FCTS Membership

Why become a FCTS Member?

  • Priority Access to new Resource Guides and training materials!

  • Network with LEAs from your state and/or with your same RMS Vendor!

  • Members Only Webinars, NIBRS Q&A Sessions and Discussion Boards!

Member Service Benefits

  • Nationwide User Community

    Access to a NIBRS User Community to post scenario questions, discuss RMS vendors, compare policies and procedures, and join your state's own user group

  • Resource Library

    Access to FCTS' 10 (and growing) downloadable NIBRS resource guides, cheat sheets, flow charts, and course handouts

  • Live Q&A Zoom Sessions with FCTS Instructors

    Access to monthly Members Only training webinars, as well as live quarterly Q&A Zoom meetings with both NIBRS Instructors

  • Members-Only Newsletter

    Members will receive CRIME TIME, now a monthly subscribers-only Newsletter for highlighting upcoming changes to the FBI NIBRS Technical Specification Manual and/or new UCR Program policy decisions by the FBI CJIS Division

  • First access to new On-Demand Courses

    Members will get an advanced opportunity to register for any new NIBRS or FBI Use-of-Force classes, including the upcoming series of on-demand training options

  • Inside Look into the CJIS APB process

    Receive news on the scheduled meetings, topics, status of votes, and final results of the CJIS Working Groups, UCR Subcommittee, and CJIS Advisory Policy Board (APB) Meetings

Customer Testimonials

What are the students saying about their training experience?

West Carrollton Police Department (OH)

Great class! NIBRS can seem intimidating but Mr. Zoladz presented the information in an easy to understand way. He was very personable and made the subject matter interesting to learn.

Madera County Sheriff's Office (CA)

I attended the 2 day NIBRS training and found it be very information and extremally helpful. Brad is very knowledgeable and is an excellent instructor. He is also willing to help with questions after the training as well. I would recommend this class to anyone that will be working with NIBRS (CIBRS California). While it is great for supervisors to attend this training I think it is just as important for record technicians to attend as well.

Dublin Police Department (OH)

Thank you, Brad, for a great class! You were a very engaging instructor and I was pleased to know that I knew more about NIBRS reporting than I thought I did. You explain things in a way that class attendees could understand. The technology was pretty flawless. You kept up on chat questions and comments, so nothing ever fell through the cracks. I liked the idea of the breakout sessions, though my group seemed to have issues with it. It would have been much better if everyone had a mic and could talk. I put questions out in the chat function during that time and only 1 person responded, so our group basically answered the questions on their own. I would highly recommend you as a trainer for anyone seeking more information on NIBRS reporting! It is not always easy to find classes on the subject. Thank you!

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (FL)

The webinar was very helpful in understanding NIBRS submission. The information shared will help my agency to submit correctly when NIBRS transformation takes place. Well done, I hope to attend more classes.

Rolling Meadows Police Department (IL)

Very informative class, Brad Zoladz was professional and went through information very thoroughly, and gave great examples when necessary! All questions were answered and the whole class participated. Even though this class pertained to CA NIBRS, Brad answered my questions for IL NIBRS very well. Would highly recommend training with him in the future for anyone looking for extra training/up to date information.

Meet your Instructors

Owner & Instructor Bradley Zoladz

Brad Zoladz has more than 20 years of work experience with the FBI; he was a training instructor for almost 12 of these years. Though dedicated to training NIBRS since 2015, Brad has trained Facial Comparisons, Criminal History Records, and other UCR (LEOKA, Hate Crime) collections. Brad has trained and presented at conferences for local, state, federal, and international agencies including: CIA NSA FBI ATF Interpol International Association of Identification Association of State Uniform Crime Reporting Programs Representatives from all 50 states and US Territories Multiple Records Management Conference Brad’s experience and knowledge of NIBRS allows him to meet all your crime reporting needs. Contact him today for more information!

Instructor Kyle Comer

Kyle Comer was the State of Missouri’s UCR Program Manager (SRS, NIBRS) and Criminal Justice Audit Unit Program Manager (UCR, NCIC, N-DEx, IT Security, Rap Back, etc.) from 2010-2021. From 2006-2010, Mr. Comer served the Missouri State Highway Patrol as a UCR/NIBRS Trainer and Criminal Justice Agency auditor. Mr. Comer currently sits on the IJIS Institute’s CJIS Advisory Committee and RMS National Standards Task Force, as well as recently served on several of the FBI’s National NIBRS Transition “Beyond 2021” Committees. During the national NIBRS transition, Mr. Comer spent 3 years as the NIBRS & National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X) Liaison to the FBI on the Executive Board of the Association of State Uniform Crime Reporting Programs (ASUCRP). Prior to that role, he served 3 years as a voting member of the CJIS Advisory Policy Board’s (APB) UCR Subcommittee. Mr. Comer is also a past President and Vice President of ASUCRP, assisted on Missouri’s ShowMeStrong COVID-19 Task Force, and was a contributor on the Missouri Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) Project in partnership with the Council of State Governments. Additionally, Mr. Comer was a contributing author on the 2021 Standard Functional Specifications for Law Enforcement Records Management Systems, Version III and co-authored the last 2 versions of Missouri Incident-Based Reporting System (MIBRS) Technical Specifications Manual. Over many years, Mr. Comer also worked with the Missouri General Assembly to facilitate five (5) pieces of crime data-related legislation into law, including a 2016 statewide mandate for all law enforcement agencies to report domestic violence incident data to the MoUCR Program Office. Mr. Comer is a 2014 graduate of the IACP Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO) School and holds a Specialist Instructor License from the Missouri Department of Public Safety’s Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program. Mr. Comer also holds a Juris Doctorate in law from Cleveland State University, a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs with Public Policy & Administration certification from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and Bachelor’s Degrees in both Criminal Justice Studies and Psychology from the University of Dayton. Mr. Comer resides in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife, two children, and a very feisty Boston Terrier.