LTC 222-2005 Int'l Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Drug Recognition Experts- Officer Robert Jenkins CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. zzz-2005
To:
From:
Subject:
Mayor David Dermer and Date: August 24, 2005
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez
City Manager
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INTERNATIONAEASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE (IACP)
DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERTS - OFFICER ROBERT JENKINS
This Letter to the Commission is to announce the election of Officer Robert Jenkins to the
position of Third Vice Chair for the IACP's Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) Section.
The primary purpose of the IACP DRE Section is to serve as a coordinating body among
various DRE associations or chapters within states, to serve as a resource, and to respond
to the views and needs of the membership. Drug recognition, as a growing profession in
law enforcement, is an effective means of identifying and prosecuting drug-impaired
drivers.
The IACP DRE Section provides a unique opportunity for those professionals already
associated with drug recognition to share common management, training, administrative,
and practicing concerns. Issues such as the annual DRE training conference; re-
certification training; continuing and advanced education; creative teaching techniques for
instructors; product evaluations (pen lights, protective gloves, etc.); certification problems
and solutions; and the development and sharing of databases are addressed by the DRE
Section. DREs, the practitioners of drug influence recognition, and the program
coordinators have an ongoing forum for discussion of needs and concerns through
membership in the DRE Section.
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