Utah Department of Public Safety

Additional Non-POST Sponsored Training

Listed below you will find information on these additional courses that are not sponsored by POST.

Courses with scheduled dates or available online
Autism Spectrum Disorders – Law Enforcement Officer Training (see below for course information)
HB200 Adult Sex Crimes Investigations Course
Cyber Liaison Officer Program
Utah Rules of Evidence – Admissibility of Eyewitness Testimony Online Training
Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)
2-Day Basic Peer Support Course
Phlebotomy Training
Foundations of Sexual Assault Investigation for the Rural Officer – Online
Introduction to Sexual Assault Investigation for the Rural Executive – Online
Introduction to to Sexual Assault Investigation for the Rural Investigator – Online
Basic Public Information Officer (registration on UTRAIN)
.05 DUI Law & SFST Update 2018

Additional Courses with Potential Training Dates
Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) (See training info below)
Utah Division of Emergency Management Training Calendar
BCI Field Services Region Training
Emergency Vehicle Operations
—Evasive Driving for the Law Enforcement Officer
—Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Skills
—Managing Vehicular Pursuit and Emergency Response
—Driving Simulation for the Law Enforcement Officer
Field Investigation Drug Officer (FIDO)
Grade Crossing/Collision Investigation training
HIDTA – High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Impact Weapon Instructor
Law Enforcement Leadership Course (new dates TBA)
Mounted Patrol Officer (basic)
National Prevention Toolkit on Officer‐Involved Domestic Violence
Nationwide SAR Initiative – Line Officer Training for Suspicious Activity Reporting
National Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder Training Program
NIMS and Emergency Management training
Objective Pre-Employment Interviewing
Police Motorcycle Training
POST Recommended Workout Program
Safe and Effective Incident Management for Law Enforcement
Sandy City Police hosted training schedule (Contact BL Smith @ blsmith@sandy.utah.gov)
Searching Mobile Devices
Standard Field Sobriety Testing (SFST)
Traffic Accident Investigation courses – Advanced Investigation and Accident Reconstruction
Utah Rules of Evidence – Admissibility of Eyewitness Testimony Online Training

With the approval of the Agency’s Chief Administrative Officer, these training hours may be counted toward the statutory requirement for annual in-service training.

Note: The in-service training options posted on this webpage are NOT endorsed by Utah POST and are listed as possible in-service training options. POST does NOT review or certify training as counting for continuing education credits. Officers must submit a certificate of completion or report attendance to their own agency for potential credit. Agencies must certify the contents of the training and report training hours to POST. Consequently, officers must check with their own agency to determine if the training would be accepted by the agency.

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ADVANCED SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS (ZOOM-BASED)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Is your agency’s social media stale or just not connecting to the people you serve? Are you ready to share important information in an engaging way? This course will focus on telling your agency’s story honestly through social media. In Advanced Social Media for First Responders you will learn what content to emphasize, what to avoid, and how graphics and photos can make your mission stand out – all without resorting to gimmicks.

Retired Pensacola (FL) Police Captain Stephen Davis will share his expertise that led to his department’s rapid ascension into being one of the most highly touted social media programs in law enforcement. Over the span of four years, Capt. Davis advanced the Pensacola Police Department’s social media presence 800%, won multiple awards, and was covered by national news organizations.

WHERE: Virtually via Zoom

WHEN: January 23, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

COST: $199

Please see this link for more information on the class and to register.

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SCENARIOS AND TACTICS FOR THE FIELD TRAINING OFFICER

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This training is for those assigned to the all-important role of Field Training Officer (FTO) on how an FTO process should be managed. They will be instructed on what subjects and tactics recruit officers need be evaluated on. However, few FTOs themselves are trained on how to teach and demonstrate those all-important subjects and tactics.

