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Have you ever contemplated running a sting operation where undercover cops buy stolen property from unsuspecting crooks? What Detective hasn’t? The obvious questions arise; do we have the personnel, do we have the expertise, will it really help and of course, how much will it cost?
A “Storefront Sting” runs for a period of from four to six months. At its conclusion mass arrests of career criminals take place resulting in at least a 95% conviction rate. Sentencing is at the high end of incarceration because you deliver to your prosecutor a dream case, quality audio and video of crooks selling stolen merchandise and/or drugs and bragging about their criminal enterprise. Your Part I Crime Rate will drop significantly and immediately.
We offer customized seminars in your jurisdiction. Storefront concepts involve a wide variety of fronts both static and mobile. Name the target of your sting and customize accordingly. We will speak to all levels of responsible persons from politicians, department executives, managers, supervisors, and of course, the operatives. The seminars include:
Developing the Concept / Obtaining Departmental and Political Support / Finding the Funding and Other Resources / Holding Costs to a Minimum / Site Assessment and Construction / Selection of Personnel / Crime Analysis Support / Specialized Training / Safety and Tactical Considerations / Daily Operations / The Takedown / Successful Prosecution / Handling the Media
Tired of the Status Quo? Want to make a difference in your community? Want to know more? Please call or write. Here to help and “Good to Go!”
*Special Note from Charlie fuller, Executive Director, International Association of Undercover Officers: Many of you who look at this training program may question how you could apply it to your day to day operations and upon answering that question will probably wonder “how and the world am I going to sell this to my supervisors?” Well Ron Shreves and his staff have the answers to all of those questions. They successfully imagined, created, implemented and shut down numerous long term undercover operations in Los Angeles County, CA, with stunning results. Not just a large volume of arrests, but we are talking about significant reductions in the local crime rate for months after the operations. If you want to “go outside the box” and truly impact violent crime in your area then you NEED this training.
Instructor: Lt. Ron Shreves, LASD Ret.; see “Meet Our Instructors”
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Most law enforcement agencies find it necessary to conduct special projects and/or undercover operations for maximum effect. Few agencies have formal training programs for their operatives, let alone operational managers and supervisors. Our course covers operational responsibilities for managers, supervisors and operatives. We will examine funding sources, policy concerns, and the development of comprehensive operation plans. Officer safety and operational success demand a cognitive approach to these operations. Our course establishes the necessary foundation for success.
Instructor: Lt. Ron Shreves, LASD Ret, see “Meet Our Instructors”
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Task force operations are a common method in the initiation of diverse special projects. It is an effective way to obtain resources such as personnel, equipment and jurisdictional authority. Although simple in concept, such operations can become administrative and operational nightmares. This session prepares the uninitiated for the potential pitfalls of multi-agency task force ops and how to avoid them.
Instructor: Lt. Ron Shreves, LASD Ret, see “Meet Our Instructors”
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Periodic arrests of suspects at locations of ongoing criminal nuisances is often inadequate in obtaining long lasting solutions. In such cases a formal abatement operation may be in order. Abatements are becoming increasingly popular due in large part to their long lasting success. Abatement remedies include civil, criminal and or environmental action on the part of public safety agencies.
Although successful, abatements can be labor and resource intensive. This course is designed to prepare personnel for what is required for success in the improvement of Quality of Life issues in respective jurisdictions.
Primary Instructor: Sgt. Steve Sylvies, LASD; see “Meet Our Instructors”
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- The act of illegally removing ferrous and non-ferrous metals from:
- Residential Structures (existing and under construction)
- Commercial Businesses (operational and vacant)
- Industrial Sites (operational and vacant)
- Farming Property (private and commercial)
- Utility Compounds (large or small)
No one is exempt from theft. If you have electricity, water, air conditioning or communications, you are vulnerable.
This course examines successful operational and legislative approaches in the ongoing fight against Metal Theft.
