Welcome to the Center for Studies of Law in Action at Indiana University.

Alcohol Course:
December 7th - 12th, 2008

Drug Course:
April 5th - 10th, 2009

The Center continues the tradition started by Professor Robert F. Borkenstein in 1957 of practical education for scientists and technical staff working in alcohol and transportation programs. In 2001 the Center added a second course in Drugs and Driving: Human Performance and Behavior to recognize the growth in concern over drug impaired driving.  In 2007, the Center was recognized for excellence in alcohol, drugs and traffic safety with the institutional Widmark award presented by ICADTS.

Faculty of the Drug Course
hold a panel discussion

More than 5,000 students from the United States, Canada and around the world have attended our programs over the last fifty years, taking the knowledge they learned on the campus at Bloomington back to their laboratories, workshops and offices, and participating in the process of continuous improvement in legal alcohol and drug measurement and the application of the results within the criminal justice system.

Rod Gullberg lecturing during
the Alcohol course

Our courses are structured to limit class size which maximizes opportunities for student faculty interaction. We communicate key information to students through formal presentations, question and answer sessions, and discussion panels. Students also benefit greatly from the relationships they develop with one another and our instructors during the week long courses. Registration includes a welcome dinner and midweek reception to help create an open and informal atmosphere for which the program is best known.

Dr. A. W. Jones instructs the
May 2008 Alcohol class

Our instructors are among the best known names in their field from around the world, involved in investigation, research and testimony on alcohol, drug and traffic safety topics. We continually update our course content to be sure it reflects the issues most of concern and interest to our students. Visit our faculty pages to see the current lecture topics, summaries and resource documents.   

We have now scheduled the "Alcohol and Highway Safety: Testing, Research and Litigation" courses for December 7th - 12th, 2008. Registration is available now.

We have also scheduled the seventh offering of our class on “Drugs:  Effects on Human Performance and Behavior” from April 5th - 10th, 2009. Registration will begin in November for this course.

We have appreciated the opportunity to train professionals in the past, and look forward to continuing this partnership into the future.