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Upcoming Courses:

September 10, 2024 - September 12, 2024: 0800 - 1700 on 9/10-9/11 & 0800 - 1200 on 9/12/24

Students will see first-hand how Criminal patrol techniques can yield large and small drug and other type arrests from traffic stops and other legal contacts with people of society regardless…

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September 12, 2024: 0830 - 1630

Telecommunicators must be prepared to deal with situations involving a person experiencing mental health issues/crisis and know how to respond to these situations. There is no denying the high volume…

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September 13, 2024: 0830 - 1630

This course is designed for new and experienced law enforcement officers, as well as newly-assigned juvenile officers.  Students will examine and discuss the latest changes to the Juvenile Court Act,…

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September 25, 2024 - September 27, 2024: 0830 - 1630

This 24-hour course is designed to instruct law enforcement officials with the most recent and effective procedures for testing suspected drivers for intoxication at the roadside. Upon completion of the…

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

September 30, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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September 30, 2024 - October 1, 2024: 0800 - 1700

Registration Deadline: August 30, 2024

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October 1, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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October 2, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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October 3, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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October 4, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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October 11, 2024: 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

October 11, 2024: 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

October 15, 2024: 0830 - 1630

This course will focus on police officer use of force considerations in on-duty and off-duty scenarios. Practical use of force issues will be examined by viewing actual videos from live…

Mandates: Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Law Concerning Stops, Searches, and Use of Force, Lead Homicide Investigator, Legal Updates, Procedural Justice

October 16, 2024: 0830 - 1630

This course will assist, inform and update law enforcement in the criminal procedure laws as they pertain to criminal investigations. The course examines procedural law, substantive law, case law, and…

Mandates: Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Lead Homicide Investigator, Legal Updates, Procedural Justice

De-escalation is a word that is frequently discussed by community members, politicians, and the media, but it is rarely defined and often misunderstood. This course empowers participants to have intelligent,…

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October 23, 2024: 0830 - 1630

Few topics in law enforcement cause more public scrutiny than police use of force. Designed primarily for line officers and first line supervisors, this course provides tools to make reasonable…

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

October 24, 2024 - October 25, 2024: 0830 - 1630

A laptop or tablet with internet capabilities (allowed to access social media websites) is required.

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October 28, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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October 29, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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October 30, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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October 31, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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November 1, 2024: 0800 - 1600

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

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November 7, 2024: 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

November 8, 2024: 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

November 8, 2024: 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

This 3-day seminar is designed to teach and reinforce the sound fundamentals of the interview and interrogation process for the professional investigator. This training course offers a broad range of…

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

November 18, 2024 - November 22, 2024: 0800 - 1700

* One year of experience (from the date of hire) is a prerequisite for attending this course. * This 40-hour program is designed to provide selected officers with specialized training…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Cultural Competency, Human Rights, Legal Updates, Officer Wellness and Mental Health, Procedural Justice, Use of Force

December 2, 2024 - December 3, 2024: 0830-1630

This 16-hour course encompasses information and techniques for addressing the drug and alcohol impaired driving problem and will bridge the gap between field sobriety and drug recognition training. It is…

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

December 4, 2024 - December 6, 2024: 0800-1600 on 12/4-12/5/24 & 0800-1200 on 12/6/24

The course is designed to assist in providing a solid foundation of investigative techniques from which officers can safely and ethically conduct drug investigations. Officers are given current and relevant…

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December 4, 2024: 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

December 9, 2024 - December 12, 2024: 0830 - 1630

PURPOSE OF COURSE: This four-day, 32-hour program has been designed by expert practitioners from the fields of juvenile law, social work, and law enforcement to assist recently assigned juvenile officers…

Mandates: Constitutional Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Human Rights, Lead Homicide Investigator, Legal Updates, School Resource Officer

December 13, 2024: 0830 - 1630

This crime scene course is designed for patrol officers, detectives or recently assigned evidence technicians/CSIs.  Officers will review how to avoid crime scene contamination and discuss how to increase evidence…

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

December 17, 2024: 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

January 27, 2025 - January 29, 2025: 0800 - 1700

Applications submitted by October 18 will be reviewed the following week. Any further applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and approved upon availability. Due to the high demand of this course, admission to participate may be limited to 1-2 member per agency.

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January 30, 2025: 0800 - 1700

Registration Deadline: 12/20/24

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February 10, 2025 - February 14, 2025: 0800 - 1630

* One year of experience (from the date of hire) is a prerequisite for attending this course. * This 40-hour program is designed to provide selected officers with specialized training…

Mandates: Civil Rights, Cultural Competency, Human Rights, Legal Updates, Officer Wellness and Mental Health, Procedural Justice, Use of Force

February 17, 2025 - February 20, 2025: 0800 - 1700

High Threat CQC Instructor provides one basic, principle-based method of searching and building entry suitable for a variety of situations from day-to-day calls up to and including “high threat” missions….

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February 24, 2025 - February 28, 2025: 0800-1600 on 2/24-2/27/25 & 0800-1200 on 2/28/25

This seminar qualifies for Course 2 of the 3 Course Leadership Certification Program by the FBI National Academy Associates Inc., FBINAA. **Courses may be taken in any order.** MORE INFORMATION…

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March 11, 2025 - March 12, 2025: 0830 - 1630

Field Training Officers (FTOs) serve in one of the most critical roles of any organization. Beyond training new or lateral officers, they are key in building organizational culture. The Leading…

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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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