Training and TA

The Criminal Justice Institute University of Arkansas System - Here, law enforcement professionals can receive advanced education and training, technical support, and research assistance at no cost to their agency.

  • The Arkansas Methamphetamine Challenge for Law Enforcement Executives (Supervisory Level Training) - This online course, developed in cooperation with the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Association and the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police, provides an overview of the illicit Methamphetamine problem in Arkansas. A management perspective of awareness, employee safety, equipment, training needs, and reporting issues will be emphasized to assist Law Enforcement Executives and local municipal officials to most effectively combat Methamphetamine production and abuse in their communities.  
  • Methamphetamine InvestigationsThis online course is designed to assist law enforcement in conducting safe and effective methamphetamine related investigations. 

  • Methamphetamine Awareness, Identification, and Safety for First Responders (New Officer)This course provides basic meth awareness and safety education for front-line officers and first responders who may come in contact with a clandestine laboratory.

National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children - Here you'll find links to video recordings and PowerPoint slides from National DEC's popular webinar series, access to online tutorials, an up-to-date listing of conferences and training seminars being conducted around the country, and self-directed Core DEC Community Awareness Training webisodes. Click here for access to National Dec's Training Center

UNC Gillings School of Public Health Training Center - These modules are created by faculty and guest lecturers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

  • Chemical Hazards: Methamphetamine Labs: These learning modules are applicable to all public health, medical, veterinary, pharmacy, emergency management, hospital and other professionals interested in public health preparedness. Educational objectives are:  Identify the warning signs of Methamphetamine production;  Provide a general overview of the hazards Methamphetamine labs; and  Discuss what public health professionals can do to combat the growing problem of Methamphetamine production.

Institute for Intergovernmental Research - Created in 1991, the Center for Task Force Training (CenTF) Program strives to increase the operational effectiveness of multijurisdictional narcotics task forces in the areas of task force command management, methamphetamine investigation management, and drug awareness. Through funding provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, the CenTF Program provides training to state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers throughout the United States. 

  • Methamphetamine Investigative Workshop: Developed to address the operational aspects of managing methamphetamine investigations, as well as problem areas specific to these types of investigations.  Training Topics Include: The Methamphetamine Problem; Manufacturing Methamphetamine; First Response and Lab Scene Procedures; Clandestine Laboratories Mandated Regulations; Investigation Techniques; Raid Issues Drug-Endangered Children; and Other Commonly Manufactured Drugs of Abuse.