Kansas Peace Officers Association

P.O. Box 2592, Wichita, KS 67201
(316) 722-8433  |  kpoa@kpoa.org

"Co-operation and Justice"

Upcoming events

    • 10/09/2023
    • 8:00 AM
    • 10/10/2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • Mill Creek Lodge at Volland Point, 34554 Old K-10 RD, Alma, KS

    KPOA District 2 is hosting FREE two-day De-Escalation Training provided by National De-escalation Training Center (NDTC) and the Fort Hays State University Criminal Justice Program Region 2 Central Region Training Center.  This training will be held on October 9-10, 2023 from 8AM-5PM at Mill Creek Lodge at Volland Point, 34554 Old K-10 RD in Alma, KS.

    This premier two day 16 hour principles and practice course is endorsed by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and certified by IADLEST.  NDTC offers the most comprehensive, innovative, evidence based experiential de-escalation training available and is certified in 38 states.

    Seating is limited to 20 registrants, first come, first serve.

    To register, please contact KPOA District 2 Governor, Wabaunsee County Undersheriff Eric Kirsch at ekirsch@wbcso.org, 785-765-3323.

    • 10/23/2023
    • 8:00 AM
    • 10/24/2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • Lenexa City Hall Event Space, 17101 W. 87th St. Pkwy. Lenexa, KS
    • 176
    Register

    Kansas Peace Officers Association District One 2023 Training

    Breaking the Ice on Cold Case Investigations

    October 23-24, 2023 8AM-5PM
    Lenexa City Hall Event Space
    17101 W. 87th St. Pkwy.
    Lenexa, KS

    These types of cases are some of the most difficult to solve, but also the most rewarding when they are solved, and you can give the victim the justice they deserve and their families some peace. The instructor for this program is a seasoned detective with decades of experience in the field of investigations. Below is a short list of what to expect when you attend.

    Topics covered:

    • How to identify a viable cold case
    • How to prioritize and organize cold cases
    • Systematic review of your cold case
    • Forensic advancements & investigative tools for cold cases
    • Suspect identification and analytical workup
    • The witness/suspect interview process years after the crime
    • Family notification
    • Unidentified remains and the use of NAMUS
    • Examining mistakes that may have been made
    • Cold case reviews

    Instructor Jen Spears

    Jen Spears is currently a Special Agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), where she is assigned to the Violent Crimes Squad, investigating cold cases and homicides. 

    Jen serves as a commissioner on the Florida Sheriff’s Association Cold Case Advisory Commission, as well as on the National Advisory Board for ViCAP.  She is an instructor with Advanced Police Concepts, teaching courses in Cold Case Investigations as well as Homicide Investigations.

    Jen has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice/Psychology and completed the Graduate Certificate in Forensic Genetic Genealogy in October 2022 through the University of New Haven/Henry Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences.

    She has a passion for organizing the best training available reaching the largest audience of law enforcement professionals.

    You must be a KPOA Member to register.  Cost is $75.00 or $105.00 for non-members which includes $30.00 annual membership with the Kansas Peace Officers Association.   Online credit cards accepted.  Check payments should be made payable to the KPOA, P.O. Box 2592, Wichita, KS 67201.

    To join, visit Kansas Peace Officers Association - Join us (kpoa.org)  After your membership is approved, you will be able to register for this training.  If you encounter issues with joining or registering for this conference, please call or email us at 316-722-8433 or kpoa@kpoa.org.

    Recommended Hotels:

    SpringHill Suites Kansas City/Lenexa City Center
    17190 West 87th Street, Lenexa, Kansas, USA, 66219
    913-225-9955

    Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center
    Ryckert St, Lenexa, KS 66219 US
    844-209-1804

    Event supported by the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office,  Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Ottawa Police Department, and the Lenexa Police Department.

    • 11/08/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Levenue Hall, 109 W Main St., Valley Center, KS

    The Unmasking Hidden Facial Expressions Course was designed to provide law enforcement with the tools to perform an aspect of policing that is severely lacking: Recognizing different types of facial expressions. Course content is based on scientific research that has been around for decades but unfortunately has been slow in making its way into the law enforcement community. This course will teach officers how to articulate the elements of the 7 universal emotions in the face and how to a recognize them when they occur in micro-facial and subtle facial expressions. Facial expression movements will be explained in a manner that is not only understandable but also will ensure that the officer attending is engaged. Attendees will learn how to recognize facial expressions that flash on the face between 1/25th and 1⁄2 second. During this class the officer will be instructed on emotions, the facial expressions themselves and how knowledge of the facial expressions can be used to assist in evaluating truthfulness and detecting deception. 

    This course has been designed for everyone in law enforcement, as it has been taken by patrol officers, agents, investigators, conservation officers, sheriff’s officers, arson investigators, detectives and other LEOs on the local, state, and federal levels with various job titles and job descriptions. 