In this two-day program, students will examine their FTO role from the very beginning of the Field Training process to the ultimate end. They will address the Why about their role and goals. They will learn how to teach adults and consider generational differences. And they will reexamine their understanding of tactics and how to mentor, demonstrate and teach recruits so they will develop an understanding of how proficiency is developed and how they should utilize that understanding as their careers progress.

WHERE: Sandy City Police Department | 10000 S. Centennial Parkway, Sandy, UT 84070

WHEN: February 5 – 6, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST

COST: $359 ($329 if 4+ in a group, use discount code FTO30)

Please see this link for more information on the class and to register.

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INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION INVESTIGATION TRAINING

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Cops training cops. A comprehensive, 3-day Interview and Interrogation course, taught by a team of experienced investigators. Our instructors have real world experience and will share a proven investigative and interview process to increase your ability in obtaining the truth legally & efficiently. Check out the course announcement for additional details and instructor bios.

WHERE: Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake, 3365 South 900 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119

WHEN: March 4 – 6, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST

COST: $595

Please see this link for more information on the class and to register.

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TACTICS FOR THE NEW STREET OFFICER

COURSE DESCRIPTION: During this dynamic and entertaining seminar participants will learn, discuss and demonstrate an understanding of basic communication truths. They will learn how to interact, read people, predict behavior, deescalate and resolve conflict.

WHERE: Sandy City Police Department, 10000 S. Centennial Pkwy, Sandy, UT 84070

WHEN: March 6, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST

COST: $209

Please see this link for more information on the class and to register.

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SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES SUMMIT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This interactive, hands-on workshop will cover guiding principles and best practices for harnessing social media effectively during an emergency. Attendees will learn about active monitoring of priority channels, receive guidance on messaging, and understand tips for engagement with priority stakeholders on different channels.

Workshop leader Chris Malpass, with over 10 years of experience in preparedness training, will provide a mix of theory and recent case studies to highlight how these practices come together in real life. Attendees will participate in a team-based tabletop simulation for a chance to apply theory to a scenario-based practical session. Between each phase, Chris will run debrief sessions to allow participants to share their rationale and for Chris and the workshop group to provide feedback. Join us for this very detailed walk-through of social media crisis communications to equip your team with everything they need to communicate effectively with the public when your agency’s next emergency arises.

WHERE: Virtual Conference

WHEN: April 23-24, 2025 | 7:55 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. PT

COST: $349/person (see this brochure for more details on the event and pricing)

Please see this link for more information on the class and to register.

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FEMALE ENFORCER & EMOTIONAL SURVIVAL

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This exciting and interactive, two-day event pairs our highly sought after Female Enforcers with our career enhancing Emotional Survival for the Female Enforcer.

Attendees will receive the core principles delivered in our Female Enforcers program to include the most current tactics focused on advanced mental, physical and tactical skills.

In addition, the seminar will spend a day sharing tools from Emotional Survival for the Female Enforcer that will help manage the 24/7 emotional, physical, and psychological demands that exist in a career serving and protecting a community, home and family. You will leave with the understanding that street survival without emotional survival is not survival.

WHERE: Lehi Police Department | 128 N 100 E, Lehi, UT 84043

WHEN: May 5 – 6, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST

COST: $359

Please see this link for more information on the class and to register.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING ON AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This training addresses the unique communication and behavioral characteristics of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) specially for Law Enforcement Officers (LEO). The training will educate officers on identifying the symptoms of ASD, navigating the complex social interaction needs of autistic people, and incorporate communication strategies effective with this specific population. This training will heavily cover how the characteristics of ASD are often confused by LEO’s as criminal behaviors. Attendees will be given practical intervention and communication strategies to assist in their interactions with persons on the autism spectrum.
This training was developed by Dr. Michelle Lizotte. For questions on the training and materials, please contact Dr. Lizotte at michelle.lizotte@usu.edu

WHERE: Online On-Demand

COST: $25 per person

For registration information, please visit this website. For help with registration and training access, please contact Aubrey Snyder.

