MCJA Certified SFST Refresher Training with Wet Lab

May 21 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Standardized Field Sobriety Training (SFST) Refresher Training is intended for officers who have previously completed the 24-hour NHTSA DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing program but did not achieve proficiency within the allotted 6-month period.

This class provides attendees the opportunity to evaluate enough volunteers to demonstrate proficiency before an MCJA Certified Instructor to be deemed proficient in the Administration of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

Officers who have already achieved proficiency may also attend as a skills refresher to reinforce best practices and maintain competency.

Course Overview:

SFST Refresher Training is designed for law enforcement officers at the State, County, and local levels who have successfully completed the NHTSA/IACP-approved DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Training Program.

The SFST Refresher Training Program is intended to improve the overall consistency in the administration of SFSTs by individual officers and help them in:

1. Recognizing and interpreting evidence of DWI
2. Administering and interpreting scientifically validated sobriety tests
3. Describing OUI evidence clearly and convincingly
4. Reviewing updates in case law and research studies

Wet Lab Training Included:

Wet Lab Training provides a controlled, hands-on learning environment where:

1. Volunteers are dosed with alcohol to reach varying levels of impairment
2. Officers practice Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) techniques in front of a certified instructor.
3. Attendees are provided an opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in the Administration of the SFSTs in front of an MCJA Certified Instructor to become deemed proficient in the administration of the standardized field sobriety tests.

Who Should Attend?

• Law Enforcement Officers / OUI Prosecutors / BMV Hearings Examiners
• Officers needing to complete SFST proficiency requirements
• SFST practitioners seeking refresher training
• Officers looking to strengthen courtroom articulation and roadside evaluation skills
• OUI Prosecutors and BMV Hearings Examiners seeking an in-person observation of the OUI Investigation process and enhanced knowledge of alcohol’s impairing effects.

Cost:

There is no cost to attend this training as it is sponsored by the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety except for the Wet Lab exercise. The Wet Lab exercise is not sponsored by the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety, but is sponsored by Dirigo Safety, LLC.

Instructors:

Scot Mattox: Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, Former DRE Instructor

Josh Saucier: Assistant Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, Former Maine Impaired Driving Special Prosecutor.

John Roma: Maine DRE Instructor

Equipment Needed:

• None