The Prevention Leaders Podcast
An Interview with Ryan Snow, Police Officer and Certified Drug Recognition Expert Instructor [#2]
21 min
Guest: Ryan Snow
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This episode features an interview with Officer Ryan Snow, a police officer and certified Drug Recognition Expert Instructor. He discusses his work with a campus and community coalition, his involvement in data collection and analysis, and strategies for engaging law enforcement in prevention efforts. Officer Snow also shares how he uses motivational interviewing while on patrol.
Key takeaways
- Engage law enforcement in prevention efforts by involving them in community coalitions and data collection.
- Utilize the expertise of officers like Ryan Snow, who educate communities on DUI and drug-related issues.
- Consider how motivational interviewing techniques can be applied by law enforcement officers during patrol.
- Recognize the value of officers who have firsthand knowledge of drug dangers and are involved in training and education.
- Incorporate data collection and analysis into prevention strategies with law enforcement partners.
Show notes
For today’s episode, I went back to my archives and dusted off a conversation I had with Officer Ryan Snow.
We chat about his work on a campus and community coalition, being involved in data collection and analysis, strategies for engaging law enforcement in your prevention efforts and how he uses motivational interviewing on patrol.
First a bit about Ryan -
Ryan serves fulltime as a police officer with a large university police department where he educates the community about DUI and drug-related issues.
He is a certified drug recognition expert instructor and has completed hundreds of hours of training related to drugs and the impact they have on the human body.
As a police officer, Ryan has firsthand knowledge of the danger that drugs bring to communities.
He has spoken at numerous national and state conferences on topics related to drugs, and he has also developed training opportunities for campuses and delivered those classes at colleges and universities across the nation.
Ryan’s work has been featured in webinars, newspapers, television and educational articles, and prior to law enforcement Ryan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in educational administration.
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