Instructor: Lt Charles Morin, Phoenix P.D.; see “Meet Our Instructors”
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Barricaded subjects, hostage takers, or persons threatening suicide represent especially trying and stressful moments for first responders. The situation must be analyzed quickly, the scene secured, and threats to the community assessed. The resolution of volatile incidents often requires the concerted effort of tactical teams and crisis negotiation to diffuse. Field commanders assume ultimate rely on a professional, coordinated response for success. For such a coordinated response to be successful, each component needs to understand clearly the functions of the others. This training will give the attendee a solid understanding of the crisis negotiator’s critical role in the process. The training is invaluable for all ranks and areas of responsibility in crisis situations.
Instructor: “Sgt. Harry Drucker, LASD, See “Meet Our Instructors”
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We all know graffiti is much more than just “blight” or “youthful artists expressing themselves.” It is rather a communication system for organized criminals and does great harm to any jurisdictions’ quality of life. Law abiding residents are threatened and property values plummet.
Our presentation examines in detail a proven approach which brings about both short and long term results. We present a comprehensive effort involving community, city employees, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, the media and state-of-the-art technology. Let us show you how; definitive results will follow.
Primary Instructor, Dep. Gregg Kelly, LASD; see “Meet Our Instructors”
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Incident response to Weapons of Mass Destruction / Terrorist Bombings is a course for first responders and supervisors. This session gives the attendee a better understanding of the effects of explosions and how best to approach a terrorist incident. The session includes an exam and results in a certificate authorized by the United States Office of Homeland Security.
Instructor: Dep. Brian Shreves, LASD; see “Meet Our Instructors”
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This session will present the attendee with a comprehensive look at the inside world of prostitution. Attendees will examine the organized approach to criminal prostitution as a multi-billion dollar industry and the problems law enforcement faces in combating it. Human Trafficking is a multi-million dollar illicit enterprise perpetrated by organized crime syndicates. Battling this insidious crime requires effectively requires proficient knowledge of the organizational M.O.’s. Our expert will prepare you for your effort.
Lewd conduct in public places exists in virtually all communities. Stings to catch suspects are relatively simple and successful. Getting you case through the court process is difficult at best. Our expert has had much success in these cases and is ready to show you how.
Instructors: Lt Rick KO, Fresno County Sheriff; Supervising Crime Analyst Robin Wilfong, Pinellas County Sheriff and Lt Ron Shreves, Ret; see “Meet Our Instructors”
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Teenage drunken driving is an all too common tragedy. Unfortunately, left unchecked, sales of alcohol to minors is also all too common. Underage decoys make believers out of liquor retailers. Fines are steep and make selling to minors much less profitable. Operations in new territory usually find about 80% of retailers are willing to sell. Operations a few months later find that number to be closer to 10%.
The sting is easy. Getting your case through the court process is a challenge. Our experts have managed hundreds of such stings and have the system down. Let us show you how for definitive results.
Instructor: Dep. Mike Kuper, LASD; see “Meet Our Instructors”
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C.T.C.S. offers a variety of services for your grant writing needs. We have a wide range of training, experience and success in the field. Ron Shreves has successfully authored and won millions of dollars trough law enforcement, educational services and private entity competitive grant proposals. Joy Shreves has over ten years experience with educational services and the needs of special programs in that field. Our services include:
Proposal Preparation: We will author your grant proposal from A to Z.
Proposal Consultation: We will consult your grant writer through specific aspects or over the entire proposal process thus enhancing your margin for success.
Training for Your Grant Writer(s): We will train your grant writer(s) in the fine points of successful grant writing. We offer courses customized to your needs, from a one day basic course to a three day seminar complete with practical exercises and individual evaluation.
Competitive grant proposals are reviewed and scored by panels trained in the process. They look deep into the text of your document for strict adherence to the Request for Proposals (RFP’s) and for details that cause your entry to stand above the rest. You’re asking for funds, often in the hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. The grantee demands assurance that you will use those funds in accordance with their intent and in an effective manner. C.T.C.S. can improve your margin for success in obtaining valuable resources to meet you needs.
