This 24-hour National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
course trains and certifies law enforcement officers to
administer and evaluate the three-part standardized field
sobriety test. Without a primary seat belt law, Arkansas remains
at 68% seat belt usage, well below the 82% national average.
This program is designed to raise law enforcement officers’
awareness of occupant protection benefits and increase usage in
the communities they serve by describing the factors that make
driving without safety restraints dangerous, the different types
of occupant restraints, and Arkansas law. Registration is through the sponsoring department's training
office or contact Pam Mays at the Criminal Justice Institute 501-570-8035. As scheduled training time and location may change, confirmation
should be made through the agency's training office.
May 26-28, 2008
Arkansas State Police (closed class)
June 10-12, 2008
Berryville Police Department (class will be held at the
Carroll County Sheriff's Office) For slots in the class, please
contact Sgt. Shannon Pearson Berryville PD, at 870-423-3343
June 11-13, 2008
Springdale Police Department at ALETA-NW for slots in the class, please contact Officer Jeff Taylor SPD, at 479-750-8133
July 8-10, 2008 (8th 8a-5p) (9th-10th 2p-11p)
Clarksville PD at the Floyd Pledger Police and Fire
Training Facility, Clarksville, Arkansas. For slots in the
class, please contact Officer Ken Wilson at 479-754-8100
July 29-31, 2008 (2p-11p all three days)
Southern Arkansas University Police Department, for slots in the class please contact: Det. Donald Wray at 870-235-4100 or 235-4989 or dwwray@saumag.edu
August 12-14, 2008
UALR PD, for slots in the class please contact Det. Josh Webb, 501-569-8793 or at jjwebb@ualr.edu
October 14-16, 2008 (14th 8a-5p; 15th-16th 2p-11p)
Dardanelle PD for slots in the class please call Sgt. Larry Rogers at 479-229-2533