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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS TRAINING – VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING (VIRTRA) – UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course trains officers to better deal with individuals who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by:
     • Understanding ASD
     • How to Recognize ASD
     • De-Escalation Helps

WHEN: Dates may be scheduled depending on demand. Each class can hold six officers.

WHERE: On-Site Training UT AG’s VirtTra Training Center

COST: Contact AG’s Office 

For registration information, please contact Scott Carver or Will Fowlke. You may also reach them at (801) 281-1200.

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BLEND COURSE- BODY LANGUAGE- EMOTIONS- NEGOTIATIONS-DECEPTIONS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The BLEND Course provides beginner, intermediate, and advanced body language training designed specifically for law enforcement interactions, interviews, and investigations. Created by former Army counterintelligence federal agent and warrant officer with 22+ years of experience. Topics include but are not limited to elements of discomfort, rapport and baseline, deception, elicitation, de-escalation, mirroring, space invasion, and atmospherics depending on course selection. This course will be taught in person and participants will receive certification of completion.

WHERE: On-site training

COST: Beginner (1-day) – $150/person, Intermediate (2-day) – $275/person, Advanced (3-day) – $350/person. Organizations will receive 2 free seats for every 10 paid seats. Minimum of 7 paid seats to conduct within Utah, 15 paid seats elsewhere.

For registration information, please visit this website.

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CRYPTOCURRENCY INVESTIGATIONS COURSE (ONLINE)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is for any investigator who wants to learn about cryptocurrency-related financial crimes, as well as what to do when they are presented with one. No previous knowledge of cryptocurrency crimes required.

WHERE: Online, on-demand training

COST: See registration information.

For registration information, please visit this website.

For a downloadable PDF, please see this informational flier.

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PUBLIC SAFETY COURSES FOR INDIVIDUALS & AGENCIES

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Training courses include: Peer Support Certification, Suicide Awareness & Intervention, Battle Mindset and Officer Safety, and Officer-Involved Shootings—A Necessary Paradigm Shift for Officer Wellness

WHERE: Online training courses

COST: Varies depending on course

For registration information, please visit this website.

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CALIBRE PLUS ONLINE TRAINING CLASSES

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Various Law Enforcement online training courses

WHERE: Online Training Classes

WHEN: Various dates & times available

COST: Varies depending on course

For registration information, please visit this website.

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POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH. TRIAL ACTION PATHS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Success in life, on both the career and personal levels, relies on understanding how Post Traumatic Growth is possible after trials and traumas in life. It is a very critical time for our profession, and now more than ever officers need support as they manage so many world stressors. With the current situation, many agencies are facing struggles with recruitment, retention, substance abuse, divorce rates and suicide. My program can help you proactively address the challenges that many officers face, strengthening them personally and professionally. Often professionals struggle to balance the pressures they face in their personal lives that affect their work. Among other things, this course will reveal how you can grow stronger from all sorts of trials in life and become a success at home and on the job. Learn new tools to help you, family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and significant others. Avoid the career pitfalls that often harm your personal relationships when you fail to grow after trials in life. Discover easy tips and action steps anyone can use to provide hidden benefits in your life. You can learn how to guide others to do the same. Officers will be introduced to and gain instant electronic access to the books Trial Tappers: Tapping Life’s Trials To Produce Positive Growth. These books contain proven tools to help officers grow stronger regardless of how trials show up in their lives, allowing them to become successful at home and on the job … which will take the burden of struggling to help officers balance the pressures they face in their personal lives. 

WHERE: On-Demand or agency on-site

COST: Free **There is no cost to attend this training**

For registration information, please visit this website.

For a downloadable PDF, please see this informational flier.

