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4:20 Interdiction
Duration: 3 days (24 hours).
Designed for: Law Enforcement/Code Enforcement, Probation & Parole, Military
Course description: This course will provide students with the skills necessary to conduct successful interdiction.  It will equip students with the ability to make a rapid assessment on whether criminal activity is taking place. This rapid assessment can be enhanced by becoming familiar with current criminal trends and understanding how to use this information to confirm or deny one’s suspicion. The skills learned during this course are taught, not only through the classroom, but through hands-on training and searching of passenger motor vehicles.  Students are taught how to locate hidden compartments and electronic traps on these vehicles, as well as learning the vehicle’s natural voids. 
Course Objectives: Students will be able to demonstrate how to successfully locate a hidden compartment or electronic trap. Students will also be able to easily identify a vehicle’s natural voids. They will be able to demonstrate the use of proper interview techniques on roadside encounters and be able to recognize both physical and behavioral indicators of deception. A student shall be able to observe and recognize indicators associated with criminal activity.

1. The basics and safety around vehicles.
2. The knowledge on how contraband enters the United States and how it is transported to destination points.
3. Indicators of criminal activity displayed on passenger vehicles.
4. How to search passenger vehicles, through hands-on searching exercises.
5. The ability to successfully complete a roadside interview.
6. The ability to locate and enter concealed compartments.
7. The knowledge gained through examining prior roadside traffic stops that led to successful interdiction.

Prerequisites: None.

Art of The Undercover
Duration: 2.5 days (20 Hours)
Designed for: Undercover Law Enforcement Officers
Course description: Solely for undercover officers already on the job or anticipating placement, “The Art of Undercover” is about enhancing believability and ease in performing the role. Being credible in the role you choose, the scenarios you engage in, and the risks you undertake is about both preserving officer safety and meeting the needs of the investigation. Taught by a performance anthropologist/stage director, the course uses the techniques that are used in training professional actors and applies them to law-enforcement scenarios and situations. Lecture based on the instructor’s book Art of Darkness: Ingenious Performances by Undercover Operators, Con Men, and Others is interspersed in an animated fashion with discussion, class exercise and critique, video scene analysis, and scripting. The course thus makes lively interplay between the principles and the practice of success in undercover performances. Focus is placed on participants’ ability to improvise convincingly under high-stress conditions.
Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1.      To demonstrate awareness of how they appear to the public through their characteristic nonverbal behaviors.

2.      To identify those types of undercover roles they can believably play in the course of a drug investigation.

3.      To develop physical aspects of an undercover role.

4.      To develop a cover story that fits both themselves and the needs of a given investigation.

5.      To demonstrate effective gear-switching between dramatic objectives in relationship to a suspect.

6.      To identify effective strategies for recovering from stress-related omissions or errors in dialogue with suspects.

7.      To simulate believably false actions, such as acting as if one is in a space for the first time or is being introduced to a person for the first time when there is prior knowledge.

8.      To listen to suspects while maintaining control over inner reactions.

9.      To alter their traditional physical armoring while playing the undercover role.

10.  To construct and represent the paraphernalia and environments of the undercover identity.

11.  To actively plan for recovery from the likeliest ways in which scenes with suspects could go bad.

12.  To construct a joint cover story with an informant and play it believably.

13.  To defend themselves believably against accusations while remaining in role.

At the end of the course, what will the students have learned?

1.      To distinguish between the performance demands of uniformed policed work and undercover work.

2.      To practice effective stress management strategies in the midst of high-stress encounters.

3.      To identify and plug holes in the cover story.

4.      To differentiate among the behaviors of true listening, pretending to listen, and pretending not to listen, as they apply to undercover investigations.

5.      To identify in advance the behavioral requirements for performing false actions.

6.      To effectively draw on past emotional experiences to build believable roles, particularly where there is moral or other resistance to the necessary portrayal.

7.      To pinpoint and stay on top of inner reactivity to suspects’ admissions.

8.      To recognize nonverbal physical armoring in themselves and in suspects.

9.      To perceive the undercover encounter from the suspect’s perspective.

10.  To analyze and compare stronger and weaker strategies of identity defense.

11.  To identify personally effective strategies for getting into and out of the undercover role.

Prerequisites: None.

Basic Tactics for Warrants (formally Basic Warrant Execution)
Duration: 4 days (32 Hours)
Designed for: Law Enforcement / Code Enforcement, Probation & Parole, Military (SF & MP)
Course description: This course focuses on the tactical techniques of search warrant service. Through demonstration and practical application, students utilize a high risk entry facility to practice entry, search and extraction techniques taught throughout the course from decision making through warrant execution.  Students will also learn felony vehicle stops, undercover extractions and TAC team management.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:

 1.       Complete a felony vehicle stop utilizing vehicles and techniques learned in class.

2.       Plan and conduct a warrant service briefing for a consensual or dynamic entry for the purpose of searching for and finding a perpetrator to serve a warrant.

3.       Perform the functions and duties of a team leader during the course of a consensual entry and a dynamic entry, utilizing a team of 7-9 officers and entry equipment to search and extract one to three perpetrators from a building simulating living quarters, utilizing entry equipment, simunitions, a bunker and techniques learned in class.

4.      Perform the functions and duties of a team leader during the course of a consensual entry and a dynamic entry, utilizing a team of 7-9 officers and entry equipment to search and extract one to three perpetrators from a building simulating living quarters, utilizing entry equipment, simunitions, a bunker and techniques learned in class.

5.        Perform the functions and duties of an entry team member to execute a warrant, search and extraction of one to three perpetrators from a building simulating living quarters, utilizing entry equipment, simunitions, a bunker and techniques learned in class in a time limit of no longer than five minutes.

6.       Properly utilize a bunker to lead a team utilizing simunitions through a building simulating living quarters in a search warrant entry under the threat of an armed perpetrator.

7.       Assume a tactical mindset as taught in class and utilize the principles in the decision making process during the course of warrant execution scenarios.

Prerequisites: None.

