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Methamphetamine Protocol Project

In 2003, under the auspices and funding by the Illinois State Police, The Institute for Legal and Policy Studies announced the completion of a two year project, which resulted in Meth: A Reference Guide for Illinois Law Enforcement and Courts, and four corresponding CD-ROMs.

Meth: A Reference Guide for Illinois Law Enforcement and Courts, was authored by a multidisciplinary group of law enforcement officers, state’s attorneys and prosecutors, and judges who have worked together sharing hard won expertise and experiences in handling methamphetamine cases in Illinois, in the field and in the courtroom.

The Methamphetamine Guide is available in hard copy format (paper copy) and electronic format (PDF files and Word files). Power Point presentations were also created to correspond with each chapter of the Guide. Additionally, a Methamphetamine First Responder’s Guide was created in Macromedia Director Program specifically for the Illinois State Police (and officer’s Toughbooks). The First Responder’s Guide was intended to have limited distribution to those officers and court personnel that would benefit most from the very specific information presented on methamphetamine use and abuse, safety hazards, and law enforcement policies regarding methamphetamine investigations, arrest, and evidence collection.

The Methamphetamine Guide and corresponding CDs contain substantive information on the following topic areas:

• The methamphetamine problem in Illinois;
• Making Methamphetamine: Indications, Methods, Health Hazards and Environmental Issues;
• Law Enforcement: Investigation, Arrest and Evidence Collection;
• Methamphetamine Abuse and Treatment;
• Protection of Children Exposed to Methamphetamine Labs;
• Methamphetamine Charges;
• Methamphetamine Litigation: Issues, Responses and Questions;
• Illinois Case Law;
• Case Law, ALR and Law Review Articles;
• Extensive Appendix and Bibliography.