    The instructor, Sean Grogan, is a former special investigations detective that spent his career with the Woodbridge, N.J. Police Department. In addition to spending the majority of his career in the narcotics unit as a detective, he was also a K-9 handler and gang investigator. He has conducted countless narcotics investigations and has assisted numerous agencies with various types of investigations. As a narcotics detective he utilized many confidential informants and executed a variety of search warrants resulting in numerous arrests and narcotics and currency seizures. 

    Sean Grogan has completed extensive training in Europe on micro-facial expressions, body language and other non-verbal communication which he was able to utilize during his career in law enforcement during countless interviews. He also earned his trainer’s certification from the Body Language Institute in Alexandria, Virginia. Due to Sean’s skills and experience, he was recruited by Joe Navarro’s Body Language Academy, for which, he provides mentor services. 

    Hosted By: Valley Center Police Department

    INSTRUCTED BY: SEAN GROGAN

    Cost:  $225

    To register, visit https://www.streetcoptraining.com/event/unmasking-facial-expressions-20/

    • 11/09/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Levenue Hall, 109 W Main St, Valley Center, KS

    The Body Language for Law Enforcement Class was designed to provide law enforcement with a detailed understanding on non-verbal communication. Much of the communication skills taught in not only law enforcement academies, but in educational facilities around the world, is limited to verbal communication. This course aims at shedding light on body language movements that law enforcement officers may be missing when interacting with people. The course dispels body language myths and provides an in-depth analysis of non-verbal behavior. 

    The course will cover 4 regions of the body, non-verbal vocal changes, foreshadowing and many other important elements of body language. Attendees will be provided with the knowledge to use body language to assist in detecting deception and detecting aggression. Upon completion of this course attendees will understand the importance of recognizing a baseline and what messages may be conveyed by different body movements. 

    This course has been designed for everyone in law enforcement, as it has been taken by patrol officers, agents, investigators, conservation officers, sheriff’s officers, arson investigators, detectives and other LEOs on the local, state, and federal levels with various job titles and job descriptions. 

    The instructor, Sean Grogan, is a former special investigations detective that spent his career with the Woodbridge, N.J. Police Department. In addition to spending the majority of his career in the narcotics unit as a detective, he was also a K-9 handler and gang investigator. He has conducted countless narcotics investigations and has assisted numerous agencies with various types of investigations. As a narcotics detective he utilized many confidential informants and executed a variety of search warrants resulting in numerous arrests and narcotics and currency seizures. 

    Sean Grogan has completed extensive training in Europe on micro-facial expressions, body language and other non-verbal communication which he was able to utilize during his career in law enforcement during countless interviews. He also earned his trainer’s certification from the Body Language Institute in Alexandria, Virginia. Due to Sean’s skills and experience, he was recruited by Joe Navarro’s Body Language Academy, for which, he provides mentor services. 

    Hosted By: Valley Center Police Department

    INSTRUCTED BY: SEAN GROGAN

    Cost:  $225.00

    To register, visit https://www.streetcoptraining.com/event/body-language-for-law-enforcement-21/

    • 12/08/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Barber County Emergency Operations Center, 211 E Kansas Ave, Medicine Lodge KS

    All Things K-9 is a class designed to highlight the potential and capabilities of a K-9 team. Instructor Josh Brainard will give current K-9 handlers a fresh perspective and deeper understanding of all things K-9. Not only will this class help all officers better understand how police working dogs function, but it will also explain how to interact more efficiently alongside K-9 Teams. Supervisors will gain a better understanding of how to support these valuable resources and prevent liability against their units. For those police officers with aspirations to become a K-9 handler, this class will give them a jump start to understand the science of the craft! 

    Course attendees will learn about K-9 narcotics sniffs of vehicles, currency, parcels, buildings, and open areas. This course will also explore the use of a K-9 in high-risk vehicle stops, tracking, trailing and open area searches for suspects. Instructor Brainard will talk about the use of perimeters for containment, as well as collecting, preserving, and presenting scent evidence as it relates to manhunts. Real deployment videos will be shown to explain how suspects were located and narcotics were seized. 

    Instructor Brainard will talk about how police working dogs learn and explain their natural drives, instincts, and changes of behavior. You will be lead through the science of odor and the K-9’s olfactory system. This course will also explore different injury scenarios, including what to do with the dog when the handler is down, how to apply basic first aid to a wounded K-9, and how to recognize and treat heat injuries in your K-9 partner. All Things K-9 will give you an invaluable knowledge and confidence allowing you to succeed in any deployment. Regardless of your involvement with a K-9 Unit, this course has something for you! Street Cop Instructor Josh Brainard has been around K-9’s since he was a kid. Having family as police and military K-9 trainers started Josh down his path. 