Cannabis Indoor Grow
Duration: 2 days (16 hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer involved in the investigation of cases involving the indoor growing and harvesting of marijuana
Course description: This course is designed to equip investigating officers and support personnel with the tools necessary to detect, search and seize, prosecute and testify in indoor marijuana grow cases. Covered in this class will be an in depth study of cannabis horticulture, the equipment required to grow indoors, indoor growing techniques including sensimilla cultivation and carbon dioxide enrichment. Methods to locate and investigate indoor grows will be discussed in depth. Search warrants, thermal imaging search warrants, scene search and seizure and court testimony are also included. A number of case studies and investigations will be examined and critiqued.
Prerequisites: None

Conducting Complete Traffic Stops
Duration: 2 days (16 hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer
Course Description: This two-day course examines the relationship between motor vehicle law enforcement and the detection of criminal activity. Students will learn techniques and skills to employ during roadside stops and interviews. Officer safety is stressed. Indicators and identification of concealed compartments are emphasized as well as indicators of other criminal activities. Consent to search and other legal considerations are covered.
Prerequisites: None.

Desert Snow Phase I-III
Duration: 4 days
Designed for: Highway patrol officers, patrolmen, drug enforcement, homeland security personnel
Course Description: DESERT SNOW is a large scale highway interdiction exercise intended for highway patrol officers, patrolmen, drug enforcement and homeland security personnel.

Phase 1: Passenger Vehicle Terrorist Threat Detection is an 8 hr. course. This class contains approx. 30 different concealment methods commonly used by drug smugglers and terrorists organizations. Officers are taught to be alert for possible criminal activity while conducting everyday patrol responsibilities. Emphasis is placed on officers to conduct high volume, legal, courteous, professional enforcement contacts.

Phase 2: Passenger Vehicle Workshop, 16 hr. course. This class contains approx. 10 different vehicles, each containing different scenarios and concealment. The class contains approx. 250 natural, constructed, and personal concealment methods commonly utilized by drug smugglers and terrorists. The class has over 2000 lbs. of simulated drugs, over 5 million dollars of simulated currency, and numerous explosive displays. Officers are taught to be alert for possible criminal activity while conducting everyday patrol responsibilities. Emphasis is placed on officers to conduct high volume, legal, professional, courteous enforcement contacts. They are taught to conduct safe, detailed, professional searches, and to professionally reconstruct vehicles to their original condition. This was the first and only, and currently the largest most comprehensive, detailed passenger vehicle, hands on training offered to peace officers in the United States.
 
An example of material covered in this class:

• Smuggling tactics / How smugglers think
• Smuggling indicators? / What is suspicious…and why?
• Indicators of terrorist activity and explosive concealment
• Profiles and why they do not work
• Officer safety tactics
• Drug paraphernalia identification
• Vehicle concealment
• How to legally ask for permission to search
• Passenger car concealment
• Pick-up truck concealment
• Van concealment
• SUV concealment
• Vehicle reconstruction
• Arrest / Release
• Currency seizures
• Evidence gathering
• Post arrest investigation and responsibilities
• Report writing
• Court testimony

Phase 3: Commercial Vehicle Criminal Interdiction is an 8 hr course. This class contains approx. 20 different displays and concealment methods commonly used by drug smugglers and terrorist organizations that use commercial vehicles for conveyances. Officers are taught to be alert for possible smuggling activity while conducting everyday assigned responsibilities. Emphasis is placed on officers to conduct high volume, legal, professional, courteous enforcement contacts.

Desert Snow Phase 4 (Advanced Commercial Vehicle Criminal and Terrorist Interdiction Training)
Duration: 3 days
Designed for: Law enforcement road officers, Motor Carrier compliance officers, Commercial auto theft personnel, Cargo theft personnel, Military security personnel,Private security personnel
Course Description: This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to identify suspicious indicators of terrorist/criminal activity with respect to common tractor-trailer vehicles during routine traffic stops or enforcement contacts. This course is primarily exercise-based with lectures, demonstrations, and group discussion all occurring in practical exercise forums.

Course Objectives:

• Describe how to conduct an enforcement contact, interview, and inspection safely and effectively.
• List subject, vehicle, and document indicators that would support detention of the subject and more in-depth inspection/search of the vehicle.
• Demonstrate how to conduct an effective, non-intrusive inspection/search of various commercial vehicles.

Domestic Terrorism
Duration: 2 days (16 hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer
Course Description: Participants in this course learn about domestic terrorist groups, how to recognize indicators relating to domestic terrorism and funding through narco-terrorism.  Students explore law enforcement’s roles and responsibilities in combating domestic terrorism.  Officer safety issues relating to domestic terrorism are also covered.
Prerequisites: None.

Drug Identification
Duration : 2 days (16 hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer
Course Description: The course will educate and supply information regarding the preliminary field identification of illegal and diverted legal drugs, as well as associated paraphernalia to law enforcement personnel. The course should serve as a tool and aid in the identification drugs, aimed at the reduction of usage an illicit sales. The course provides for definitions of basic drug terminology and the scheduling of drugs based on Controlled Substance ACT (CSA). Information will be provided on the chemical make up controlled substances as well as the manner in which they are produced for human consumption. This course of instruction will describe the manner that the controlled substances are introduced into the human body and physical reactions caused by the use of controlled dangerous substances.
Prerequisites: None

Forensic Statement Analysis
Duration: 3 days (24 Hours)
Designed for: Law Enforcement, Military Investigators, HR Personnel
Course description: Forensic Statement Analysis (FSA) is a scientific, investigative tool used to analyze written and/or oral statements taken from a person of “interest”, whether a suspect, victim, complainant, or a witnesses since the ultimate goal is to identify the truth.  FSA eliminates or minimized biases and prejudices and systematically determines the use and omissions of specific words, phrases, content, grammar and other identifiers to determine a truthful, balanced statement.  A person’s own words will ultimately and unwittingly betray them as they provide indicators of deception through hidden clues of:  “omissions”,  “improper changes in language”, “lack of commitment” as well as identifying close and distant relationships to other person’s, objects and events. These and many other indicators are made obvious and readily identifiable to the trained investigator.  In advanced applications, statements can also be converted into numbers whereby they are subjected to a mathematical formula.  Attendees perform verbal analysis on videotaped oral interviews to practice and demonstrate the effectiveness of FSA.  To further reinforce their proficiencies and understanding of these concepts attendees are assigned individual homework studies to be reviewed on the following class day.
Course Objectives:

