This course is being offered by the DHS-Rural Policing Institute and hosted the the Atlantic County Police Training Center.

Program Focus:
This course is designed to give the investigator the tools necessary to collect, preserve and present evidence to the prosecutor to prove the crime of felony child abuse and neglect. Drug Endangered Children investigations falls under the purview of a federal mandate and new drug strategy from the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Specifically designed to include law enforcement officers recognizing the evidence of a crime, the collection and preservation of evidence, understanding the careful methodology required for forensic interviews of children, presenting judicial authorities with the specific components required to obtain a search/arrest warrant and completing concise literary documentation or reports to substantiate child abuse in a drug environment.
Who Should Attend: Qualified applicants must be full-time, sworn law enforcement peace officers.
Eligibility: This program is being funded by the FLETC’s Rural Policing Institute. Preference for admission into this program is given to non-federal law enforcement officers or other emergency responders working in rural areas. “Rural” is defined as any area outside of a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), as defined by the Office of Management and Budget; or any jurisdiction inside of a MSA located in a county, borough, parish or land under the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe with a population of no more than 50,000. Please visit: Eligibility Instructions for eligibility requirements or for more information. Non-rural applicants may be admitted on a space-available basis beginning approximately 35 days prior to the program’s start date.
Cost: TUITION-FREE Attendees are responsible for all travel, lodging and meal expenses.
Program Information: Go to: Rural Policing Institute Training and scroll down to appropriate program listed.
Registration: (1) Go to https://registration.fletc.gov/ to create an account or login to an existing account; (2) Once logged in select “view/register for courses” under Basic User Functions at the left of the page; (3) select desired course and location and click on “search”; and (4) course options will populate below the box and then select “apply” to register for desired course.
If you need to contact us for additional information:
E-mail us at FLETC-RuralPolicingInstitute@dhs.gov and put “RPI-DEC” in the subject line or call 1-800-743-5382.
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