Steven Varnell

Steven Varnell is a law enforcement training specialist recently retired after serving over 29 years with the Florida Highway Patrol. During his career he worked Patrol, Field Training, Criminal Interdiction, SRT, and K9. He has instructed Firearms, Baton, Felony Stops, and Criminal Interdiction Courses. He was an adjunct instructor for the MCTFT Program at St. Petersburg College where he taught Highway Interdiction, Officer Safety, Patrol, and Interviews and Interrogation classes for law...See more

Steven Varnell is a law enforcement training specialist recently retired after serving over 29 years with the Florida Highway Patrol. During his career he worked Patrol, Field Training, Criminal Interdiction, SRT, and K9. He has instructed Firearms, Baton, Felony Stops, and Criminal Interdiction Courses. He was an adjunct instructor for the MCTFT Program at St. Petersburg College where he taught Highway Interdiction, Officer Safety, Patrol, and Interviews and Interrogation classes for law enforcement agencies throughout the country. He was a part of FHP's criminal interdiction pilot program which began in 1983, where he served in interdiction and K9 duties for 27 year making him one of the most experienced interdiction officers in the country. Steve is the author of Criminal Interdiction and Tactical Survival, and Behavior Analysis and Interviewing Techniques (BAIT), three widely acclaimed books available through bookstores everywhere. He is a sought out instructor and speaker in the officer safety field. Steve has started a new lecture company called Interdiction and Survival Strategies (ISS), where with former partners; together they have established a new approach to criminal based training. For more information and training information on the ISS group, go to: isspolicetraining.com. See less