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HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Happiness in relationships takes constant work. The health and wellness
of your relationships with family, friends, coworkers, neighbors and significant others are vital to
success in your career and personal life. Avoid the pitfalls that often harm your relationships with
others and becoming a statistic of failed marriages often seen in law enforcement. Learn how to
evaluate and improve the areas of TIME, TALK, and TOUCH as it relates to your life and those
around you. Learn easy tips and action steps that provide hidden benefits anyone can use. Come
learn how to improve on your relationships and how to guide others to do the same. Hugh D.
Watt has been married for 28 years, father of three boys, is a 17-year U.S. Probation Officer,
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, domestic violence and marriage therapist, Author of the Trial
Tappers book series, and a certified Critical Incident Stress Management Team member (CISM).

WHERE: On-Demand or agency on-site

COST: Free **There is no cost to attend this training**

For registration information, please visit this website.

For a downloadable PDF, please see this informational flier.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT DISABILITY TRAINING

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Law enforcement often requests additional training surrounding the disability community, but the trainings available are very limited and not always comprehensive. Yet without additional training in interacting with the disability community, the statistics of 50% of law enforcement shootings involving the disability community continue to remain unchanged. 
The Accommodation & Accessibility virtual training, provided by the Adult Advocacy Centers, designed for law enforcement that involves trainers that have the disabilities (including older adults) which are covered in the training.  Not only does this training provide disability specific knowledge and tips/techniques to aid in interaction, but also covers the legal obligations of law enforcement under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.  By having people with lived experience involved in the training, law enforcement is able to view the information from a disability lens.
The Adult Advocacy Centers (AACs) is a disability-led national organization piloting groundbreaking programs and trainings. Our mission is to work within the disability, victim services, and criminal justice systems to improve access and equity for adult crime victims with disabilities and to educate and train professionals within these systems on the unique needs of survivors with disabilities.  

For more information on the training click here.

Click here for information about Adult Advocacy Centers.

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INTERVIEWING & BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students taking this six hour Interviewing & Behavior Analysis course will learn to leverage verbal and nonverbal analysis techniques, for developing quality investigative leads. Unique to this class only; students will also receive access to the Lead Generation Tool, a one page resource they may practice with or use in the field. By learning and successfully deploying the knowledge contained in this course, students can increase their case closure rates and decrease open case time. There is no course on the market that pulls this many analysis techniques into one spot, and provides a tool to utilize for them all.

WHERE: On-Demand

WHEN: Online course

COST: $199.90 per person, 3 or more drops the price per person to $150 each

For a downloadable syllabus PDF, please see this informational flier.

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HOMEFRONT PROTECTIVE GROUP – VIRTUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CLASSES

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Homefront Protective Group, Law Enforcement Training presents the following training courses:

• Extremists in America: Ideology, Tactics and Terror
• Inmate/Criminal Manipulation Techniques
• Detecting Deception in Written Documents
• Tactical Communication: Managing difficult people through effective two-way communication & effective body language
• Defensive Tactics: Recognize when to use it and what is appropriate

WHERE: Online Zoom Virtual Classroom

WHEN: Various dates & times available

COST: Varies depending on course

For registration information, please visit this website.

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THE REID TECHNIQUE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this 75 minute online video training program, which includes a printable study guide, key elements of the Reid Technique are narrowly applied to human trafficking investigations. Interviewing and interrogation strategies are supplemented with detailed case examples that are relevant for even the most seasoned investigators. Topics include victim interviews, witness interviews, informant debriefings, and both direct as well as thematic approaches for the interrogation of “transporters”, “recruiters”, and “traffickers”.

WHERE: Online Video Training

COST: $99 per person. If an organization purchases 5+ programs the cost is reduced to $89 per person.

For registration information, please visit this website.

For a downloadable PDF, please see this informational flier.

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THE REID TECHNIQUE FOR PATROL OFFICERS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This on-line training program is designed to present tactics from the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation for Patrol Officers to use on the street. Whether or not you have attended our 24-hour training course on the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation this on-line program will isolate those tactics from the Reid Technique that you can use on the street. These tactics will help you identify when a suspect is lying and how to get more information from suspects on the street. This course contains a study guide you can print and an optional test you can take at the conclusion of the program. This program has been approved by several state POST agencies for One Hour of credit.

