Drug Recognition Evaluation for Impaired Driving by Drug

CARSP Webinar Series

Date/Time
Date(s) - January 29, 2026
12:00 pm EST - 1:00 pm EST

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Ever hear the term DRE?  No.  Not Dr. DRE.  A Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) is a highly trained police officer who is a valuable part of Impaired Driving investigations.  We will look at impaired driving investigations as a whole, what the investigation looks like and alcohol vs drug vs alcohol and drug impairment investigative steps and tools.  Take a brief walk through the history of the DRE program in Canada,  learn what a DRE is and what they do.  Learn how they gather evidence to prove impairment and what drug is causing the impairment, including a brief run down of the seven drug categories and some of the common indicators of each category.  Learn how that evidence is interpreted and how it is used in court to convict impaired drivers.

CARSP webinars are free for CARSP members.  Webinar recordings are posted 1-2 days after the live webinar takes place.  They are immediately available to CARSP members, and after one month, to the general public.  Not a CARSP member, you have two options for viewing the webinar. You can pay a one-time $50 fee to watch the live webinar, plus have immediate access to the webinar recording once it is posted. To take advantage of this option, check the applicable box on the registration form. The second option is to join CARSP!  Join here.

Speaker

Sgt. Shannon Gordon

Sgt. Shannon Gordon

Sgt. Shannon Gordon began her policing career in 2001 as a Special Constable in the Detention Unit with the Regina Police Service. After attending the Saskatchewan Police College in 2002, she gained extensive experience across numerous areas including Patrol, VICE, Robbery, Drugs, Property Crimes, Human Resources, and Traffic. She also completed a two-year secondment with the RCMP’s National Drug Impaired Driving Evaluator Standards Team based in Ottawa.

A certified Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE) since 2007, Sgt. Gordon has trained hundreds of officers across Canada and is currently the Sergeant in charge of the Traffic Safety Unit at the Regina Police Service, where she leads efforts to detect impaired driving and promote road safety.  Road safety has been a passion of hers for her entire career and she is committed to working in partnership with other community stakeholders to keep the roadways safe.

Raised on a family farm southeast of Regina, Sgt. Gordon credits her 4-H roots for instilling a strong work ethic, community spirit, and sense of responsibility. She has served on several boards and committees, including The Pack Project dog rescue, CARSP, and Saskatchewan Women in Policing (SWIP).

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