The Division of Law Enforcement's Office of Training and Professional Standards provides training courses for DEP's 138 officers. The Office of Training and Professional Standards works closely with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Division of Law Enforcement Professionalism, the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission and other Florida law enforcement training centers to provide consistent and current law enforcement information and training to DEP law enforcement officers.

Other responsibilities:

• Management of officer certifications
• Command Bus coordination and management
• Accreditation programs management and coordination
• General Order development and management
• Division safety program coordination
• SmartCop administration and management
• Rapid ID, FLEX, and COP Link coordination for division
• Staff inspections
• Evidence coordination
• Field Training Program coordination
• Development of technology-based training

Resources for law enforcement officers and prosecutors

• The Prosecutor's Guide to Environmental Crimes [PDF - 6.66MB]
  A resource for local prosecutors under an EPA grant by the American Prosecution Research Institute.

• Selected Federal and State Case Decisions Relevant to Environmental Criminal Enforcement [PDF - 417KB]
  A national environmental crimes prosecution resource that reviews current case law applicable to environmental crimes. Updated annually.

• Environmental Crimes Field Handbook [PDF - 1.53MB]
  A field reference book for law enforcement officers. Available in print or on CD.

• Environmental Crimes Awareness Textbook [PDF - 2.95MB]
  The textbook covers the basics of Florida environmental programs and lists state and federal environmental criminal statutes that apply. Not available in print.