Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This class covers the intersecting worlds of the dark arts employed in espionage, used for intelligence gathering, and law enforcement’s practical need to build cases that will stand up in court. Presented in a multi-media format, involving the use of real-life case studies, film, and television as examples to aid in the understanding of the concepts being taught, the course is a thorough survey of the tools available, and methods employed by investigators working proactive and long-term cases. Students come away from the class knowing how to build effective undercover operations and how far they can push their undercover role, or the scheme being employed.
Topics Include:
Backstopping & Laundering your Identity
Where & how to Hone your Deception
Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime from the UC’s Perspective
Designing an Effective UC Op
Storefronts, Warehouses, Motel Rooms, and Controlled Environments
Cultivating Sources
Documenting & Deploying Informants
Authorization of Otherwise Illegal Activity
Electronic Surveillance Techniques
Leveraging Criminal Intelligence & Exploiting Database Information
The Importance of Deconfliction
Building a Conspiracy (RICO, VCAR, CCE, etc.)
Disguising your Identity vs. Dishonesty as to your Purpose or Intent
Orchestrating Deceptions During Interrogations
Post-Arrest Investigative Follow-ups
Electronic Device Extractions
Dress Code: Business Casual (No Shorts - No Flip Flops)
Registration: CLOSED
Registration Closes: 12/01/25
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This 5-day (40-hour) Training is designed to meet the immediate training needs of officers who have an interest in being assigned, are scheduled to be assigned, or are currently assigned to a Narcotics unit. This course is intended to provide officers with information and practical skills needed to conduct drug investigations in today’s ever-changing environment. It will also provide a formal understanding of how to conduct various types of drug investigations, from case initiation to sentencing the defendant. Students will be exposed to the latest methods and investigative techniques.
Dress Code: Business Casual (No Shorts - No Flip Flops)
Registration: Apply for Training
Registration Closes: 01/02/26
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers or Criminal Analysts working for a law enforcement agency.
Course Description: This course is centered around officers who wear a uniform and act in an enforcement role. Based upon simple and effective methods, students will be given step by step instructions on how to read and understand the deception in vehicle registration that drug cartels use to transport large amounts of narcotics in an urban setting. This course will also include instruction on The Patron Saints of Narco Traffickers, vehicle stops, knock, and talks, stash house indicators, case law and consensual contacts. The training students will receive in this class is not being taught anywhere else in the country. From the traffic stop to the stash house, basic simple methods that are effective in combating drug smuggling.
Dress Code: Business Casual (No Shorts - No Flip Flops)
Registration: Apply for Training
Registration Closes: 01/19/26
Prerequisite: Students must complete Online Component by February 2, 2026.
Course Description: This innovative training, combining online and in-person components, offers prevention practitioners a comprehensive introduction to the substance misuse prevention field. Grounded in current research and SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework, the SAPST is designed to help practitioners develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement effective, data-driven prevention that reduces behavioral health disparities and improves wellness. It is appropriate for entry-level prevention practitioners, prevention practitioners with 2-5 years of experience as well as professionals working in related fields.
The SAPST course consists of a five-hour, self-paced online module, followed by a four-day/32-hour interactive, in-person training.
Registration Status: Apply for Training
Registration Closes: 01/30/26
Course Description: This course is designed to teach Law Enforcement Officers and other first responders how to treat and manage trauma patients in a civilian tactical environment. Utilizing a mix of classroom presentation and hands-on skills training, attendees will learn how to provide life-sustaining treatments in threatening conditions. Instructors will leverage overseas and domestic military experiences in order to illustrate and convey lessons learned in hostile situations. This course requires a 16-hour (2-day) commitment from students and provides more in depth modules and hands-on skills practice than is offered in the Basic Tactical Medicine course. The second day includes evaluated scenarios that require students to practice tactics as well as life-saving treatment for casualties. Upon course completion, students will be able to identify and treat the leading causes of preventable death in a multi-phase tactical environment.
Dress Code: Business Casual (No Shorts - No Flip Flops)
Registration: Apply for Training
WRCTC Website
Prerequisite: Students must be full-time, commissioned peace officers working for a law enforcement agency.
Requirements: An agency/personal laptop for practical exercises.
Course Description: Writing Search Warrants is a class designed for officers who have little or no experience in writing affidavits to obtain search warrants. This user-friendly class produces effective search warrant affidavit writing techniques that produce professional results. This class is designed to enable anyone in law enforcement to leave this class with the basic knowledge and confidence it takes to successfully write a search warrant. This course is an interactive class, and every student will write an entire search warrant from start to finish by the completion of this course.
Dress Code: Business Casual (No Shorts - No Flip Flops)
Registration: Apply for Training
Registration Closes: 02/16/26
