
Northern Virginia
Criminal Justice Academy
A Nationally Accredited Law Enforcement Training Academy
Conducting Complete Traffic Stops
Course length
About the course
This intense two-day course is designed for veterans and newcomers alike. It focuses on the relationship between traffic enforcement and criminal enforcement. Specific techniques are covered to assist officers in detecting criminal activity. Students will receive extensive instruction in roadside interviews and hidden compartments to include hands-on training with vehicles equipped with after-market installed false compartments. Students will also participate in mock roadside interviews in an effort to detect deception.
The core course modules include:
· Indicators and Detection Methods
· Legal Considerations
· Roadside Interview Techniques
· Professionalism at the Traffic Stop
· Passenger Vehicle Concealment Locations
· Officer Safety
Course Goals/Objectives:
The Conducting Complete Traffic Stops workshop consists of eight modules:
Introduction
Indicators and Detection Methods
Legal Considerations
Roadside Interview Techniques
Professionalism at the Traffic Stop
Passenger Vehicle Concealment Locations
Review of Officer Safety Issues