August 8th - 10th, 2009 DRE Officers Eaton and Bennett attended the 15th Annual IACP Training Conference on Drugs, Alcohol and Impaired Driving held at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, AR.  Officers attended lectures from Doctors, Lawyers and other Law Enforcement professionals on a variety of topics related to drug impaired driving.  The knowledge that they gained will be used to make the streets of Benton safer from impaired drivers.

We are very proud of our DRE certified officers and their continued commitment to education and getting impaired drivers off our roadways.

Topics covered included:

• "Herbal and Over-the-Counter Medications: Highs, Enhancements and Misadventures"
  Dr. Karen Simone, Director Northern New England Poison Control Center
• "Effective DRE Testimony"
  Rebecca Bush, Prosecutor, Saline County, Arkansas
• "Bridging the Gap: A Synergistic Approach to Developing Multi-agency Cooperation"
  Corporal Jeff Hust, Arkansas State Police
• "Impaired Driving Research Updates"
  Sergeant Evan Graham, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  Doug Beirness, Ph.D., Canadian Center on Substance Abuse
  Cor Kuijten, Senior Advisor, National Police Agency, The Netherlands
  Richard Compton, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• "Driver for Sleep: Driving Impairment and Sleep Aides"
  William Johnson, Advanced Chemist,
  Wisonsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
• "Finding the Political Will: Utilizing State Resources/ Community Organizations"
  Teresa Belew, President, Arkansas Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• "Legal Issues Across the U.S.: Challenges and Strategies for Overcoming Defense Tactis and Surviving Cross Examination"
  Joanne Michaels, Director, National Traffic Law Center
  Mark Neil, Senior Attorney, National Traffic Law Center
• "Some Thoughts on Managing Risk in Your High Risk World"
  Gordon Gram, Graham Research Consultants