WHERE: Online

COST: $99 per person. If an organization purchases 5+ programs the cost is reduced to $89 per person.

For registration information, please visit this website.

For a downloadable PDF, please see this informational flier.

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DIVERSITY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Below are the topics of discussion in the 1-hour training:
1. Recognizing and Addressing Implicit Bias and Diversity Awareness
2. Seeing How Stereotypes Impact the Relationships
3. Effectively Engaging Diverse Communities

WHERE: Online Webinar

COST: $99 – allows for unlimited viewing for members of your Police Department

For registration information, please visit this website.

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LIVE WEBINARS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Cold Case Foundation Global Academy is bringing expert training to you! Looking for top notch training at an affordable cost? Look no further than the Cold Case Foundation Global Academy.

The CCF Global Academy offers live webinars with several hours of in-depth training. Each course has been developed by professionals in the law enforcement career field. Choose from a variety of advanced & specialized investigative and forensic studies Victimology, Criminal Investigative Analysis, Crime Scene Reconstruction, Property and Evidence Room Control, and Fire Death Investigations and more. Courses will be offered throughout the year.

The Cold Case Foundation is a non-profit organization comprised of over 150 experienced investigative and forensic specialist volunteers assisting LE agencies and victims families in resolving homicide, missing persons, unidentified remains and rape/sexual assault and violent cases containing serial characteristics.

The organization was founded in 2015 by retired FBI Profiler Gregory M. Cooper.
The mission of the Cold Case Foundation is to connect law enforcement agencies with experts in a variety of investigative and forensic disciplines.

Through funding, consulting, training, networking, and empowering victims law
enforcement agencies will have access to the additional resources that in turn, will help resolve cases that have not had answers for many years.

WHERE: Online Webinar

COST: TBD

For registration information, please visit this website.

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THE REID TECHNIQUE TIPS ONLINE TRAINING VIDEOS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: On our YouTube channel, The Reid Technique Tips, we have over 30 educational video presentations, all under 15 minutes long, that you can use as part of curriculum and training on interview and interrogation procedures at no cost. We detail the Core Principles and Best Practices that all investigators should follow, and have developed several Playlists, including the following:
Interviewing
Preparing for the Interview
Proper Room Setting
Using Open-ended Questions Part One
Using Open-ended Questions Part Two
There is no behavior Unique to Lying
The Value of Behavior Provoking Questions: A Case Study
Do Not Tell the Subject What You Know
Cognitive Interviewing
Key Principles to Keep in Mind When Conducting an Interview (Joseph Buckley interview)
Interrogation
Positive Persuasion
Empathy and Understanding
Projection and Rationalization
Minimization and Maximization
Gang Crime Interrogations
Questioning Juvenile Offenders
The Value of Recording Interrogations
What is the Non-Confrontational Approach?
Guilt Presumptive Approach, Privacy and the Purpose of an Interrogation
False Confession Issues
Clarifying Misrepresentations about Law Enforcement Interrogation Techniques
What Questions to ask to Determine the Voluntariness and Validity of a Subject’s Confession
False Confessions – The Issues to be Considered Part One
False Confessions – The Issues to be Considered Part Two
Is it permissible to Lie to a Suspect about Evidence?

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ELDER JUSTICE INITIATIVE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: As part of its unwavering commitment to Elder Justice, the US Department of Justice and its various components have invested heavily in the development of resources to support law enforcement efforts to combat elder abuse. There are now a list of elder justice resources designed for local, state and federal law enforcement officers to more aggressively and effectively respond to elder abuse, neglect, and financial fraud and exploitation. Join us in promoting justice for older Americans. Click here for more information.
US Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative website

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LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTISM SENSITIVITY TRAINING – ONLINE