NCDD Seminars and Webinars

NHTSA SFST Student Course II

NCDD Seminars and Sessions

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October 10, 2019 - October 12, 2019

NCDD is proud to offer the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Student Course, October 10-12 in Chicago, IL. This three day, intensive hands-on course will teach the student using the same curriculum as law enforcement. The instructor is nationally renowned DRE/SFST Expert Anthony Palacios. Anthony is a former Impaired Driving Staff Instructor for the Georgia Police Academy and has trained over 4,000 police officers, prosecutors, judges, and defense attorneys in the NHTSA training curriculum. If you have not yet taken a NHTSA SFST Student Course, you are at a distinct disadvantage in the courtroom. Equip yourself with the knowledge necessary to win your next case.

This course will be held at the Hyatt Place Chicago O'Hare.

NHTSA's "DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing"

The DWI/SFST Practitioner Course II

Thursday, October 10, 2019

9:00am – 9:30am Introduction to DWI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Anthony Palacios, Donald Ramsell & Steven Epstein
9:30am – 12:00pm Concepts & Principles of Standardized Field Sobriety Training Anthony Palacios
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00pm – 2:30pm Concepts & Principles of Standardized Field Sobriety Training Anthony Palacios
2:30pm – 3:30pm Dry Run – Practice Session Anthony Palacios, Donald Ramsell & Steven Epstein
3:30pm – 5:00pm Alcohol Workshop Practical Anthony Palacios, Donald Ramsell & Steven Epstein

Friday, October 11, 2019

9:00am – 10:00am Detection & General Deterrence Anthony Palacios
10:00am – 11:00am Overview of Detection, Notetaking & Testimony Anthony Palacios
11:00am – 12:00pm Vehicle In Motion Anthony Palacios
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00pm – 2:30pm Personal Contact & Pre-Arrest Screening Anthony Palacios
2:30pm – 3:30pm Legal Environment Anthony Palacios
3:30pm – 5:00pm SFST Proficiency Testing Anthony Palacios, Donald Ramsell & Steven Epstein

Friday, October 11, 2019 (cont).

5:00pm – 6:00pm Dinner (on your own)
6:00pm – 7:00pm Review Anthony Palacios, Donald Ramsell & Steven Epstein
7:00pm – 10:00pm Alcohol Workshop/Practical Anthony Palacios, Donald Ramsell & Steven Epstein

Saturday, October 12, 2019

9:00am – 11:00am Processing the Arrested Subject, Report Writing, and Preparation for Trial Anthony Palacios
11:00am – 12:00pm Trial Techniques in a DUI Case Steven Epstein
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00pm – 2:00pm Final Test/ Graduation Anthony Palacios, Donald Ramsell & Steven Epstein
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