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- May19, 2025Mon
2025 Managing Traffic Enforcement - Victoria County Sheriff's Office 5/19/25
Available Seats: 36 of 40
Cost: $370.00
Credit Hours: 16
Dates:
May 19, 2025 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
May 20, 2025 8:00 am - 5:00 pmLocation:Victoria County Sheriff’s Office (40) map
Training Center
1952 Guadalupe Rd
Victoria, TX 77905Rationale: Traffic enforcement is an important duty for most law enforcement agencies. The primary goal of traffic enforcement is to improve traffic safety by securing better compliance with traffic laws and decreasing motor vehicle crashes. Whether or not an agency has a dedicated traffic enforcement unit, the responsibility to safeguard the motoring public is critical. A significant by-product of a quality enforcement program is a positive impact on crime trends within a community. This course is designed to provide those responsible for managing traffic enforcement efforts with data driven strategies for success including increased compliance, positive community interactions and effective reductions in crime. Overview: This course is 16 hours presented in 2 days. It focuses on leadership in the context of managing traffic enforcement efforts, policy concerns, developing positive interactions on traffic stops and utilizing effective deployment strategies. It exposes the participant to “Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety” (DDACTS) and the strategies that have proven effective utilizing these principles. The course is intended for managers and supervisors who are seeking to establish or improve traffic enforcement programs. Course Goals: At the conclusion of this course, the participant will:
- Identify leadership strategies applicable in traffic enforcement.
- Articulate the defensible justifications for traffic enforcement programs.
- List the data reference points that justify directed enforcement efforts
- Describe successful deployment strategies and performance measurements.
- Define the principles associated with DDACTS and related crime impacts.
Instructor: Scott Holt
Chief Scott Holt has the honor of being the department head for the Lorena Police Department after retiring from the Waco Police Department after 28 years. Chief Holt holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Texas A&M – Commerce and is a graduate of the Leadership Command College (LCC), The Institute of Law Enforcement Administration’s Executive Leadership (ILEA), Texas Police Chief’s Law Enforcement Command Officer’s Program (LECOP), and other extensive leadership trainings. Chief Holt serves as an adjunct instructor at Texas A&M University at Commerce and teaches for the Texas Police Chief’s Association. He also serves as the Secretary for the Central Texas Area Chiefs of Police and Sheriff’s Association and on the Board of Advisors for the Heart of Texas 100 Club.“I am honored and humbled to be in a position to serve this organization. I am surrounded by men and women who mentored and molded me into the public servant I am today. There is no better calling than to serve your fellow man.”
– Chief Scott Holt - Jul1, 2025Tue
2025 Managing Traffic Enforcement - Universal City 7/1/25
Available Seats: 39 of 40
Cost: $370.00
Credit Hours: 16
Dates:
July 1, 2025 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
July 2, 2025 8:00 am - 5:00 pmLocation:Universal City Police Department (200) map
Olympia Hills Gold & Event Center
12900 Mt. Olympus
Universal City, TX 78148Rationale: Traffic enforcement is an important duty for most law enforcement agencies. The primary goal of traffic enforcement is to improve traffic safety by securing better compliance with traffic laws and decreasing motor vehicle crashes. Whether or not an agency has a dedicated traffic enforcement unit, the responsibility to safeguard the motoring public is critical. A significant by-product of a quality enforcement program is a positive impact on crime trends within a community. This course is designed to provide those responsible for managing traffic enforcement efforts with data driven strategies for success including increased compliance, positive community interactions and effective reductions in crime. Overview: This course is 16 hours presented in 2 days. It focuses on leadership in the context of managing traffic enforcement efforts, policy concerns, developing positive interactions on traffic stops and utilizing effective deployment strategies. It exposes the participant to “Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety” (DDACTS) and the strategies that have proven effective utilizing these principles. The course is intended for managers and supervisors who are seeking to establish or improve traffic enforcement programs. Course Goals: At the conclusion of this course, the participant will:
- Identify leadership strategies applicable in traffic enforcement.
- Articulate the defensible justifications for traffic enforcement programs.
- List the data reference points that justify directed enforcement efforts
- Describe successful deployment strategies and performance measurements.
- Define the principles associated with DDACTS and related crime impacts.
Instructor: Scott Holt
Chief Scott Holt has the honor of being the department head for the Lorena Police Department after retiring from the Waco Police Department after 28 years. Chief Holt holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Texas A&M – Commerce and is a graduate of the Leadership Command College (LCC), The Institute of Law Enforcement Administration’s Executive Leadership (ILEA), Texas Police Chief’s Law Enforcement Command Officer’s Program (LECOP), and other extensive leadership trainings. Chief Holt serves as an adjunct instructor at Texas A&M University at Commerce and teaches for the Texas Police Chief’s Association. He also serves as the Secretary for the Central Texas Area Chiefs of Police and Sheriff’s Association and on the Board of Advisors for the Heart of Texas 100 Club.“I am honored and humbled to be in a position to serve this organization. I am surrounded by men and women who mentored and molded me into the public servant I am today. There is no better calling than to serve your fellow man.”
– Chief Scott Holt - Oct1, 2025Wed
2025 Managing Traffic Enforcement - Waxahachie 10/1/25
Available Seats: 24 of 32
Cost: $370.00
Credit Hours: 16
Dates:
October 1, 2025 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
October 2, 2025 8:00 am - 5:00 pmLocation:Waxahachie Police Department (32-34) map
Training Room (off the front lobby of PD)
630 Farley St
Waxahachie , TX 75165Rationale: Traffic enforcement is an important duty for most law enforcement agencies. The primary goal of traffic enforcement is to improve traffic safety by securing better compliance with traffic laws and decreasing motor vehicle crashes. Whether or not an agency has a dedicated traffic enforcement unit, the responsibility to safeguard the motoring public is critical. A significant by-product of a quality enforcement program is a positive impact on crime trends within a community. This course is designed to provide those responsible for managing traffic enforcement efforts with data driven strategies for success including increased compliance, positive community interactions and effective reductions in crime. Overview: This course is 16 hours presented in 2 days. It focuses on leadership in the context of managing traffic enforcement efforts, policy concerns, developing positive interactions on traffic stops and utilizing effective deployment strategies. It exposes the participant to “Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety” (DDACTS) and the strategies that have proven effective utilizing these principles. The course is intended for managers and supervisors who are seeking to establish or improve traffic enforcement programs. Course Goals: At the conclusion of this course, the participant will:
- Identify leadership strategies applicable in traffic enforcement.
- Articulate the defensible justifications for traffic enforcement programs.
- List the data reference points that justify directed enforcement efforts
- Describe successful deployment strategies and performance measurements.
- Define the principles associated with DDACTS and related crime impacts.
Instructor: Scott Holt
Chief Scott Holt
Chief Scott Holt has the honor of being the department head for the Lorena Police Department after retiring from the Waco Police Department after 28 years. Chief Holt holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Texas A&M – Commerce and is a graduate of the Leadership Command College (LCC), The Institute of Law Enforcement Administration’s Executive Leadership (ILEA), Texas Police Chief’s Law Enforcement Command Officer’s Program (LECOP), and other extensive leadership trainings. Chief Holt serves as an adjunct instructor at Texas A&M University at Commerce and teaches for the Texas Police Chief’s Association. He also serves as the Secretary for the Central Texas Area Chiefs of Police and Sheriff’s Association and on the Board of Advisors for the Heart of Texas 100 Club.“I am honored and humbled to be in a position to serve this organization. I am surrounded by men and women who mentored and molded me into the public servant I am today. There is no better calling than to serve your fellow man.”
– Chief Scott Holt