Traffic Safety Program

Traffic Safety Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Training Project
The Arkansas State Police Highway Safety Office provides grant funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to support the Criminal Justice Institute’s Traffic Safety Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Training Project, the central source of nationally recognized traffic safety certification courses for Arkansas law enforcement. Programs include:

  • DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
  • Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Refresher
  • Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies
  • Drug Recognition Expert
  • Drugged Driving
  • Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals
  • Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor Development
  • Drug Recognition Expert Instructor Development
 

In addition to these programs, the project hosts the ANNUAL DWI Seminar for both prosecutors and law enforcement officers, which covers a broad range of topics applicable to both groups. During the seminar, The DWI and Occupant Protection Enforcement Awards Banquet is held to recognize officers for exemplary DWI and occupant protection enforcement.


The newest training opportunity associated with project is the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Conference. This conference is for certified DRE’s and candidate DRE’s who are in their certification period. This conference fulfills the eight hour education requirements of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is the first conference in Arkansas that is dedicated to this group of law enforcement professionals. Since 2005, over 100 Arkansas DRE’s have attended.


Enrollment in these programs can be accomplished through the Criminal Justice Institute or the sponsoring department. As scheduled training time and location may change, confirmation should be made through the sponsoring department’s training office.


For more information about CJI traffic safety programs, contact Neil Pennick at (501) 570-8081 or (800) 635-6310.


Law Enforcement Liaison Project
The Arkansas State Police Highway Safety Office provides the grant funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to support the Criminal Justice Institute’s Law Enforcement Liaison Project. The primary purpose of this program is to provide a law enforcement liaison who promotes the year-round participation of Arkansas law enforcement agencies in Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs (STEP). The Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL) program promotes the participation of Arkansas law enforcement agencies in two nationwide traffic enforcement campaigns titled Click it or Ticket and Drunk Driving “Over the Limit, Under Arrest”.


In addition, the LEL conducts annual regional occupant protection/impaired driving conferences. These conferences promote increased enforcement of impaired driving, seat belt and child restraint laws, as well as promote participation in state and national traffic enforcement campaigns.


For more information about the CJI Law Enforcement Liaison Project, contact Neil Pennick at (501) 570-8000 or (800) 635-6310.



 

7723 Col. Glenn Road
Little Rock, Arkansas 72204
501-570-8000
1-800-635-6310
Fax: 501-565-3081