    In 2011, Josh began working at one of the largest police and military kennels in the world, where he held a supervisor position- training, handling, and decoying dogs. Josh oversaw several training programs and imprinted working dogs in narcotics detection and tracking. Josh also contracted as an Explosives Detection Handler at major events like Cincinnati Bengals NFL games. 

    As a police officer, Josh is a K-9 handler and is currently teamed with a dual-purpose K-9. Since 2017, Josh has been assigned to his department’s Criminal Interdiction Unit as a K-9 Handler, as well as their Street Crimes Unit and High Risk Tracking Team. Josh and his partner have tracked and apprehended several dangerous individuals and are responsible for many significant seizures of drugs, firearms, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. Josh has thousands of hours of K-9 training and is a graduate of several renowned K-9 Tactical Tracking schools as well as Advanced Scent Detection, K9 Trailing, and K-9 Imprinting courses. Josh also has a resume stocked full of Criminal Interdiction training. 

    Josh and his partner have been medalists at the American Working Dogs K-9 Olympics numerous times and Josh was named Top Cop at his agency in 2017. Instructor Josh Brainard has trained hundreds of working dogs and is currently the lead K-9 trainer at his police agency. Josh Brainard comes to Street Cop with significant knowledge on police working dogs and how they can enhance our missions! 

