This course utilizes curriculum developed and approved by NHTSA and the IACP to train law enforcement officers in the detection and apprehension of impaired drivers utilizing the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. Officers receive training in the three (3) phases of DUI detection – Vehicle in Motion, Driver Contact and Pre-Arrest Screening as well as documentation of their observations and courtroom testimony. The majority of classroom time involves proper administration and interpretation of the three standardized field sobriety tests – Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Walk and Turn and One Leg Stand. Alcohol workshops utilizing impaired volunteer subjects are recommended; however, “dry” workshops utilizing NHTSA developed videos are available. Students successfully completing the curriculum receive a certificate as SFST practitioners. This course serves as the initial course for impaired driving detection. It is the prerequisite course for the advanced roadside enforcement class and SFST instructor school.
Course price: Free

Hosted by the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office – Lebanon County Detective Bureau