• Describe the process by which FSA identifies information from an individual’s internal dictionary and the advantages it offers to an interviewer over the traditional oral interview.
• Analyze oral and/or written statements utilizing FSA and five colored highlighters and supporting their findings in a detailed written analysis or oral presentation to identify clues of truth and deception.
• Locate and present from a current or past publication (newspaper, magazine, court report, etc.) an example of minimization used by a person of interest.
• List ten (10) “themes” or “nobler motives” of various crimes
• List at five (5) methods of “bonding” with the suspect (yes, pacing, positive reinforcement, smile, never using “but”, make them feel important, begin in a friendly way, never say your wrong”, themes, congratulate, encourage, etc…)
• Identify the three (3)  major motives (Treasure, Pleasure, Power)
• Discuss the definition of a “lie” and how it relates to “Lies of Omission”
• Demonstrate through a series of questions their ability to “obtain the pure version” by asking open-ended, non leading questions.
• Provide an example (real or fictional) of a “change in language”, “lies of omission”, improper tense changes.
• List and describe at least six EVR’s and their significance in answering bipolar questions.
• Discuss and recognize the difference between a “denial” and an “objection”. 
• Explain and demonstrate the purpose and criteria of “three strike rule” and their ability to use it as a tool.    
• Perform the memory technique exercise by performing a class exercise
• Demonstrate their ability to recognize the correct responses to “control” questions and to choose the suspect based on that evaluation. (VIEW Quest.)
• Demonstrate their ability to prepare and utilize the “quid pro quo” theory in a classroom setting in front of an audience
• List and describe the 3 E’s of success (earn the right, excited to meet challenge and eager to empathize)
• List at least 3 advantages of a paper statement
• List and explain the three questions of the verbal lie detector
• Explain the idea and difficulties associated with lying (spider web)
• Compare and describe the advantages and disadvantages of a verbal vs. written statement.
• Describe the purpose and difficulties of dealing with emotions in a statement.
• Discuss the 4 sentences and how structure affects the meaning.
• List the three questions to ask of each word in a statement (why say it, why say it here and why say it this way)
• Describe the purpose of improper tense changes (First person, singular, past tense)
• List at least 3 Do’s and don’ts of FSA
• Explain the “reflection of reality” and it’s association to identifying a personal relationship to another person (mannerisms, courtesy, social intro)
• Demonstrate their efficiency to balance a statement for the truth

Prerequisites: None.

Grant Writing
Duration: 5 days (40 Hours)
Designed for: Law Enforcement Agents and individuals from Community Based Organizations involved in the identification and preparation or execution of grant funding
Course description: This practical grant writing course will provide the participants with the fundamental skills needed to research, develop, write and submit grant proposals. This course will cover the concepts of grant development, how to create the components of a grant, funding source research and identification, how to develop goals and objectives and an evaluation plan. To gain the maximum benefit from this course, all participants must come to the course with a project idea and a Request for Proposal from a funding source or funding announcement.
Prerequisites: Participants must have a working knowledge of their organization, an understanding of how to use the internet and a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows 95/98.

Hotel/Motel and Parcel Interdiction
Duration: 2 days (16 Hours)
Designed for: Any Law Enforcement Agent
Course description: This two-day class focuses on hotel/motel, airport, and parcel interdiction. In addition, the training provides an update on legal and constitutional issues related to each interdiction technique. Topics to be discussed are: legal and constitutional law review; criminal activity indicators; contacts with hotel/motel members; commercial airlines passenger name records; computer tips and airport concealment methods; hand-written and computer generated parcel airbills; overview of the El Paso Intelligence Center and the International Narcotic Interdiction Association; and different computer and Internet based systems that can be used as intelligence gathering tools.
Prerequisites: none.

Identifying Deceptive Behavior
Duration: 3 days (24 Hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer
Course description: This interactive class is superbly suited for the new investigator or patrol officer. By learning to professionally identify deceptive words, phrases, and non-verbal behaviors, the student gains confidence and skill in redirecting a person's words to obtain a confession. Confidence is further gained when students practice their new-gained skills during actual interrogations in a class setting. The experienced law enforcement instructor uses actual case investigations and scenarios to reinforce the skills necessary to prepare for a successful criminal prosecution. Through this unique interactive class, the officer and investigator learns that being deceptive isn't easy at all.
Prerequisites: None.

Informant Management
Duration: 3 days (24 Hours)
Designed for: Sworn Law Enforcement Officer (preferably those directly involved with investigations that may or currently do use informants).
Course description: This 24-hour course will instruct both new and experienced officers in the efficient, safe and legal protocols for developing, managing and deploying confidential informants.  The student will learn interview techniques to obtain information, and to convince suspects to cooperate with law enforcement officers.  Briefing, debriefing and interviewing of informants will be instructed as a well as techniques used to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of the informant.  The entire process from identification, registration, cooperation letters and contracts, compensation to testimony preparation will be covered with an emphasis on officer and informant safety.
Course Objectives:

1. Understand and identify different types of informants.

2. Identify legal issues concerning the management of informants and techniques to make cases successful in court.

3. Identify the different ways in which an informant can be used in a narcotics investigation.

4. Demonstrate motivation techniques used to cultivate informants.

5. Demonstrate techniques to maintain the safety, integrity and confidentiality of the informant, the officers involved, and the undercover operation itself.

6. Identify techniques used to maintain the safety and integrity of both the information and the officers involved in an undercover operation.

Prerequisites: None.

Interview and Interrogation
Duration: 3 days (24 Hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer
Course description: This course is constructed specifically for law enforcement officers. The focus of this course is to prepare for and conduct interviews and interrogations incorporating non-verbal kinetics (body language) techniques, grammatical clues to lies and truth, analysis of verbal behavior, and evasive verbal response during interview and interrogation.
Prerequisites: None.