    COST: $225 PER STUDENT

    HOSTED BY: Barber County Sheriff's Office

    INSTRUCTED BY: Josh Brainard

    TO REGISTER, Visit https://www.streetcoptraining.com/event/all-things-k-9-14/

Past events

09/23/2023 Ride of Sacrifice
09/20/2023 Sexual Assault Investigations
09/11/2023 KPOA Fall Training Conference
09/07/2023 Pepper Ball Instructor/Armorer Certification
08/04/2023 KACP VALOR Golf Tournament
06/24/2023 KPOA Firearms Competition
05/31/2023 Somebody’s Watching You: Navigating Officer Response to the Homeless Community, Panhandlers, First Amendment Auditors, and the Media
05/07/2023 Kansas Speedway First Responders Appreciation Day
05/01/2023 MCTC Advanced Vehicle Contraband Concealment Course
05/01/2023 2023 KACP Spring Leadership Training Conference & Valor Awards Banquet
04/20/2023 Pistol Mounted Optic Overview
04/19/2023 FREE Naloxone Training
04/04/2023 Lyon County Sheriff's Spring Training
03/28/2023 Use of Force and Condensed Time Decision Making
03/27/2023 PEER SUPPORT & CRITICAL INCIDENT DEBRIEF TRAINING
02/20/2023 PEER SUPPORT & CRITICAL INCIDENT DEBRIEF TRAINING
02/02/2023 SFST Refresher Course
12/22/2022 Proactive Patrol Techniques - Wichita, Kansas
12/21/2022 Active Shooter Response / Tactical Entry Training for Officer Survival
12/06/2022 99 Signs of Danger
11/28/2022 FBI-LEEDA Executive Leadership Institute
10/24/2022 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS & VIOLENCE (L.E.A.D.)
09/26/2022 FBI-LEEDA Command Leadership Institute
09/20/2022 KPOA 2022 Annual Training Conference
08/02/2022 District 4 Training
07/25/2022 D.A.R.E. Training
07/18/2022 FBI-LEEDA Supervisory Leadership Institute
07/14/2022 Bulletproof Report Writing
07/13/2022 Advanced Criminal Investigations
07/12/2022 Advanced Search & Seizure
07/07/2022 Leadership for a Lifetime
06/23/2022 STREET LEGAL II
06/18/2022 KPOA Annual Firearms Competition
04/29/2022 Death Notification Training and Impaired Driving Enforcement
04/28/2022 Death Notification Training and Impaired Driving Enforcement
04/27/2022 Death Notification Training and Impaired Driving Enforcement
04/25/2022 Death Notification Training and Impaired Driving Enforcement
04/05/2022 Sheriff Spring Training
03/28/2022 SPEAR System: Instructor Certification
02/21/2022 64-Hour Adult, Adolescent, and Pediatric SANE-SART Course
01/25/2022 Legislative Conference
01/12/2022 Drug Identification and Field Test Certification
01/11/2022 Drug Identification and Field Test Certification
01/10/2022 Drug Identification and Field Test Certification
12/13/2021 Drug Interdiction Patrol Tactics in Rural Areas
10/26/2021 2021 Annual Training Conference
08/19/2021 Professional Ethics in Representing Law Enforcement Officers
06/23/2021 Law Enforcement Driving Concern Training Opportunity
06/23/2021 Criminal Interdiction - Successful Trends and Techniques
06/22/2021 Law Enforcement Driving Concern Training Opportunity
06/19/2021 KPOA Annual Firearms Competition
05/20/2021 Mass Fatality Planning for Rural Communities
05/18/2021 THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION®
05/06/2021 Emotional Survival For Female Enforcers
04/20/2021 “Reimagining Police Recruiting and Retention: The Wichita Police Department Experience”
10/13/2020 KPOA Annual Conference - CANCELLED
07/07/2020 Managing the Property & Evidence Room For Small to Mid-Size Agencies
04/27/2020 Advanced Traffic Crash Investigation
04/27/2020 FBI-LEEDA's 29th Annual Executive Education Conference
04/23/2020 Deceptive Behaviors & Hidden Compartments - Street Cop Training
03/17/2020 Active Shooter Response Training
03/03/2020 Standardized Field Sobriety Test Class
02/13/2020 DRE Inservice - For currently certified DREs only
02/04/2020 SFST Refresher Class
02/04/2020 SFST Refresher Class
01/28/2020 Joint Legislative Reception
01/28/2020 KPOA Legislative Meeting and Joint Legislative Conference
01/23/2020 Drug Identification and Field Testing Certification
01/22/2020 Drug Identification and Field Testing Certification
01/22/2020 Winning The Battle
01/21/2020 Drug Identification and Field Testing Certification
01/13/2020 KBI Basic SWAT School
11/26/2019 Kansas Anti-Human Trafficking Training: A Multidisciplinary Focused Approach
11/21/2019 Gold Shield: Mass Shootings
11/12/2019 Kansas Anti-Human Trafficking Training: A Multidisciplinary Focused Approach
11/07/2019 Drug Identification and Field Testing Certification
11/06/2019 Drug Identification and Field Testing Certification
10/31/2019 Kansas Anti-Human Trafficking Training: A Multidisciplinary Focused Approach
10/30/2019 Legal and Legislative Updates
10/30/2019 Legal and Legislative Updates
10/30/2019 Kansas Anti-Human Trafficking Training: A Multidisciplinary Focused Approach
10/30/2019 KIA Conference and Training
10/25/2019 First Responder Safety, Health and Wellness Symposium
10/21/2019 Burden of Command Training
10/21/2019 Basic Crisis Negotiation Training
10/21/2019 14th Annual Impaired Driving Conference
10/11/2019 "Technology Takes the Wheel" seminar on autonomous/self-driving vehicles
10/11/2019 Kansas Anti-Human Trafficking Training: A Multidisciplinary Focused Approach
10/08/2019 Al Thimmesch Retirement Reception
10/08/2019 KPOA General Meeting and Fall Training Conference
10/07/2019 No One Fights Alone - Officer Resiliance and Self-Care
09/23/2019 Tactical Narcotics Debriefing
09/18/2019 Kansas Asset Forfeiture and E-citation Reporting
09/17/2019 The Living Forensic Evaluation of Gunshot Wounds
09/15/2019 Kansas Concerns of Police Survivors 10th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament
08/28/2019 Trauma Response for the Justice System
08/27/2019 Opioid Use Disorders, Substance Abuse and Addiction in Law Enforcement
08/27/2019 Trauma Response for the Justice System
08/19/2019 Media & Public Relations
08/19/2019 Peer Support & Critical Incident Debrief Training
08/08/2019 Kansas Law Enforcement Industrial Hemp Field Day
08/01/2019 Legal and Legislative Updates
07/28/2019 B.R.A.K.E.S Teen Advanced Driver Training
07/28/2019 B.R.A.K.E.S Teen Advanced Driver Training
07/27/2019 B.R.A.K.E.S Teen Advanced Driver Training
07/27/2019 B.R.A.K.E.S Teen Advanced Driver Training
07/26/2019 Courthouse Security - FREE TRAINING TO KPOA MEMBERS
07/26/2019 Legal and Legislative Updates
07/25/2019 Legal and Legislative Updates
07/19/2019 Legal and Legislative Updates
07/18/2019 Legal and Legislative Updates
07/12/2019 Legal and Legislative Updates
07/11/2019 Legal and Legislative Updates
06/25/2019 Building Resilience – Surviving Secondary Trauma - FREE TRAINING TO KPOA MEMBERS
06/24/2019 SWAT Tactics for Patrol Officers - FREE TRAINING TO KPOA MEMBERS
06/08/2019 KPOA Annual Firearms Competition
06/02/2019 2019 KCJIS User Conference
05/15/2019 Cellular Telephone Investigations and Video Preservation for the Street Officer
05/13/2019 Basic Drug Investigator Course - Garden City
05/03/2019 37th Annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial
04/15/2019 Basic Drug Investigator Course - Topeka
03/04/2019 KNOA Training Conference
02/06/2019 Kansas Opioid Summit
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