PRESIDENT'S DNA INITIATIVE

Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology
This interactive 2-day workshop is intended for law enforcement and emergency first responder groups involved with the identification, collection, and preservation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence. It can be adapted for any group interested in sharing the responsibility of ensuring the integrity and use of DNA evidence. This 16-hour class focuses on the identification, collection, preservation, and usage of DNA evidence. This program makes extensive use of group exercises, problem-solving scenarios, and case studies. The sessions will be interactive and will not only examine the topics identified, but will encourage participants to think about how this topic is supported by and integrated with the community policing philosophy.
The overall goal of the program is to give law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals the information they need concerning the collection and usage of DNA evidence so that critical pieces of evidence will be collected, fewer cases will be jeopardized by the mishandling of evidence, and more cases could be solved by the proper use of this technology. This program will create a context in which evidence identification, collections, transportation, storage, and usage can be applied to scenario-based situations. Participants will have the opportunity to apply newly acquired knowledge by working in crime scene simulation exercises. Topics include: Crime scenes, evidence collection techniques, laboratory analysis, personal protective equipment use, and using results.

ETHICS

Ethics for Field Training Officers and Supervisors
This 8-hour training explores the importance of ethics in leadership, the responsibilities of mentors relating to ethics, and the interplay between culture and ethics. This training provides specific tools for ethical decision making and uses scenarios and classroom interaction to apply those tools. In this training, participants will be able to define the relationship between ethical behavior and officer survival, identify and define the impact of surroundings and relationships on decision making, describe the principles and standards of ethical policing, apply the Constitution, Code of Ethics, and the Golden Rule to ethical decision making, apply a decision-making process to arrive at an ethically sound decision, and explain the importance of modeling ethical decision-making methods to new officers and subordinates.

Ethics for the Individual Officer
This three-day class was developed for individual officers to help them: Identify key components of the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics, Understand the evolution of law enforcement historical eras, recognize and understand the professional and legal standards of law enforcement and their implications, use decision-making tools when facing ethical dilemmas, understand Kolberg's six stages of moral development, identify factors that lead to unethical behavior, understand how ethics apply to the police profession and to their personal lives, participate fully and effectively in case study discussions, identify key points of ethics and moral decision-making, and apply new knowledge to participant's professional life.

Ethics In Leadership
This 16 hour training provides tools to consciously apply ethics in the law enforcement profession and in everyday life. This course is designed to bring police and community members together in an environment conducive to team building and problem solving. It explores social contract theory and culture, as well as leadership practices that enforce and reinforce ethical behavior. At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: Define ethics, discuss the origin of ethical behavior, apply two of four ethical decision-making models, develop a personal and professional ethical growth plan using the six pillars of character, identify and define the characteristics of effective leadership, identify leadership practices that demonstrate ethical leadership principles, describe the role of professional codes of ethics, discuss the principles of ethical policing, explain the contract between community and government, explain how culture and subculture affect communities, explain the effects of organizational ethics on the relationship with the community, and describe the connectivity between personal, professional, and community ethics.

UNDERSTANDING THE ARAB AND MUSLIM CULTURAL MINDSETS

Understanding the Arab and Muslim Cultural Mindsets
This one-day course is designed to provide an understanding the Arab and Muslim cultural mindset as they relate to contemporary Middle East issues. The instructor, Jon Taaballe, was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. He came to the United States and obtained a Master's degree in Marketing from UCLA. He has worked in the banking industry and export business. He is currently a consultant for the Federal Bureau of Investigations, a translator, an analyst, and a lecturer. The insight shared by Mr. Taaballe will provide commanders of tactical teams, EOC/ICS commanders, emergency managers, and fire service commanders a deeper understanding of how to prepare and respond to potential threats that originate outside their borders or their cultural understanding.

CPTED (CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Safer By Design
This one-day course is designed to provide basic CPTED principles (natural surveillance, lighting, landscaping, image and maintenance, fences and barriers, activity support, access control and physical security, territorial reinforcement), CPTED team building, and CPTED strategies to address specific criminal activity. This pro-active crime-fighting technique is used to reduce crime, bolster access control, limit criminal escape opportunities, address underlying causes of criminal activity, create a sense of community ownership, decrease community fear of crime, improve quality of life in the community, and serve as a starting point for other community development and improvement programs.
*A two day "Expanded Theories"' delivery is also available.

CLANDESTINE LABORATORIES

Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement
This 8-hour course prepares state and local law enforcement agencies to address the special problems they may encounter in dealing with clandestine laboratories. Though a series of lectures and case studies, participants learn about the dangers of clandestine laboratories and associated risks to personnel and the community. From an understanding of these issues, students become aware of the importance of involving the community and other agencies to implement a comprehensive enforcement and prevention program. Topics include: Background of the clandestine laboratory problem, identifying clandestine laboratories, methamphetamine synthesis and production, hazards to personnel and the community, suspect and user characteristics, investigating clandestine laboratories, and community awareness and involvement.

Clandestine Laboratory Awareness for First Responders
This 4-hour course is suitable for law enforcement line personnel, firefighters, EMS, and other first responders who may inadvertently come in contact with a clandestine laboratory. Course attendees are provided with timely and critical information on chemicals and equipment commonly found at clandestine drug laboratories. More importantly, they are made aware of the hazards associated with clandestine laboratories and action s that should be taken (or not taken) at a suspected lab site. Topics include: History of methamphetamine, characters ics of methamphetamine abusers, chemicals and equipment commonly found at clandestine laboratories, methamphetamine production methods, and hazards to first responder personnel and the community.

Supervising Clandestine Laboratory Investigations
This 16-hour course prepares supervisors and managers in state and local law enforcement agencies to address the specialized problems and risks associated with supervising clandestine laboratory investigations. Lectures and case studies are used to introduce students to the specific roles, responsibilities of supervisors who manage clandestine laboratory operation. Students will also become aware of the principles of emergency management as they relate to the safety of enforcement personnel. The training includes information on ways to involve the community in identifying suspected clandestine laboratory operators and sites. Topics include: Current issues in clandestine laboratory enforcement, hazards to personnel and the community, compliance with Federal safety rules and regulations, role of the supervisor in clandestine laboratory investigations, investigating clandestine laboratories, raid planning and execution, hazard assessment, site control, and decontamination, analyzing the local meth market, building and improving community response programs, and coordination with outside agencies.

Clandestine Laboratories: A Serious Community Problem
This 2-hour course is designed to inform community members about the hazards associated with clandestine laboratories, and to enlist their support in identifying possible lab sites. Attendees are provided with information on the location, chemicals, and equipment most frequently used to manufacture methamphetamine. Most importantly, community members are shown ways to support their local law enforcement agency's efforts to combat clandestine laboratories. Topics include: Overview of the clandestine laboratory problem, history and effects of methamphetamine, identifying clandestine laboratories, chemicals and equipment used to manufacture methamphetamine, hazards to the community, and assisting your law enforcement agency.

LANDLORD/TENANT TRAINING

Keeping Illegal Activity Out of Rental Property
This one day training, developed by John H. Campbell DeLong Resources, Inc., Portland, Oregon has received national recognition as an Innovation in State and Local Government by the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. This training delivers two important messages: Effective property management can have a major impact on community wellness, and there are accessible, legitimate techniques to stop the spread of crime in rental property. Topics include: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles, the landlord's role in maintaining healthy communities, applicant screening, rental agreements, ongoing management, community involvement and improvement, warning signs of drug activity, what to do if you discover a clandestine lab, crisis resolution, the role of the police,and an overview of subsidized housing issues.