Introduction to Narco-Terrorism
Duration: 3 days (22 hours)
Designed for: Law Enforcement Officers
Course description: This course is specifically designed for law enforcement officers. Emphasis of this course will be on understanding terrorism, terrorists and the narcotics trade, identifying terrorist organizations, current intelligence, first responders, interdiction and investigation, weapons of mass destruction, contemporary narco-terrorism and resources for law enforcement. The P.R.O.A.C.T. method of anti-terrorism is taught to student officers as a comprehensive program for their respective agencies.
Prerequisites: None

Law Enforcement Intelligence - Basic
Duration: 3 days (24 Hours)
Designed for: Law Enforcement / Code Enforcement, Probation & Parole, Corrections, Military (Intel, SF, MP only), Law Enforcement Support Personnel (Intel only)
Course description: This three day course provides attendees with a more broad-based view of the multiple, inter-related skills and techniques used for transforming data into useful work products.  The course utilizes the “Intelligence Cycle” to systematically process data from raw, unrelated information into “actionable” end products that provide a clearer understanding of the problems faced by police agencies, today. In other words…students learn how to effectively connect the dots!

Introduction to Law Enforcement Intelligence appeals to patrol officers and the seasoned intelligence practitioner, because it offers a blend of “old school” tips, techniques and methodology combined with some of most advanced, comprehensive tools and resources available to the police industry. Uniform officers can immediately put aspects of the course to work as effectively as detectives or criminal analysts.

Topics include target recognition & development, data collection, data organizational skills, graphic management techniques, and an introduction to analytical concepts. The “Intelligence Cycle” is introduced early in the course and is used throughout the course to in a practical case-development project that requires them to apply their newfound knowledge.

The Goal: Students will learn how to transform otherwise unrelated information into meaningful, corroborated data that aids the identification of criminals and their relation to crime.
Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Provide a clear and concise definition of “intelligence” and discuss its “value” within the framework of policing.
• Differentiate between “military” intelligence and “criminal” intelligence and list a number of “objective” differences.
• Describe the components of “Intelligence Cycle” and explain that their cooperative interactions produce what is referred to as “intelligence”.
• Describe the function of each of the four applications of intelligence, listing what each is designed to accomplish or produce.
• Discuss the fundamental benefits of developing a collection “hypothesis” and “plan” and draft hypothetical examples.
• List a number of the more common sources of information and collection techniques.
• Describe and demonstrate the five graphic management techniques and integrate them into the ongoing practical exercises.
• Discuss the varied terminology inherent in telephone communication records and the benefits of the collated data.
• Identify analytic products, discuss their function and list a number of “variables” to be examined.
• Demonstrate, in writing, an ability to identify the “relationships and commonalities” of data within the analytical case scenario.
• Discuss the relevant issues regarding public records request and list a few of the legally mandated exceptions to their release, in addition to the records management security and retention guidelines.
• Discuss the latest drug trends, prices and market shifts, the background and ideology of many of the more active extremist groups and identify the characteristics, criminal proclivities and idiosyncrasies of the most prevalent evolving and/or emerging ethnic criminal organization in their region.
• List some of the inherent obstacles and benefits of this form of specialized collection: Refuse.
• List three fundamental steps for preserving collected data.
• Demonstrate familiarity with and proper applications of the demonstrated equipment and additionally be able to list five “tips” for enhancing the quality of body-worn transmission and three techniques for mounting a successful stationary video surveillance.
• Discuss some of the benefits of Internet research and describe a number of available on-line resources which may be used in support of an investigation or intelligence project.
• Describe four collation techniques and describe the value/benefit of the process with respect to case management.
• Demonstrate an ability to integrate the collation techniques into the ongoing practical exercise.

Prerequisites: None.

Leadership and Mastering Performance Management
Duration: 5 days (40 hours)
Designed for: Law enforcement officers.
Course description: The Leadership and Mastering Performance Management course is a high energy forty hour course focusing on the first line supervisor and mid-manager. It introduces The Leadership Test and The Six Layers of Success as tools that will improve the skills and abilities of supervisors and managers to both manage and lead. There is an emphasis on defining the difference between leadership and management and identifying their separate skill sets. Tools are provided that will assist students to work more effectively as developers with their employees, both as individuals and as a team.
Prerequisites: None.

Methamphetamine Training
Duration: 5 days (40 Hours)
Designed for: Law enforcement officers and other first-responders involved in investigating clandestine meth labs.
Course description: This course teaches students the basic physical and chemical hazards of wastes produced during meth production through either hydriodic acid red phosphorous (HI red P) or metal ephedrine reduction (either lithium or sodium).
Training includes:

• Planning a successful raid.
• Identifying booby traps.
• Collecting and preserving evidence.
• Handling chain-of-custody to ensure sample integrity.
  

Field exercises focus on using specialized equipment, such as explosimeters and colorimetric indicator tubes, to monitor for hazards before entering the site. Participants get basic training in chemistry and toxicology, with practical lab sessions geared toward understanding safety concerns. Students learn how to put together a site-specific health and safety plan, select and use the proper personal protective equipment (PPE), and conduct decontamination. In field exercises, we cover how to wear and operate self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), and the use of Level B PPE. Due to the nature of this class, the average academic day runs between 9-11 hours.
Prerequisites: Upon receipt of official student selection confirmation letter from NCTC, the student will be required to obtain a medical certification signed by a physician.

Middle Eastern Intelligence
Duration: 3 days (24 Hours)
Designed for: Law Enforcement / Code Enforcement, Homeland Security, Military Intelligence
Course description: The Purpose of this workshop is to familiarize our homeland defenders or deploying professionals with the history of the Middle East and the culture of the Arabs, with special focus on Islam as a religion and as a way of life, ultimately leading to a better understanding of the depth and intensity of religiously-motivated terrorism and its direct impact on our homeland security and nation-building efforts overseas.
Course Objectives: The Objective of this workshop is to provide critical knowledge (morning sessions) and practical skills (afternoon sessions) to conduct more effective intelligence, military, security, and public and civil affairs duties with persons of the Muslim faith, Arabs and non-Arabs alike, overseas or state-side. Anyone attending this seminar will receive the equivalent of one full semester of practical information on Arabs and Muslims, and useful skill sets to combat terrorism--the most real and critical threat to our nation, at home and around the world.

