Autism Safety 101: Autism and the Law Enforcement Response
Friday, July 10, 2026
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Daytona State College - ATC campus
Not eligible for Salary Incentive
COURSE: This course is designed to provide law enforcement personnel with an understanding of autism and how individuals with autism behave, communicate, and react in various situations. Furthermore, it will address high-risk and crisis incidents and provide officers with tips and strategies to defuse and deescalate the situation.Additionally, it will address how to conduct interviews involving victims, witnesses, and suspects who have autism.
INSTRUCTOR: Autism and the Law Enforcement Response is instructed by Bart Barta. Bart is a retired law enforcement commander with more than 31 years of experience as a former SWAT and Crisis Management Team (Hostage Negations) Commander. Bart's last assignment was serving as the commander of the Coral Gables Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division, where he was responsible for managing the investigation of all violent and non-violent crimes. He is recognized as a subject matter expert by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and in 2017 he was selected to contribute to the development of autism curriculum for officers in the state of Florida. He is also a nationally recognized instructor who has trained more than 14,000 officers to interact with people who have autism successfully. For six years, Bart served as a member of the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University's Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) Constituency Board.
THIS TRAINING COURSE IS CJSTC TRUST FUNDED; REGION 7 OFFICERS HAVE FIRST SEATING PRIORITY
To register fill in the Training Authorization at: Daytona State College Advanced & Specialized Training Course Authorization Form – Fill out form
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