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Upcoming Courses:

March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025: 0800-1700 on 3/31-4/3 & 0800-1200 on 4/4/25

This course is designed to provide knowledge and training to develop Field Training Officer’s skills. Each new FTO will be presented with ideas and techniques to assist them in becoming…

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April 7, 2025 - April 11, 2025: 0800-1700 on 4/7-4/10/25 & 0800-1200 on 4/11/25

Introduction/Orientation: This opening block of instruction includes instructor and class self-introductions and an overview of the class curriculum, historical context of negotiations, provided materials and suggested readings. This portion of the…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Crisis Intervention, De-escalation Techniques, Emergency Medical Response, Human Rights, Legal Updates, Officer Safety Techniques, Officer Wellness and Mental Health, Procedural Justice

April 14, 2025: 0830 - 1630

Please note: Officers are required to have 1 year of experience as an active CIT officer. This course was created as a review for officers who have at least one…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Crisis Intervention, De-escalation Techniques, Legal Updates, Officer Safety Techniques, Officer Wellness, Procedural Justice

April 15, 2025: 0830-1630

This course prepares the law enforcement officer for certification and licensing as a Breath Test Operator by the Illinois Department of Public Health. This course has been restructured from the…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Legal Updates

April 16, 2025: 0830-1630

During this 8-hour ILETSB-certified course, highly experienced national trainer, Lt. Jim Glennon (ret.), will dissect real-world force encounters, recorded on body cameras, with the goal of identifying what, if anything,…

Mandates: Crisis Intervention, De-escalation Techniques, Legal Updates, Officer Safety Techniques, Procedural Justice

April 16, 2025: 0800 - 1600

This course is designed for patrol officers. Whether the call is for an alarm, a cold burglary, or a hostage scenario, building search tactics are very similar. This course will…

Mandates: De-escalation Techniques, Officer Safety Techniques

Instructor: MTU 8 Instructors
Location: Old Owen's Nursery
April 22, 2025: 0830 - 1630

This course will focus on problematic areas of search and seizure law and will address how police may adapt their practices to meet new requirements and limitations. The program is…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Lead Homicide Investigator, Legal Updates

This course will provide new perspectives on understanding sex assault victims and will cover best practices for investigating sex crimes. Instruction will address trauma informed interviews, neurobiology and the brain,…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Human Rights, Legal Updates, Procedural Justice, Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Response

April 24, 2025: 0830 - 1630

** Prerequisite:  Completion of Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Response for Patrol (in the 1-day live format) is a prerequisite for attending this course. ** Trauma Informed, Victim Centered Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Human Rights, Legal Updates, Procedural Justice, Sexual Assault Investigator Training, Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Response

April 25, 2025: 0830 - 1500

Participants will learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), how to provide breaths with a barrier device, how to relieve an airway obstruction, and how to use an AED (automated external defibrillator). The…

Mandates: Crisis Intervention, Emergency Medical Response, Procedural Justice

April 28, 2025 - April 30, 2025: 0830-1630

The CTK Group’s Advanced Interview and Interrogation Course is specifically designed for officers and investigators whose primary focus is felony level cases.  Built upon the foundational game plan from the…

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April 28, 2025: 0800 - 1600

* Due to FAA regulations, this course is only available to McLean County departments. 

Mandates: Officer Safety Techniques, Procedural Justice

April 29, 2025: 0800 - 1600

* Due to FAA regulations, this course is only available to McLean County departments. 

Mandates: Officer Safety Techniques, Procedural Justice

April 30, 2025: 0800 - 1600

* Due to FAA regulations, this course is only available to McLean County departments. 

Mandates: Officer Safety Techniques, Procedural Justice

May 1, 2025: 0800 - 1600

* Due to FAA regulations, this course is only available to McLean County departments. 

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May 2, 2025: 0800 - 1600

* Due to FAA regulations, this course is only available to McLean County departments. 

Mandates: Officer Safety Techniques, Procedural Justice

May 5, 2025 - May 9, 2025: 0830-1630

The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians in the art and science…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Lead Homicide Investigator, Legal Updates, Officer Wellness and Mental Health, Procedural Justice, Use of Force

May 7, 2025: 0830 - 1630

This course is designed to instill the officer with the ability to conduct a safe and effective traffic stop and to give them the tools to respond to the actions…

Mandates: Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, De-escalation Techniques, High-risk Traffic Stops, Law Concerning Stops, Searches, and Use of Force, Officer Safety Techniques

May 8, 2025: 0830 - 1630

This course is designed to instill the officer with the ability to conduct a safe and effective traffic stop and to give them the tools to respond to the actions…

Mandates: Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, De-escalation Techniques, High-risk Traffic Stops, Law Concerning Stops, Searches, and Use of Force, Officer Safety Techniques

May 13, 2025: 0830 - 1630

This program covers the concepts and practical application of Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), as well as Officer-Citizen High Threat Casualty Extraction.  Officers will learn how to treat commonly encountered…

Mandates: Emergency Medical Response, Procedural Justice

May 19, 2025: 0800-1600

This course is designed for patrol officers. Whether the call is for an alarm, a cold burglary, or a hostage scenario, building search tactics are very similar. This course will…

Mandates: De-escalation Techniques, Officer Safety Techniques, Use of Force

Instructor: MTU 8 Instructors
Location: Old Owen's Nursery
May 29, 2025 - May 30, 2025: 0830-1630

The Street Survival seminar is based on the iconic course that revolutionized law enforcement training four decades ago. Today’s Street Survival® blends the foundational officer safety & survival principles that…

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June 9, 2025 - June 12, 2025: 0830 - 1630

Course size is limited. A maximum of two seats per member agency until 5/16/25. Contact MTU 8 if your department would like additional seats. If seats are remaining available after…

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June 9, 2025 - June 10, 2025: 0800-1700

ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) Training is the leading program for response to violent critical incidents (VCI). VCI are man-made forms of violent disasters including: active shooter, violent intruder,…

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Instructor: ALICE Instructors
Location: Dwight High School
August 18, 2025 - August 22, 2025: 0800 - 1600

This training features interactive lectures and discussions of actual case histories, videos, and laws specific to homicide investigations.  This comprehensive seminar provides instruction in conducting investigations and prosecuting death cases…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Cultural Competency, Human Rights, Lead Homicide Investigator, Legal Updates, Officer Wellness, Procedural Justice

This fast-paced course is intended for patrol officers and supervisors who want to become more effective in detecting and arresting criminals operating motor vehicles including drug users, drug traffickers, fugitives…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Cultural Competency, Legal Updates, Use of Force

November 10, 2025 - November 14, 2025: 0800-1600

Hostage Negotiations Phase III training module is a continuation of Phase I & II that builds on the solid foundation of theories and practicum of Hostage Negotiations. Phase III will…

Mandates: Crisis Intervention, De-escalation Techniques, Human Rights, Legal Updates, Officer Wellness and Mental Health, Procedural Justice

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