Nuisances not only cause problems for the creator of the nuisance but they adversely affect the innocent normally law abiding citizen also.  Often nuisance crimes are the precursor of deterioration in communities and may lead to more serious criminal activity gaining a foothold.  Nuisance abatement is an effort to reduce or terminate the nuisance issues plaguing neighborhoods in order that the attractiveness to criminals is reduced.  This course will provide the participant an understanding of how existing laws may be used to abate nuisances and will provide methods to be more successful in court with such charges. 

 Course Objectives: 

 At the conclusion of this course:

 1.         The student will be able to provide the legal definition of a nuisance and to provide the broad types of nuisances.

2.         The student will understand the significance of nuisances in contributing to crime and the fear of crime.

3.         The participant will be aware of the various broad methods of nuisance abatement and how each address nuisances.

4.         The student will be prepared to apply statutes in abating a variety of nuisance crimes or problems. 

Equipment: Laptop computer, Pen and paper required.  A compact disk for use on Windows Operating systems containing applicable laws will be provided participants. 

Who should Attend

This training is beneficial for any sworn or non-sworn staff of a law enforcement or public safety agency.

Course Length:   Two days

Some comments from attendees:

1. Great class, it gave us tools to assist in continuing in the practice of crime prevention.

2. Great course!  The materials and information will certainly be useful.  I would recommend this training.

3. The course put all nuisance crimes in perspective and provided a way to use the laws o help the community.

4. I definitely came away with tools that I can use to solve problems in my communities.

5. I have learned new ways to address nuisance issues.

6. R. Arrington’s enthusiasm in delivery of nuisance abatement was very compelling.

7. The class is practical to Law Enforcement functions.

8. Helpful to building official as part of a Blight Removal Team.

9. Extremely useful materials.  I am new to community policing. This helped me a lot.

10. Although I have been dealing with nuisance issues for several years, I learned several things.