DSC 1558 Detection Equipment for Law Enforcement

This course teaches individual patrol officers and detection-and-interdiction teams to detect, verify, locate, measure, identify, assess, and, if warranted, report radiation and radioactive material. The course prepares the local law enforcement team, upon the discovery of suspected illicit radioactive material, to seamlessly progress from detection through alarm resolution to search and response, in conjunction with regional and national assets. This course trains law enforcement and public safety officers to employ department-issued personal radiation detectors (PRDs) and radiation isotope identification devises (RIIDs) within the bounds of the jurisdiction/agency operational environment, procedures, and legal considerations. It provides extensive hands-on practice with radioactive materials including combinations of innocent bulk cargo, simulated nuclear medical patients, industrial devices, and nuclear materials.

3 credits