INformal TraiNiNgs aNd BriefiNgs • Prosecutor Updates: Prosecutors’ offices periodically offer briefings to law enforcement agencies within their jurisdiction to update officers on changes in the laws and to improve case preparation and prosecution. Prosecutors should take advantage of these briefings to re-emphasize the need to properly charge these cases when the facts of the case support the charge of DUI/DWI child endangerment. • Roll Call Briefings: These briefings provide a periodic method of distributing information among officers within a department or agency. Special emphasis on enforcement of child endangerment laws should be an on-going component in these briefings. • Special Enforcement Periods: Throughout the year, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies conduct coordinated joint high visibility enforcement programs focusing on DUI/DWI, seatbelt use and other traffic enforcement issues. These enforcement efforts generally include a public awareness and media campaign. Programs that focus on DUI/DWI and occupant protection should include special emphasis on DUI/DWI child endangerment and enforcement of child restraint laws. • Governor’s Highway Safety Programs: The Governor’s Highway Safety Offices and Offices of Traffic Safety should fund training programs to address the problem of child endangerment. • Briefings from Family Services or Child Protective Services Agencies: While infrequent, these briefings may be periodically required as changes in the laws that focus on family law issues come to the attention of the law enforcement community. These briefings should be used to provide cross training between law enforcement and child protective services agencies. • Bulletins and Training Materials: These materials, which are often distributed to law enforcement officers by federal, state or local agencies that are responsible for or involved in peace officer training, should include materials related to child endangerment issues.
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