1.       List and identify the various ethnic groups of the Middle East that reside in the United States

2.       List and identify the various religious groups of the Middle East that reside in the United States

3.       List and identify the various linguistic groups of the Middle East that reside in the United States

4.       List and identify the various nationalist groups of the Islamic world that reside in the United States

5.       Discuss the cultural fault lines between the various ethnic/religious/linguistic/nationalist groups

6.       Describe the influence of Arab culture on the ethics of Muslims today, Arabs & non-Arabs

7.       Describe the influence of Arab culture on the ethics of Muslims today in the United States

8.       Compare and contrast American and Arab cultural values

9.       Describe legendary Arab physiognomic powers

10.   Describe Arab belief system before Islam

11.   Discuss the creation and foundation of Islam

12.   Discuss the set of religious beliefs of Muslims

13.   Discuss the set of religious practices of Muslims

14.   Describe the impact of the concept of Jihad on the life of Muslims today

15.   Compare and contrast (greater and lesser) Jihad and Terrorism

16.   Compare and contrast the ethics of martyrdom and suicide terror

17.   Discuss the history of the Islamic Empires and cultural impact on militant Islam today

18.   Discuss the cultural renaissance of the Islamic Empires and its cultural impact on militant Islam

19.   Discuss the political legacy of the Islamic Empires and its political impact on militant Islam

20.   Describe the relationship of the various sectarian groups within Islam

21.   Describe the relationship of the various sectarian groups within Islam, in America

22.   List the various agencies of the US foreign intelligence community

23.   Describe the intelligence production cycle

24.   Discuss the utility of intelligence sources and methods in the fight against terrorism

25.   Describe the intelligence security classification system

26.   Discuss the impact of the intelligence security classification system on state/local antiterror efforts

27.   Discuss basic definitions of the Arabic language

28.   Identify aspects of Arabic alphabet with direct impact on transliteration of Arabic names

29.   Identify aspects of Arabic word structure with direct impact on transliteration of Arabic names

30.   Identify aspects of Arabic soft vowels (accents) with impact on transliteration of Arabic names

31.   Identify the three forms of Arabic used today (around the world)

32.   Decipher political affiliation or political intent from the form of Arabic used by target

33.   Demonstrate the ability to decipher Arabic/Islamic names

34.   Identify and decipher Arabic/Islamic compound names (including the ninety nine names of Allah)

35.   Identify and decipher Arabic nicknames/honorifics/nom-de-guerre/Jihadi covers

36.   Demonstrate the ability to identify ethnic affiliation by deciphering Arabic/Islamic names

37.   Demonstrate the ability to identify religious affiliation by deciphering Arabic/Islamic names

38.   Demonstrate the ability to identify sectarian affiliation by deciphering Arabic/Islamic names

39.   Demonstrate the ability to identify nationalist affiliation by deciphering Arabic/Islamic names

40.   Demonstrate the ability to identify regional affiliation by deciphering Arabic/Islamic names

41.   Demonstrate the ability to identify colonialist tradition by deciphering Arabic/Islamic names

42.   Demonstrate good-cop/bad-cop behavior in the context of Arab/Islamic cultural norms

Prerequisites: None.

Money Laundering
Duration: 3 days (20 Hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer assigned to money-laundering investigations
Course description: This course provides students with the principals and techniques available in conducting money-laundering investigations. It introduces the concepts surrounding money laundering violations and provides a historical summary of the statutes. The course covers elements of proof needed to charge money-laundering violations, currency reporting violations, and civil and criminal asset seizure and forfeitures. It identifies methods used to launder money and techniques for detecting laundering schemes. This course also deals with sources of information available to the investigator.
Prerequisites: None.

Multiagency Course: Introduction to Basic Drug Intelligence Analysis
Duration:  5 days (40 hours)
Designed for:  Law enforcement officers, law enforcement intelligence personnel, and individuals working with LE intelligence support. 
Course Description:  The Multiagency Course is an intensive, 1-week entry level training drug intelligence analysis course. This introductory course provides an overview of counterdrug intelligence analysis, introduces students to basic analytical tools and techniques, and allows students to apply newly acquired skills to a comprehensive final practical exercise involving charting, analysis, and presentation. The Multiagency Course is a cooperative effort by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Guard Bureau, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and the National Drug Intelligence Center.
Prerequisites:  None

National Coalition Academy
Registrations are recieved from CADCA
Course description: The National Coalition Academy is a year long coalition development program that includes classroom instruction, distance learning and on-line support.  The course develops individual skills in each of the fifteen core competency areas for community problem solving.  Through distance instruction and technical assistance the course also helps newly formed local coalitions engage in the twelve essential processes research suggests are associated with achieving community level outcomes.

 Week I – Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships; Assessing Community Needs and Resources; Analyzing Problems and Goals; Developing a Framework or Model of Change; Developing Interventions.

Week II – Strategic and Action Planning; Building Leadership; Enhancing Cultural Competence; Evaluating the Initiative; Advocating for Change.

Week III – Increasing Participation and Membership; Influencing Policy Development; Improving Organizational Management and Development; Writing Grant Applications; Sustaining the Work or Initiative.

NCTC Polygraph Program
Duration: 12 Weeks (480 hours)
Designed for: Criminal Investigators assigned to Drug Law Enforcement.
Course description: This course provides American Polygraph Association accredited training in the field of forensic psychophysiology using polygraph techniques. The course provides current "state of the art" training by practicing professionals and researchers in the forensic psychophysiological detection of deception field. The course is recognized by the American Association of Police Polygraphists and exceeds the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials.

