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 course provides enhanced knowledge and skills for patrol officers and supervisors responding to potential barricades, hostage situations, and high-risk suicides. Negotiators will discuss initial response to negotiable incidents, fundamentals of active listening, and negotiation techniques for circumstances that lead to patrol beginning a conversation with the suspect.

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Thursday, September 11, 2025, Integrity Auditorium

Essential Spanish for Law Enforcement and Corrections is a 2 1/2 day class designed to assist the officer who has little to no knowledge of the Spanish language. Students will learn the basics of the Spanish language and will be required to learn phrases and words that are helpful when dealing with Spanish speakers.

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August 26-28, 2025, Leoti Fire House

The FBI will provide a federal overview of criminal civil rights statutes related to Color of Law, Hate Crimes - Bias & Uniform Crime Reporting, and FACE Act violations. Video examples of the use of force and color of law incidents will demonstrate state and/or federal criminal and department violations.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Johnson County Community College
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Kansas City KS Comm College Tech Ed Ctr

Introduction to Internal Affairs and Professional Standards is an 8 hour introductory course designed to provide an overview of the role and importance of law enforcement agencies' internal affairs and professional standards units and the ethical foundation and principles guiding internal investigations.

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Friday, June 13, 2025, Hays KLETC Regional Site
Friday, August 8, 2025, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

This course will focus on providing law enforcement officers, from any rank or agency, with the training needed to conduct evidence-based interviewing and interrogation techniques that are shown to produce more information. Participants will gain a better understanding of the importance of rapport, formulating effective questions, disclosure of evidence, and how to obtain more information.

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August 14-15, 2025, Learning Center Classroom Bldg
September 22-23, 2025, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site
October 6-7, 2025, Dodge City KLETC Regional Site

This course is specifically designed for Kansas prosecutors who handle and charge vehicular fatal cases and officers that deal with fatal crashes.

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September 17-19, 2025, Integrity Auditorium

While many agencies have programs in crime scene processing, the level of training and resources available varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, as does the opportunity to work with evidence. To help these agencies, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has developed a comprehensive Lab Services Training and Outreach Program. The focus of this round of lab services training will be on the laboratory sections that are most utilized in support of violent crime investigations.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Dodge City KLETC Regional Site

The Summit provides attendees an opportunity to learn from fellow practitioners, meet with colleagues, and establish partnerships from across the Midwest.

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October 28-30, 2025, Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel

This eight-hour, management-level instructor-led course focuses on rural correctional facilities as unique environments for threat group recruitment and radicalization.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Hays KLETC Regional Site

This course prepares participants through instruction and practice to properly prepare written reports common to the criminal justice/LE community. This course will focus on the structure of reports to include the reason reports are important. Attendees will be able to take good field notes, build a report that best represent what happened on scene, keep the report organized and build a report that will assist in the court hearing process.

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October 7-8, 2025, Parsons KLETC Regional Site

This one-day meeting is an opportunity for law enforcement partners throughout the entire District of Kansas who investigate federal Project Safe Childhood cases to participate in training from the United States Attorney's Office District of Kansas, federal agents, intel, forensics, and victim specialists.

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Thursday, September 11, 2025, Sedgwick County Child Advocacy Center

Law Enforcement Officers who attend this class will learn how to proactively use social media and the Internet to gather intelligence, track suspects, identify gang members, conduct drug investigations and enhance all types of investigations

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July 29-30, 2025, Dodge City KLETC Regional Site

This class provides essential training for EMS personnel on recognizing and responding to current street drug threats in Kansas. Participants will learn to identify common illicit substances by appearance, behavior, and physiological effects, with a primary focus on fentanyl, marijuana, Delta-8 THC, and other modern drug risks.

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Monday, June 23, 2025, Norwich EMS

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.

To compliment and balance your educational experience, a final capstone project is also required.