, as well as the latest information on obtaining Search Warrants for evidence in Impaired Driving Cases.

 

Cathee Tankersley

 

·          DRE!  It’s Not Just for Drivers!

This session will provide the opportunity to examine agencies nationwide that utilize the experienced DRE outside of traffic enforcement.  Some examples include, Drug Impairment Training for Education Professionals, EMS Response Training, Community and Classroom DUI/Drug training, Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse Cases, Assisting in Sexual Assault Investigations, Operation Trucker Checks, etc...  Utilizing the DRE in these situations can greatly enhance community and public service.

 

Officers Dave Renken & Tim Reese, Tucson Police Department

 

·          Utilizing the DRE in Fatal Collisions: “Peralta; A Case Study”

During this session you will be given insight into the investigation, and prosecution of a case where the work conducted by the DRE, in conjunction with the Prosecutor’s office, was instrumental in achieving conviction from a multi-fatality collision.

 

Ofc. Terry McCarthy, Tucson Police Department & Bruce Chaulk, Pima County Attorney’s Office

 

·          Drugs and Impairment: Using the DRE Program to make the Connection

What is the current level of knowledge regarding drugs and driving impairment?  What can be said now concerning the relationship between impaired driving, prior drug use and detectable drug levels?  Are uniform per se drugged driving levels in our future?  Learn what expert testimony is currently supported by the relevant scientific literature/community and what is not.  And finally, how too effectively use DRE and corroborating Toxicology testimony to fill the gap between drug use and related driving impairment.

 

Michelle Spirk, Arizona DPS Crime Laboratory

 

·          The Role of the Task Force

A comprehensive look at multi-agency DUI task force operations.  How to organize, administer and report task force activities to maximize deterrent effects on your community.  Fostering relations with media, nonprofit community organizations, prosecutors, courts and law enforcement agencies. Examine task force operations from the nationally recognized East Valley and Southern Arizona DUI Task Forces.

 

Lt. Bill Peters, Mesa Police Department & Sgt. Christopher Andreacola, Tucson Police Department

 

  • Innovative Teaching Techniques for DRE Schools

Featuring the final review game “Jeopar-DRE”, teaching tools for DRE Schools which include using PowerPoint/video combinations to make smooth transition between them.  Using computerized forms for taking course manager notes and creating the end of the school final reports.  PDF forms for printing tests, progress logs, critiques, etc. to avoid making copies from the manuals and making copies of copies.

 

Officer Kyle Clark, Naples Police Department Florida, Officer Paul White, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office & Officer Darren Nielsen, Phoenix Police Department

 

·          Awards Luncheon

 

Dr. Richard Carmona, Surgeon General of the United States & David Fitzsimmons, Arizona Daily Star

 

Wednesday - June 09th

 

·          Why Do I See What I’m Seeing? Neuro-chemistry and the DRE

Ever  since  the  cloning  of  two  distinct  cannabinoid receptors and the discovery  of  lipids  derived from arachidonic acid as endogenous ligands, cannabinoid  pharmacology  has received increased attention and yielded new insights  in the understanding of the complex effects of smoking marijuana. The lecture will focus on the pharmacodynamic actions of THC, the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis preparations.  The emphasis will be placed on the anatomical and physiological substrates for the main central and peripheral pharmacology of the drug.  The use of basic diagrams and figures and   the  interactive  nature  of  the  lecture  will  help  the non-initiated  and  the toxicologist alike to gather a better understanding of  the  fundamentals  behind  the  observed  human  behaviors and clinical parameters altered by THC.

 

Ph. D. Lionel Raymon, University of Miami

 

·          Pharmaceutical Diversion Investigation

This course presents an overview of the investigative knowledge and tools to conduct sophisticated cases involving the movement of licit prescription drugs to an illicit market. First, there will be an introduction to the various classes of drugs of abuse as they are used appropriately and then how they can be abused.  The instructor will provide examples of each type of investigation from the self-user to the trafficking by organized crime and terrorist groups. A number of exercises will be conducted during the course to better put the student “in-the-shoes” of a perpetrator(s).  A comparison of similarities will be made between typical narcotics work and pharmaceutical diversion.  Pharmaceutical diversion report writing and search warrant preparation will be covered to make this a complete overview on “How to Conduct a Pharmaceutical Diversion Investigation.”

 

Dr. Marc Gonzalez, Pharm.D., Associate Director, Law Enforcement Liaison/Education, Corporate Security, Purdue Pharma & Officer Clark John, Los Angeles Police Department Narcotics Division Training Detail

 

·          Regional Meetings