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Course detail: Legal Updates 2027: Legislative

Course Description

This four-part Zoom training series provides Kansas law enforcement professionals with a clear, practical review of recent statutory and legislative changes affecting law enforcement operations. Participants will examine updates to both federal and Kansas law, including new statutes, amended provisions, and significant legal developments. The course emphasizes real-world application, helping officers understand how legislative changes impact investigations, enforcement decisions, reporting requirements, and daily policing responsibilities.

Learning Objectives

Identify recent changes to federal and Kansas statutes.
Understand the practical impact of legislative updates on law enforcement operations.
Recognize new legal requirements, authorities, and restrictions.
Apply updated statutory provisions to common law enforcement scenarios.

Using an interactive, web based platform, participants will actively engage in guided discussion, scenario based questions, and real time polling to explore how recent legal changes influence decision making, officer safety, investigative practices, and agency policy. The course is designed to promote understanding, consistency, and confidence when applying updated legal standards in real world situations.

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Notice of Availability of the KLETC Annual Security and Fire Safety Report:
The University of Kansas has determined that the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) main campus in Hutchinson and its regional sites in Dodge City, Hays, and Parsons are separate campuses. This determination was made in consultation with the Department of Education. The report is available online: https://civilrights.ku.edu/clery. The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; the procedures the institution will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred On-Campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-Campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the institution or a recognized student organization; and on Public Property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 785-864-6414 or emailing civilrights@ku.edu or arrange for pick-up at a KLETC location.

Session Information: LE27088Z

Schedule:

Every day, starting on 01/11/27 and ending on 01/11/27

Times:

01:00pm-05:00pm CST

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Price:

Registration Fee : $50.00

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A working camera and microphone are required to participate in this training.

Instructors

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Kristi Barton-Edwards

Biography: Kristi graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2002, and immediately began working as an Assistant District Attorney for the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office. During her tenure, she handled legal research/writing, appellate/trial advocacy, and administrative functions. Kristi's work culminated, in 2013, with the receipt of a Bronze Wreath of Merit from the Wichita Police Department and, in 2015, with the receipt of a Bronze Medal of Outstanding Service from the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office.

Since 2006, Kristi has continuously provided legal training for law enforcement officers with the Wichita Police Department and Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office. Specifically, in February 2020, she provided legal training at the Sedgwick County Law Enforcement Training Center.

In recent years, Kristi has served as a judge pro tem for municipal courts (Derby & Goddard, Kansas) and provided legal and ethical training for national and local associations. Specifically, in 2019, she presented legal ethics to the Kansas Municipal Attorneys' Association and her article entitled "When Impeachment Comes to Town" was published by the National Association of Legal Assistants.

Kristi joined Newman University as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in 2014 and have been honorably mentioned for the President's Teaching Excellence Award (2018 & 2019).

Notably, in 2017 Kristi returned to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office as a Crime Analyst. She invented and executed a new process to ensure systematic, and efficient, review of law enforcement body camera videos.

At the same time (2017), Kristi joined the Wichita/Sedgwick County Coordinated Community Response Team and was hired as its Assessment/Audit Coordinator. In this role, she directed more than 12 months of qualitative and quantitative research into domestic and sexual violence response by various community and criminal justice agencies in Wichita, Kansas. The process culminated with the state and federal approval and subsequent release of a comprehensive report, which she solely authored on behalf of the Assessment Team: "Wichita/Sedgwick County Kansas: Domestic & Sexual Violence Safety Assessment Report."

Facility Detail

Zoom Facilitated Sessions

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Cancellation Policy

A refund less a $20.00 cancellation fee will be assessed for all cancellations made in writing prior to 10 days before the start of the event. After that time, no refunds will be made.