Course Overview
Drug Identification is a critical tool that every law enforcement officer should know. Unfortunately, few police departments in the nation provide a course-specific training in their academies for this pertinent investigative tool. This information is not just for the seasoned Detective or senior officer, but also for new officers beginning their careers.

The ability to immediately recognize narcotics, their paraphernalia, cutting agents, and physiological effects in any situation allows an officer to conduct a thorough investigation and have success in arresting drug violators and seizing large quantities of drugs, firearms, and U.S. currency.

This two-day training course will provide an in-depth look at the most common narcotics currently found on the street, the contraband associated with them, and the physiological and psychological effects caused by the use of these drugs. Officers will participate in case studies where officers were fired and/or arrested for narcotics-based scandals due to a lack of policies and procedures regarding presumptive field-testing or evidence handling.

Who Should Attend?
This class is designed for any active law enforcement or military personnel. Prior experience is not required.

Material Requirements
Students should bring a laptop with unfettered internet capabilities.

Students will receive course materials related to the topic during the class. Numerous sample pictures of narcotics, videos of physiological effects, and procedures on how to properly conduct presumptive field tests will be presented to officers during the class.

Marshall Stafford

Marshall Stafford is a 16-year law enforcement veteran and currently the Agent-in-Charge of the methamphetamine task force with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN). He has been with OBN for almost 12 years, and served as an Agent-in-Charge of OBN’s criminal marijuana and highway interdiction units.

Prior to being promoted to Agent-in-Charge, Marshall worked in the enforcement unit conducting investigations on drug trafficking organizations within the state of Oklahoma. In 2015, he spent three years with the FBI criminal enterprise task force in Oklahoma City working narcotics investigations.

From 2007-2012, Marshall worked at the Norman Police Department in Norman, Oklahoma, as a patrol officer. From 2000-2014, he served in the Oklahoma Air National Guard as a security forces member and combat arms instructor.

Marshall is currently in a PhD program with Liberty University working towards a PhD in Criminal Justice Leadership. He has a Master of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He has taught numerous law enforcement classes throughout Oklahoma, and he has taught law enforcement courses and psychology courses at local colleges.

Host: POLICE TECHNICAL

Location: Online Seminar 647 Ohio Street Online Seminar, 47807 Get Directions

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