Instructor: Lt. Ron Shreves, Ret; see “Meet Our Instructors”
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There is an important resource available to assist Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement agencies across the country in their fight against crime. This tool has been under utilized in the past and has recently come to the forefront in many aspects of crime fighting, to include The War on Terrorism, the War on Drugs, along with crime fighting in general. The use of Intelligence/Criminal Analysts can be a great benefit to an agency.
Whether ones department has its own or they seek assistance from an outside source, such as, a HIDTA Investigative Support Center or a National Guard Counter Drug Division Analyst. The use of an Analyst can take a great deal of the workload off the officer/agent and that in turn would free up their time to do more investigative work. The use of an analyst can assist in taking your case to the next level.
This presentation will give an overview of “What we do and how we do it”, with an emphasis on multi-jurisdictional deconfliction. It will answer many of your questions and give you a new understanding of this valuable resource. Learn what an analyst can do for you and “move from successful to outstanding.”
Instructor: TSgt. Dora “Dee” Jennings, see “Meet Our Instructors”
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According to Kim Rossmo, PhD, Geographic Profiling works on the premise that the location of a crime site can provide the police with vital information. It assesses and predicts the offender’s most likely place of residence, place of work, social venues and travel routes etc.
Geographic profiling consists of both quantitative (objective) scientific geographic techniques and qualitative (subjective) components e.g. a reconstruction and interpretation of the offender’s mental map.’
‘By establishing the probability of the offender residing in various areas and displaying those results on a map, police efforts to apprehend criminals can be assisted. This information allows police departments to focus their investigative efforts, geographically prioritize suspects, and concentrate patrol efforts in those zones where the criminal predator is likely to be active’ .
Instructor: Robin Wilfong, see “Meet Our Instructors”
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Media relations between law enforcement and the press are often contentious. However, a healthy and productive relationship is attainable. The media needs law enforcement and law enforcement needs the media. The media needs timely and accurate information and law enforcement needs community access on a variety of fronts.
Our media expert has vast experience from both sides of the issue. He retired as a sergeant from the LAPD and then completed a successful career in broadcast news. He will help you over the usual hurdles to a healthy media relationship and provide you with inside3r tips at getting you message out.
Instructor: Sgt. Rod Bernsen, LAPD Ret, see “Meet Our Instructors”
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From a professional law enforcement perspective—and based on the experience of peace officers in the field—politics is irrelevant, unnecessary and counterproductive. In the most basic terms, the criminal justice professional is politically neutral, devoted only to crime prevention and detection, investigation, preparing a case for the prosecutors and insuring that all procedures have been strictly and properly followed. Indeed, to think in “political terms” is to somehow taint officers, their professionalism, their operations and the explicit goal of fulfilling the commitment to a community to maintain and improve public safety. Politics is for mayors, council members, county supervisors or commissioners, state executive and legislative leaders as well as federal elected officials.
These sets of assumptions are incorrect; they also fail to recognize the broad perspective by which the justice community must operate in order to be successful. Indeed, it is critically important for the criminal justice community to not only understand the political process but embrace it as well. Once this coming together of the entire justice community and the political institutions and processes is recognized and understood, the intent, purpose and objectives of covert and other special projects by law enforcement operations can become part of a community’s sense of identity and focus.
The goal of this presentation is to develop a model by which the institutions of a community—political, civil service, law enforcement, prosecutors, defense attorneys and residents might work in concert for the greater good.
Instrutcor: Dr. Donald Ranish, PhD, see “Meet Our Instructors”
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According to the U.S. dept. of Justice, over 800,000 victims are trafficked across international borders each year. Approximately 17,000 to 20,000 of those are trafficked into the United States. This modern day form of slavery must be addressed. Law enforcement must know how to recognize the subtle clues of this underground abomination. Victims are often too frightened or unsure of other consequences to speak out. Focused training and effective strategies bolstered by creative analysis are key to a successful approach to this growing human issue.
Instructor: Robin Wilfong, Pinellas Co. Sheriff’s Dept, Ret., see “Meet Our Instructors”
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