The use of confidential sources and informants is a necessary evil in law enforcement. A good informant managed properly can be the difference in solving a variety of crimes, up to and including homicides. But a poorly managed informant can create a disaster for the officer and the department. Far too often officers are using informants without the proper knowledge on how and when they should be used.

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This is a one day course designed to provide an introduction to digital photography, camera operations and basic scene photography. This course will help students understand camera functions in order to create crisp, clear digital images. For crime scene photography we will focus on depth of field, overall, mid-range and close-up photography. We will also look at techniques for low-light and laser photography.

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Thursday, February 17, 2022, Hays KLETC Regional Site (Hays, KS)

A class designed to define domestic violence, protection order, tools and strategies for assessing danger or risk of lethality. Responding to and investigating domestic violence, stalking orders, and lethality will be discussed along with the limitations of protection orders.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Zoom Facilitated Sessions (Online, WEB)
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Kingman Armory (Kingman, KS)

This class will provide drug investigators with critical tools to utilize existing law to disrupt, dismantle and eliminate these organizations. Conspiracy investigations require investigators to utilize intelligence resources, collaborate with other agencies and partner with prosecutors to be successful. This training will lay out in detail all of these aspects and teach students how to develop, build and complete a drug conspiracy investigation.

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Friday, January 28, 2022, Hays KLETC Regional Site (Hays, KS)

This course prepares participants through instruction and practice to identify illegal substances during the course of their duties, use the correct field testing kits demonstrated by taking a final exam, and properly package and submit these substances to the KBI lab.

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Monday, February 7, 2022, The Venue (Derby, KS)
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, Parsons (Parsons, KS)
Wednesday, February 9, 2022, Dodge City KLETC Regional Site (Dodge City, KS)

As first responders, police officers often have access to the most isolated individuals, including those who are older persons. Police officers are often an important gateway for older citizens to the community health and social services network. They are called upon to respond to various elder abuse situations, both at home and in senior living centers. First responders play a key role in investigating or preventing crimes against older citizens and dependent adults. However, the detection and assessment of this population is not systematic.

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Monday, February 14, 2022, Zoom Facilitated Sessions (Online, WEB)

As first responders, police officers often have access to the most isolated individuals, including those who are older persons. Police officers are often an important gateway for older citizens to the community health and social services network. They are called upon to respond to various elder abuse situations, both at home and in senior living centers. First responders play a key role in investigating or preventing crimes against older citizens and dependent adults. However, the detection and assessment of this population is not systematic.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022, Zoom Facilitated Sessions (Online, WEB)

One of the most important positions in any law enforcement organization is the front-line supervisor. While there are commonalities between managing patrol units and detective units, there are also many differences, from the way we dress to the types of decisions we are forced to make. These differences are not always readily identifiable to the newly transferred supervisor. This class is for those already in supervisory roles as well as those aspiring to be in a supervisory role to identify and develop strategies for dealing with these unique issues head on.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Hays KLETC Regional Site (Hays, KS)
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, Dodge City KLETC Regional Site (Dodge City, KS)

This class examines the many legal issues involved in car stops.

This class discusses the seizure and forfeiture to law enforcement agencies property such as currency, cars, houses, and businesses that have been used or gained through violations of state and federal law.

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Gardner Justice Center (Gardner, KS)

Today's technology is based on immediate access to an individual's accounts and data that is retained using numerous cloud-based electronic service providers, stored both within the United States and internationally. This two-day course tackles challenges in place when obtaining content stored in the cloud and utilization of tools and techniques required to extract data from the content presented by electronic service providers.

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June 2-3, 2022, KLETC Campus Learning Center Classroom Bldg (Hutchinson, KS)

Property Crimes Investigations is an 8-hour training designed to promote the development of participants in investigative techniques, problem-solving skills and case management skills that will promote thoroughness and professionalism leading to an arrest and aiding in a successful prosecution. This training is geared toward new detectives or those aspiring to become detectives.

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Friday, April 8, 2022, Hays KLETC Regional Site (Hays, KS)

This course will teach participants the legal requirements that must be satisfied before a search warrant will be issued and how they can satisfy these requirements with their application and supporting affidavit. In addition to search warrants for homes, businesses, and multi-unit residences, attention will also be given to obtaining records from cellular service providers and social media companies.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022, KLETC Campus Learning Center Classroom Bldg (Hutchinson, KS)

Domestic violence crimes remain a frequent call that officers and detectives across the country must respond to and investigate. This course provides investigators with information on how to thoroughly investigate these crimes, to include strangulation, with practical tips that can be implemented and used immediately.

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Thursday, March 3, 2022, Zoom Facilitated Sessions (Online, WEB)

Recent studies of Officer Involved Shootings (OIS) reveal that as many as 30% of OIS incidents are acts of Suicide by Cop committed by the suspect. This number rises significantly if the suspect is a recent veteran. This course is to provide relevant training with the objective of reducing incidents of Suicide by Cop. Focusing on suicidal ideation and early indicators of Suicide by Cop.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022, Neosho Co Community College (Ottawa, KS)

Tactics and Techniques for Human Trafficking Investigations class is a practitioner-led interactive training for all Kansas certified law enforcement officers and non-commissioned analysts and is designed to increase recognition and investigative skills in combatting human sex trafficking.

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Monday, January 24, 2022, Zoom Facilitated Sessions (Online, WEB)
Monday, March 28, 2022, Zoom Facilitated Sessions (Online, WEB)
Monday, May 16, 2022, Zoom Facilitated Sessions (Online, WEB)

This course focuses on Trauma-Informed Interviews of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims. Domestic violence and sexual assault are two of the most complex crimes we are called upon to respond to and investigate. The complexities of these crimes and the impacts of trauma on a victim require us to be better informed and to think broadly and comprehensively during our response and/or investigation.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Zoom Facilitated Sessions (Online, WEB)

This course is intended to introduce public safety officers and other agency personnel to the information and skills necessary to testify effectively at depositions, court hearings, and trials. Testifying successfully as a witness requires that personnel know how to communicate information to the court and to juries in response to open-ended and closed-ended questions in a way that is precise, objective, and credible.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Hays KLETC Regional Site (Hays, KS)
Wednesday, April 6, 2022, KLETC Campus Learning Center Classroom Bldg (Hutchinson, KS)

The KLETC Certificate in Criminal Investigations will provide investigators with the knowledge and skill set required to be successful in their role. In today's changing climate, criminal investigators are faced with a multitude of situations. Beyond traditional investigation methodologies, criminal investigators must now be experts in human trafficking, internet and financial investigations, drug conspiracies, crimes against children and interview and interrogation to ensure the investigator is fully equipped with the competencies needed to meet the rigorous demands of the environments in which they will be working. Successful completion of the Certificate in Criminal Investigations will provide participants the ability to conduct professional and ethical investigations, improve their case management and documentation skills.

Learning Competency:

• Participants will employ best practices as they investigate any crime from its beginning to its eventual disposition; either as an individual, or as part of an investigatory team.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to conduct professional investigations.
• Participants will be able to adhere to ethical standards.
• Participants will be able to improve case management and documentation skills.
• Participants will be able to investigate a wide variety of crimes.