Requirements:
1. Must be a sworn law enforcement officer and sponsored by your Agency;
2. No criminal convictions for any moral turpitude crimes or any crimes above a
summary/petty offense level;
3. Knowledge and proficiency with "Windows" computer operating system;
4. Five (5) years of full-time street or criminal investigative experience with a public law enforcement agency or military police unit;
AND
5. Successful completion of 60 college credits from a state/government licensed institution
(not including developmental courses - official transcripts required;
OR
6. Where less than 60 credits or 5 years experience, applicants will be evaluated by the selection board.
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Photographic Surveillance Techniques for Law Enforcement-DIGITAL
Duration: 5 Days (44 Hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer required to conduct photographic surveillance using a digital SLR camera. The problems encountered when photographing at long distances, under low light or other less than ideal conditions are stressed.
Course description: This course is taught by personnel specially trained in surveillance and low light photography. Practical exercises are conducted during daylight and nighttime with critiques done the following morning. This course takes the student from novice to advanced level. In-depth photographic experience is not necessary The topics covered include:

• Understanding photographic equipment
• Isolating your subject
• Low light photography
• Night vision photography
• Crime scene photography
• Basic introduction to Adobe Photoshop Elements
• Digital formats and filing systems
• Maintaining digital integrity through good standard operating procedures

Prerequisites: Students must provide their own single lens reflex digital camera. The camera must have interchangeable lenses and minimum required accessories such as: battery, battery charger, manual, electronic flash and memory card(s) of at least 250 MB (512 MB to 1GB card recommended).

Physical Surveillance
Duration: 5 Days (37.5 Hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer required to conduct physical surveillance
Course description: This course focuses on the categories of surveillance and surveillance terminology, equipment and skills. It addresses circumventing counter-surveillance, identifying terrorist counter-surveillance, tactical operation plans, investigative reports, preparing for surveillance and operation scratch reports. The course will culminate with scenario-based practical exercises.
Prerequisites: None.

Police Executive Development (POLEX) Basic
Duration: 10 Days (80 Hours)
Designed for: Middle management personnel in law enforcement holding the rank of lieutenant and above
Course description: This course is designed to enhance the leadership and management skills of executive-level law enforcement practitioners. Key topics and concepts include developing leadership skills, making organizational culture work for you, liability issues and how to minimize your department's risk, developing decision-making and planning skills, issues for measuring police productivity and quality, how to more effectively handle problem employees, and enhancing communication skills. POLEX graduates can gain three academic credits at the graduate or upper division undergraduate level.
Prerequisites: None.

Police Executive Development (POLEX) Advanced
Duration: 10 Days (80 Hours)
Designed for: Senior law enforcement managers
Course description: This course builds on the issues of leadership and management covered in POLEX Basic. A significant portion of the advanced program is dedicated to the topics of leadership and management during major incidents, and methods for effectively handling the media.
Key concepts and topics include:

• Creativity and Risk Taking
• Barriers to Innovation
• Diagnosing Organizational Culture
• Quantifying Quality Policing
• Partnership with the Community
• Media and Law Enforcement
• POLEX graduates can gain three academic credits at the graduate or upper division undergraduate level.

Prerequisites: POLEX Basic.

Professional Decision Making for Narcotics Investigations (formally Ethical Decision Making for Narcotics Investigations)
Duration: 2 days (16 hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer
Course description: This course is essential for any narcotics investigator, police officer, or patrol supervisor. Defining personal integrity and the need to remain professionally ethical are course goals Through group discussion, using actual law enforcement scenarios, students develop the confidence and knowledge necessary to aid them in resolving ethical issues. While all departments require ethical conduct, few have formal ethics training programs or qualified instructors to host them. Participation in this class will promote individual pride, group efficiency, and unit productivity, while enhancing the overall espirit de corps of your agency.
Prerequisites: None.

Role of the Undercover
Duration: 5 Days (40 Hours)
Designed for: Law enforcement officers
Course description: This five-day course trains new and experienced undercover officers to conduct safe and efficient undercover operations and understand the roles and responsibilities of other team members. The course stresses how to conduct every undercover operation safely and efficiently. In addition to classroom instruction, the course includes many practical exercises.
Prerequisites: None.

Social Networking
Duration: 2 days (16 Hours)
Designed for: Law Enforcement / Code Enforcement
Course description: This two day (16 hours) course is designed for uniformed police officers, detectives, criminal analysts, probation officers, and parole officers. There is a strong emphasis on the technology skills needed to conduct narcotics investigations. Those skills include tracking online communication and using online social networking portals (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) as investigative and analytical tools.  Beginner and experienced students will identify information available on various sites and explore the currently overlooked and underutilized value of integrating that information into criminal investigations and criminal intelligence analysis.
Course Objectives:

1. Be familiar with the operation of the largest sites, to include: Myspace.com, Facebook.com, Xanga.com, Myghetto.com, Photobucket.com, Flickr.com,Youtube.com, Stickam.com, Twitter.com, and LiveJournal.com and other avenues such as Dodgeball, Helio, and AirG, Internet Relay Chat, Usenet, and fserve VIDoIP (Video over Internet Protocol), bluesnarfing and podslurping.
2. Understand how criminals use online social networks to interact, conceal their identities and select victims.
3. Know what information is available from social networking sites through subpoenas and warrants and how to affect the service.
4. Have the skills to interpret e‐mail headers, identify ownership of Web sites, and locate Internet Service Providers.
5. Identify current software tools available to law enforcement to investigate social networks; including tracking software.
6. Be able to develop and maintain undercover social network identities.
7. Be able to identify and safely seize digital storage media, computer storage devices, and mobile communication devices (i.e. smart phones).
8. Practice preserving the publicly viewable portions of a suspect’s social networking site in a forensically sound manner.

Prerequisites: None.

Spanish for Law Enforcement Phase 1
Duration: 3 days (18 Hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer who encounters Spanish speaking persons.
Course description: This intensive course places emphasis on drug terminology, field interrogations, executing arrests and specialized Spanish vocabulary that indicates impending danger. Considerable attention is given to action scenarios and role playing. In addition to Spanish language training, a special cross-cultural component addresses the elimination of non-verbal communication barriers that will enhance officer safety and effectiveness when dealing with Spanish speaking persons.
Prerequisites: None.

Spanish for Law Enforcement Phase 2
Duration: 4 days (28 Hours)
Designed for: Students who have completed either Basic Spanish course
Course description: This course is a review and continuation of the course material common to the Basic Spanish courses. It focuses on field interview and interrogation protocols to enable officers and investigators to obtain critical information relevant to drug enforcement and investigations. This workshop prepares non-Hispanic officers to use Spanish in order to request and receive critical information concerning suspects, searches and seizures associated with illegal drug activity.
Prerequisites: Basic Spanish for Law Enforcement.

