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Keith GravesPresident and Primary Instructor

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areas of expertise
  • Drug Enforcement
  • Drug Trends
  • Drug Abuse Recognition
  • Narcotic Unit Supervision
  • SWAT Team Operations
  • Sniper Team Operations
education
  • BA, Business Management, St. Mary’s College of California
  • MA, Criminal Justice, American Military University
  • Drug Recognition Expert Instructor (certification #3292)

Keith is a retired Police Sergeant and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for 29 years. Keith was named as California’s Narcotics Officer of the Year and is a prior winner of MADD’s California Hero Award. He has years of experience as a Narcotics Detective and a Narcotics Unit Supervisor and is a Drug Recognition Expert Instructor (IACP #3292). Keith teaches both the DRE course and the Drug Abuse Recognition Course. He has developed several drug courses for the California Narcotics Officers Association, California POST and California Colleges.

Keith has held other assignments besides narcotics including Training Sergeant, Patrol Sergeant, COPPS Officer, Traffic Officer, and 20 years as a SWAT Team member and Sniper Team Leader. Keith has taught thousands of officers and businesses around the world about drug use, drug trends, compliance training and drug investigations. He is recognized as an international drug expert and has testified as an expert in court proceedings on drug cases, homicide cases and rape prosecutions. Keith earned a BA in Business Management from Saint Mary’s College of California and a MA in Criminal Justice. Keith is the Founder and President of Graves & Associates, a company dedicated to providing drug training to law enforcement and private industry.

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