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Police Instructor 201 will provide educators and trainers with new skills and unique methods to create interactive and effective law enforcement training programs.



Key Learning Points




“There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience, and that is not learning from experience.” ~Archibald MacLeish



The Take Away

After attending Police Instructor 201, participants will have an arsenal of resources they can immediately use to enliven their training sessions. Each trainer will receive a copy of Police Instructor, the handbook created to help them deliver dynamic presentations, create engaging slides, and increase active learning. The program and handbook are both filled with proven strategies to transform current lessons, by creating a culture of active learning in which law enforcement training is student-centered.


Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission Certified

~OPOTC Community Diversity Instructor
~OPOTC Crisis Intervention Instructor
~OPOTC Legal Instructor
~OPOTC Domestic Violence Instructor
~OPOTC Missing, Abused, & Neglected Children Instructor

Other areas taught: Administration, Patrol, Human Relations, Investigations, and Forensics
Specialized Law Enforcement Education and Training

Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy Graduate – 1992

Burglary/Robbery Investigation 16hrs – 1993

Evidence Technician Certification 120hrs – 1994

Criminal Investigation Certification 120hrs – 1995

Advanced Criminal Investigation Training 40hrs – 1995

Bloodstain Dynamics Training 40 hrs – 1995

Diversified Criminal Investigation Techniques 16 hrs – 1995

Calibre Press Street Survival Seminar 24 hrs - 1996

IPTM Crime Scene Processing 40 hrs – 1997

Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing 24 hrs – 1997

Advanced Reid Interviewing & Interrogation 16 hrs – 1997

Coroner’s Death Investigation Seminar 40 hrs – 1998

Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction 60 hrs – 2002

OPOTA Instructor Training Course 40 hrs – 2002

School Resource Officer Certification 40 hrs – 2003

NCMEC SRO Leadership Program 36 hrs – 2003

National School Safety Center 24 hrs – 2003

Instructing Female Self-Protection Clinic 16 hrs – 2006

Red Cross CPR/First Aid Instructor – 2008

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – 2009

OPOTC Missing, Abused, Neglected Child Instructor – 2009

OPOTC Community Diversity Instructor – 2009

Law Enforcement Skills / Knowledge


Criminal Law

Human Behavior

Domestic Violence Investigation

Crime Scene Investigation

Sexual Assault Investigation

Abduction Prevention

Diversity/Multicultural Issues

Juvenile Justice

Missing Child Investigations

Crime Prevention

Interview & Interrogation

Crisis Intervention

Police Ethics

Victimology

Women’s Safety & Self-Defense

Police Public/Media Relations

Career Achievements


Huber Heights Police Division - 2001 Leadership Award

Ohio Crime Prevention Association - 2004 Ohio Safe Schools Initiative Award

National Youth Crime Watch of America - 2004 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award

PRIDE Youth Drug Prevention Program - 2005 National Prevention Group of the Year Award

National Association of School Resource Officers - 2005 National Model School Resource Officer Program Award

Ohio School Resource Officers Association - 2006 School Resource Officer of the Year Award

Ohio School Resource Officers Association - 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award

Excorde  Day Academy Instructor Award - 2010 Law Enforcement Institute

Excorde Night Academy Instructor Award - 2010 Law Enforcement Institute

Excorde Academy Instructor Award - 2011 Law Enforcement Institute
FREE Training Resources Grant Funding Resources

We have compiled a list of FREE training and grant opportunities available to law enforcement officers and agencies.  Please pass these free resources on to other educators and trainers that share our duties to prepare the next generation of guardians.

FREE Instructor Downloads

Watch the introduction video for a quick glimpse into the Police Instructor handbook.

Each participant will receive a copy of the Police Instructor handbook as a component of the training program

Police Instructor 201

is taught by Officer Richard Neil (ret.) the author of the book “Police Instructor: Deliver Dynamic Presentations, Create Engaging Slides, & Increase Active Learning”

Police Instructor 201

PDF Download: Pricing and Description Sheet

Advanced Skills, Innovative Methods, &
New Techniques for Law Enforcement Trainers

Society has placed the highest possible expectations on the law enforcement trainer –

Police Instructor 201

Provides attendees with the skills to exceed them!

Availability of training dates are limited due to Officer Neil’s disability & medical restrictions.