Making DUI Cannabis Arrests
| Number: | 359 |
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| MemberFee: | No Fee for MTU 8 Members |
| Contact: | 309-268-8430 or mtu8training@heartland.edu |
| Objectives: | This one-day course is for patrol officers who want to expand their DUI arrests beyond the traditional, alcohol-based DUI traffic arrests; it is also appropriate for patrol supervisors who want to expand their understanding of these types of arrests for report and arrest protocols and approval. This course will cover the 625 ILCS 501 (A) (4) and (A) (6) DUI arrests. Content will include making the arrest after both an equipment-based stop and a "bad driving" stop, completing the sworn report and warning to motorist, writing the basic report, and testifying in court. Officers will also become familiar with the pharmacokinetics of THC (the active substance in cannabis), the cumulative effects of cannabis use, and the physiology of THC accumulation and removal in the body. Officers will learn how to recognize the specific and unique clues of individuals under the influence of cannabis. These include eye clues, physical mannerisms, and other distinct signs and symptoms indicating cannabis use. Attending officers will learn: • How to recognize the clues of drivers under the influence of cannabis • How to test for and recognize eye tremors, reflex dilation, binocular vision, over dilation, strabismus • Recognizing physical "tells" of subjects under the influence of cannabis • The proper procedure for collecting urine specimens in police stations • Writing an effective DUI cannabis report • Seizing and processing contraband as part of the arrest • How to testify in court for PTR hearings and DUI trials The instructor for this course will be H. Michael Drumm, DPA. Dr. Drumm is a certified instructor with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and is a training specialist for Bruce R. Talbot Associates. |
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