INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES

JOE HENDRICKS

Lead Instructor

Joe Hendricks has been a State of Wisconsin certified Police Officer since 2005. His current assignment is a Police Lieutenant in Southeastern Wisconsin.  In 2007, Joe attended the IACP Drug Evaluation and Classification Training and became certificated as a Drug Recognition Evaluator (D.R.E.).  This training consisted of a two week classroom portion followed by a field certification process in Phoenix, Arizona.  As a DRE, Hendricks has performed and witnessed over 150 drug evaluations and continues to be utilized as a resource for police officers.  Since 2010, Joe has been a certified instructor through the State of Wisconsin where he continues to teach law enforcement and citizen classes on Drug Recognition.  Currently, Joe is the DRE Regional Coordinator for the State of Wisconsin and is assigned to the Waukesha, Washington, and Ozaukee County region. 

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Education

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin Platteville in 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Joe went back to school and received his Master's Degree in Criminal Justice in 2010 from the University of Cincinnati. 

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Instructor Certifications

Drug Evaluation and Classification (DRE) Instructor

Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement Instructor

Drug Impairment Training for Education Professionals Instructor

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