NHTSA - DWI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Course
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- This event meets the criteria for specific mandated training
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Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Ends On: Friday, January 9, 2026
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Class Time(s): 1/7/2026 - 1/9/2026: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Ends On: Friday, January 9, 2026
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Class Time(s): 1/7/2026 - 1/9/2026: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM
Instructor Location:
Frankfort Police Department
Instructor: The instructors for this class will be Lt. Dave Schurr (Ret.) of the Bolingbrook Police Department and Sgt. Steve Sigler (Ret.) of the Illinois State Police. Frankfort Police Department
20602 Lincoln-Way Lane
Frankfort, IL 60423
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Frankfort, IL 60423
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
- This course utilizes live dosed individuals as opposed to videos, which greatly enhances the training.
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to increase deterrence of DWI violations, and thereby reduce the number of crashes, deaths and injuries caused by impaired drivers. As a result of this training, participants will become significantly better able to:
- Understand enforcement's role in general DWI deterrence.
- Understand detection phases, clues and techniques.
- Understand requirements for organizing and presenting testimonial and documentary evidence in DWI cases.
- Recognize and interpret evidence of DWI violations.
- Administer and interpret Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.
- Describe DWI evidence clearly and convincingly in written reports and verbal testimony.
- Understand the tasks and decisions of DWI detection.
- Know and recognize typical vehicle maneuvers and human indicators symptomatic of DWI associated with initial observations.
- Know and recognize typical reinforcing maneuvers and indicators that come to light during the stopping sequence.
- Know and recognize typical sensory and other clues of alcohol and/or other drug impairment that may be seen during face-to-face contact with DWI suspects.
- Know and recognize typical behavioral clues of alcohol and/or other drug impairment that may be seen during the suspect's exit from the vehicle.
- Understand the role and relevance of psychophysical testing in pre-arrest screening of DWI suspects.
- Know and carry out appropriate administrative procedures for validated divided attention psychophysical tests.
- Know and carry out appropriate administrative procedures for the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test.
- Know and recognize typical clues of alcohol and/or other drug impairment that may be seen during administration of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.
This training covers the following mandates:
- Civil Rights - 6 hours
- Constitutional / Proper Use of LE Authority - 6 hours
- Legal Updates - 8 hours
- Procedural Justice - 4 hours
