Register for Sep 28th, 2026 (The Gun Game) Portland, ME – The New England Gang School by Inspire Solutions, LLC

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Portland ME Police Department – 109 Middle Street, Portland, ME 04101

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Law Variances between Jurisdictions

	Our presentations provide lecture-based public speaking presentations regarding law enforcement’s responsibility to remain professional while understanding street level gang associated crimes.  The topics discussed are varied and ever changing.  They will provide the most current and accurate investigative examples and ideas regarding these topics as is available to them at the time of the presentation.  But we recognize that laws can jurisdictionally vary, and therefore we are careful to discuss relevance, yet we make no suggestions as to interpretation or action, and we do not present or discuss any legal actions.  You should always work under the guidance of your local prosecutors’ preferences.  Therefore, your employers should remain the primary source for determining your actions and practices.  And your current jurisdictional laws, bylaws, ordinances, policies, rules, and regulations, should always be the fundamental bedrock for your future legal decision-making and actions, under the prosecutorial preference of your District Attorneys et al.

This is Not About “Tactics”, “Use of Force”, “When to Do or Act” or “Certifications”:

	This presentation may discuss possibilities, examples, and opinions; as well as investigative ideas and initiatives that have assisted officers in making fair, professional, and court-ready cases in the past.  However, this is not a “tactics” course.  Nor is it a training course, or suggestive of “when to do” any actions such as stops, seizures, frisks, searches, etc.  And at no point during the talk, will you be given any direction on options for your response to situations that you deem interesting or threatening or suggest when to search, frisk, or detain.  Nor does your attendance elevate your reasonable suspicion or probable cause.  This is not what we do.  This lecture discusses the types of general investigational nuances that have assisted many law enforcement officers to recognize evidentiary value when, in separate circumstances, there may have been lessons or good practices. This lecture however, stops there. Our ideas are opinion, and not fact.  This is not a researched science; and in fact, each lecture varies from the next; and can vary due to the topic of a current news cycle.  We should NOT be confused with the ATF Characteristics Course.  We are speakers, and not certifiers or trainers.  We cannot predict the uncountable number of scenarios that you may encounter; nor do we make suggestions on when, and how, you should choose to respond. In fact, our presentation focuses: (1.) on building rapport and treating people well, with future context in mind; and (2.) on professionalizing the cases that you will have already decided to initiate.  Attendance at such a lecture does not add validation to your stops, frisks, or searches. Your employers and jurisdictions have set rules and regulations to govern your use of force, your departmental behavior, and your limitations.  In fact, the same deceptive behaviors that may be related to firearm investigations are the same deceptive behaviors for what could be a beer, or a graffiti can, or any other potential item of evidence.  It should even be noted that the mere presence of a firearm, or a subject’s mere affiliation to the gang lifestyle, does not, in and of itself, indicate any imminent threat.  And therefore, any actions, response, or use of force, that you may become involved in, in any future encounter, should be based upon your own opinions and decisions, and governed under the policies and procedures of your own department’s rules & application of law.  We discuss only the evidence and professionalism expected when making your cases; not the behaviors that indicate the presence of danger.  
By acknowledging, you recognize that this presentation only discusses concepts and examples meant to stimulate your commitment to professionalizing your cases; in a “motivational speaker” format that is catered to law enforcement professionals.  Any actions that you may choose to take, is beyond our topic area, and must be able to be articulated by you; not us.  Attending any presentation, such as this or others, will not validate your actions in any way.  The validation of your decisions must come from your own articulation of what you saw, and how it made sense to you, for when you will be testifying in court.  Because these lectures vary each time; there are no handouts, syllabi, tests, or roving attendance; and prior presentations are neither saved nor archived.  Quoting this presentation as a reason for an action that you took, would be tantamount to quoting a clever, retired, aunt or uncle after a particularly interesting family dinner that discussed “cop stuff!”   
We absolutely support full compliance with the US Constitution, evolving case law, and all related articles of state law; because the fair treatment of the subjects of your investigations should be a primary focus of every law enforcement professional.

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