Street Gang
Duration: 3 Days (24 Hours)
Designed for: Law Enforcement / Code Enforcement, Corrections, Military, Demand reduction professionals, Probation & Parole
Course description: Street gangs are plaguing cities and towns across the United States at a rapid rate. While the crime rate has dropped significantly in most states within the US, gang membership and migration has greatly increased and gangs have spread from urban areas to suburban and rural communities. With the spread of these gangs has come the scourge of crime, violence, drugs, and decrease in quality of life conditions. Gangs and their violence have significantly affected officer safety. Officer Safety and Survival issues and legal issues will be discussed. Interdiction and basic investigation methods are taught with an emphasis on teamwork to fight gangs. This course is especially useful to members of all types of law enforcement agencies (Police, Corrections, Sheriffs, Probation, Parole, Federal Agencies, Constables, Local and State Investigative Agencies, etc…) and will significantly increase the efficiency of small agencies and agencies with little or no manpower or resources available to dedicate to fighting gangs.

This 3 day course will explore the origins, history, current trends, identifiers and dynamics of street gangs in the United States.  This course will identify and examine numerous influential gangs by geographic location, threat level, specialty, and their interactions with each other.  Jurisdictions will be discussed; identifying areas of operation both on the street and in correctional facilities across the country.  The intent of this course is to prepare officers in both large and small agencies to properly identify and interdict gang activity in their respective jurisdictions; and to understand and communicate the impact this activity may have on other jurisdictions and correctional facilities.  Officers will learn how to utilize this inter-agency information network to combine efforts in combating street gangs.
Course Objectives:

1.     At the end of the course, each student will be able to:

2.     Describe the factors leading to gang membership

3.     Relate to the individual gang member for the purpose of developing rapport, developing informants, information, and inhibiting gang membership

4.     Identify existing and emerging street gangs, and their signs, within the student’s respective jurisdiction

5.     Describe and Identify crimes relating to and committed by gangs in their own jurisdiction

6.     Develop a synergistic team to combat gangs in their respective jurisdiction

7.     Locate appropriate resources to assist in the endeavor to identify and combat gangs in the student’s respective jurisdiction

8.     Interact with street gangs in a safer manner 

Tactical Narcotics Debriefing
Duration: 3 days (24 Hours)
Designed for:  Law Enforcement / Code Enforcement, Corrections, Military (Intel, SF, MP only), Law Enforcement Support Personnel (Intel only)
Course description: The Tactical Narcotics and Counter-terrorist Debriefing Course is a three-day training course that teaches all types of law enforcement officers (Police, Corrections, Federal Agents, Parole, Probation, and other Law Enforcement Officers) from a variety of duty assignments (Narcotics, Patrol, Investigations, Terrorism, etc…), to conduct effective debriefings of new arrestees, jailed prisoners, prison inmates, probationers, parolees, and other individuals for the purpose of acquiring intelligence information and cultivating informants.  This training course has been taught to, and utilized, by members of the NYPD Intelligence Division plus Field Intelligence Officers (FIO) and hundreds of law enforcement officers within the seventeen (17) impact zones (high crime cities) throughout New York State with outstanding results and subsequent successes.  It has resulted in the development of more counterdrug-related informants, terrorist-related informants, and ‘actionable’ intelligence (arrests, search warrants, buys, etc…) in these zones than ever before. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Identify the Intelligence needs of their own jurisdiction regardless of their role in law enforcement
• Conduct effective debriefings of arrestees, prisoners, inmates, and other offenders with an emphasis on narcotics, terrorist, and gang investigations
• Conduct more successful debriefings of difficult individuals from the preceding categories
• Identify Motivations Leading to Cooperation of Potential Informants
• Use effective body language to increase communication
• Phrase efficient questions to greatly increase the potential of acquiring intelligence
• Utilize maximum elicitation communication techniques
• Utilize Conducive Communicative Behavior
• Cultivate more informants useful in combating drugs and other crimes in their jurisdiction
• Develop considerably more ‘Actionable’ Intelligence than before

Terrorism Intelligence Gathering
Duration: 3 days (24 hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer and law enforcement intelligence personnel
Course Description: This course will inform the participant about intelligence gathering techniques to combat terrorism.  Emphasis will be placed on the correlation between drug trafficking and terrorist activities.  The street level officer will become familiar with interview techniques specifically aimed at developing counter-terrorism intelligence.  The street level officer will become familiar with terrorism indicators derived from roadside interviews and observations, citizen contacts, community members, arrestees and arresting officers.
Prerequisites: None.

Top Gun Undercover Drug Investigation
YOU CAN NOT register for this course online or via fax!!
Duration: 6 days (44 Hours)
Designed for: Narcotics investigators and prosecutors with 0-5 years of experience
Course description: This course of instruction highlights the various stages of a typical drug investigation from the time the initial information is received through the resulting search warrant and presentation of a prima fascie case. The course is designed to intermix classroom presentations with practical exercises. This instruction provides both the prosecutor and drug investigator with a look at each other's responsibility throughout an investigation. This course is presented by special request and due to varying laws concerning investigations is generally limited to students from the same state.
Topics covered in this course of instruction include:

• Investigative techniques
• Rules of evidence
• Courtroom techniques and presentations
• Hidden compartment investigations
• Warrant service techniques
• Surveillance techniques (fixed, mobile, photographic, etc)
• Interview and interrogation techniques
• Asset seizure programs

Prerequisites: Due to the nature of this course of instruction a specific state-level sponsor is required and the course will be presented specific to that state. A dedication of instructional resources, from the supporting state is necessary, particularly in the area of legal aspects of the investigations.

