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One of the more unpredictable encounters law enforcement officers face is when they deal with drug-injured or drug-intoxicated people. These encounters are at a minimum a challenge for communication, but can also turn deadly.
Knowing what drugs do to the brain, especially how they enhance the probability for violence and irrational behavior, is critical for officer survival.
This course will address that need, first by showing exactly how drugs affect the brain, then showing how this creates a different kind of behavior in which verbal communication is less effective and a propensity toward violence is increased.
Finally, guidelines for safely approaching, interviewing, and arresting drug abusers will be covered.
This webinar is a 1-hour summary overview of an Academy Hour 4-hour course created and taught by Dr. John Duncan, a retired Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Chief Agent with 27 years of experience in this field, also a PhD professor in psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Knowing what drugs do to the brain, especially how they enhance the probability for violence and irrational behavior, is critical for officer survival.
This course will address that need, first by showing exactly how drugs affect the brain, then showing how this creates a different kind of behavior in which verbal communication is less effective and a propensity toward violence is increased.
Finally, guidelines for safely approaching, interviewing, and arresting drug abusers will be covered.
This webinar is a 1-hour summary overview of an Academy Hour 4-hour course created and taught by Dr. John Duncan, a retired Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Chief Agent with 27 years of experience in this field, also a PhD professor in psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Date Created: February 3, 2021