Undercover Management
Duration: 5 days (40 Hours)
Designed for: Any Supervisors who currently supervises undercover operations or those who may have to supervise drug operations, investigations, or undercover operations in the future
Course description: This course is designed for supervisors who are tasked with supervising or planning undercover operations. The course is designed to motivate and empower the student supervisors to effectively and safely, supervise undercover operations, and to be cognizant of the skills, tactics, and dangers associated with conducting such undercover operations. This course will also address methods of minimizing risks and focus on  tactical operation planning,  field team deployment, undercover officer deployment, confidential informants, crisis management, documentation, officer safety, integrity, cover surveillance, case management, drug recognition, common methods of drug packaging, and  risk assessment.  This course is composed of classroom instruction and practical exercises. The duration of this course is five days.
Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course the student supervisor will be able to:

1)      Have a better working understanding of the role of undercover officers in drug investigations

2)      Have a better understanding of their responsibilities as a supervisor of undercover operations

3)      Develop a tactical operation plan for undercover operations.

4)      Execute a tactical operational plan.

5)      Conduct safer deployment of field teams.

6)      Conduct more efficient and safer Deployment of undercover officers.

7)      Employ the safe use of confidential informants.

8)      Identify rules for Undercover officer safety and survival

9)      Implement and analyze crisis management methods.

10)  Implement proper and effective documentation procedures.

11)  Identify and recognize potential operational dangers.

12)  Develop and employ effective surveillance techniques.

13)  Recognize potential operational hazards (officer Safety)

14)  Recognize the Psychological Danger Signs relating to  Undercover Officers

15)  Identify and distinguish different types of drugs ( drug recognition)

16)  Identify the most common methods of drug packaging and the paraphernalia associated with its use.

17)  Recognize and analyze the risk associated with narcotics investigations.

18)  Apply deconfliction procedures.

Prerequisites: None.

Undercover Risk Analysis
Duration: 2 days (15 Hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer
Course description: This course will identify and reinforce the principles of safe undercover, arrest and warrant service tactics. Students will learn how to assess risk, determine if the risk is of an acceptable level and then how to manage that risk. They will also learn when and how to shut down an operation due to excessive risk. Objectives will be met by use of classroom lecture, student participation and shared experiences, review of critical incidents and with a practical exercise wherein each student will have the opportunity to work undercover.
Prerequisites: None.

Video Equipment Training for Surveillance
Duration: 3 days (21 hours)
Designed for: Any law enforcement officer
Course description: This is a basic video surveillance course for officers with little or no video experience. Students will learn how to choose a video camera for surveillance and what accessories are needed. Camera techniques, planning for a shoot, and developing a standard operating procedure will be covered.  Although the course is geared toward surveillance some time will be spent on recording of crime scenes. There will be shoots during daylight and night time both indoor and outdoor.  Officers will need to bring a video camera with batteries, cables, recording media for their camera, and a tripod.
Prerequisites: None.

Ground Reconnaissance Specialist - Phase I
Duration: 5 days (40 hours)
Designed for: Any Soldier or Airmen that is assigned to a Ground Recon ( Mission 5a) position in their respective state’s CD program.
Course Description: This is a Train the Trainer type course and a prerequisite to attend PH II. **NOTE: Attendance of the Mission 5a Program Managers Course prior to 2006 is equivalent to this course. (Documentation must be provided).
Course content:

• Mission planning
• Medical considerations
• Force continuum
• Review CD weapons qualification standards

Prerequisites:
1. Pass the APFT within thirty days of the start date of the course.  Students are required to bring validation to registration.

2. No temporary profiles which prohibit a student from meeting all physical requirements of the course – subject to review on a case by case basis.

3. Meet height-weight requirements IAW AR 600-9/AFI10-804.  Validation noted on an APFT card.

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Ground Reconnaissance Specialist – Phase II
Duration: 15 days (180 hours)
Desinged for: Any Soldier or Airmen assigned to a Ground Recon position, in their respective state’s CD program and have completed a PH I requirement.
Course Description: The second phase of the ground reconnaissance course is designed to provide advanced training to operators for standardized operations in diverse counterdrug environments.  This course focuses at the team level with an emphasis on field training exercises and operating standardized counterdrug equipment in diverse environments.  This course is extremely high tempo and is both physically and mentally challenging.  Graduates of this course will be awarded an ASI/SEI.
Course content:  Daily PT, CWST, Boat OPS, Surveillance Ops (Mobile & static), ATV Training, LEA interaction, Combatives, drug identification, small unit tactics, employ various communication networks & equipment, Sat phone training, video & digital camera techniques, employ Night Vision eqpt. And Urban/Rural FTX’s to include night operations.

Prerequisites:
1. Graduate of PHASE I GR or equivalent, ( Mission 5A Program Managers course)

2. Basic familiarity with map reading and recognizing terrain features

3. Pass the APFT within thirty days of the start date of the course.  Students are required to bring with them to registration a valid APFT card.

4. No temporary profiles or medications which prohibit a student from meeting all physical requirements of the course – subject to review on a case by case basis.

5. Meet height-weight requirements IAW AR 600-9/AFI10-804

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DDR Stay on Track
Duration: 4 days (32 hours)
Designed for:  National Guard Counterdrug Personnel
Course Description:  The Stay on Track (SOT) 101 course familiarizes participants with the SOT program being implemented by the National Guard (NG) Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) program in 45 states and territories.  The SOT curriculum is designed to reduce future substance abuse by middle school students. Special emphasis is given to alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalant, club drug, and prescription drug use, due to their prominence among middle school students.  The course also provides participants with the knowledge and tools needed to certify additional NG personnel, middle school teachers, and volunteers to facilitate the SOT program in middle schools and youth programs the National Guard supports. Participants who successfully complete the program will be certified by the National Center for Prevention and Research Solutions (NCPRS) to facilitate the SOT program and to certify others to facilitate the program .
Visit www.stayontrack-online.com for additional information about the SOT program and the National Guard’s involvement.
Course content: Overview of SOT development, educational standards, SOT structure & training materials, evaluation methodology, change theory, teaching styles, learning styles, lesson presentation, certification of others, community outreach and when possible; actual practice lesson with an SOT Mentor at an actual Middle school.

*** YOU MUST USE THE AIR FORCE KNOWLEDGE NOW (AFKN) PORTAL - COUNTERDRUG COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO REGISTER FOR STAY ON TRACK COURSE - REGISTRATIONS ON THE NCTC SYSTEM WILL NOT BE PROCESSED ***

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