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Tri-River Police Training Region - MTU 16

Training Schedule

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Strangulation: Investigation & Prosecution

Kankakee Community College

Friday, November 01,

2019

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The Bulletproof Mind

Local 150 Op. Engineers

Tuesday November 05,

2019

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FOI Presentation & Juvenile Law Analysis & Update/Expungement

Romeoville PD Wednesday,

November 06, 2019

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C.R.I.M.E. 1-2-3 Criminal Related Interviewing Made

Easy

Frankfort PD Thursday

November 07, 2019

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Medical Marijuana & SFST

Frankfort PD

Friday, November 08,

2019

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Juvenile Officer Certification Course

Frankfort PD

Tues.-Fri. November 12-15,

2019

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Mental Health Intervention & De- Escalation

Kankakee Co. SO Thursday

November 14, 2019

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FULL

Night-Time Traffic Stops: with AirSoft Training

JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Edu.

Center

Monday November 18,

2019

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Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Response

New Lenox PD Monday

November 18, 2019

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Sexual Assault Investigator Training

New Lenox PD Tuesday

November 19, 2019

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Illinois Vehicle Code Legal Update & Refresher

Plainfield PD Thursday

November 21, 2019

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FULL Tactical Emergency Casualty Care


Center

Friday November 22,

2019

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The Reid Technique of Interviewing & Interrogation

Frankfort PD

Mon.-Wed.

December 02-04, 2019

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John Reid Advanced Interviews & Interrogations

Frankfort PD

Thursday December 05,

2019

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** NEW COURSE ** Criminal Law and Procedure

Romeoville PD

Friday December 06,

2019

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Mental Health Awareness


Center

Monday, December 09,

2019

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Courtroom Testimony

Orland Park PD

Tuesday December 10,

2019

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DWI Detection & SFST

Bolingbrook PD

Wed.-Fri., December 11-13,

2019

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FULL Enforcing Illinois Cannabis Laws


Center

Thursday December 12,

2019

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IVC Update & Review for Patrol


Center

Monday December 16,

2019

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Supervising & Managing the Field Training Process

Romeoville PD

Tues.-Fri. December 17-20,

2019

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Breath Alcohol Testing 16hr BAO

Monee PD Wed.-Thurs. January 08-09,

2020

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Illinois DUI & IVC Legal Update

Romeoville PD Friday

January 10, 2020

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Body Searches: From Terry Stops to Strip Search

Orland Park PD Thursday

January 23, 2020

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Mental Health Awareness JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Edu.

Center

Tuesday January 14,

2020

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Crisis Intervention Team Training

Refresher

Plainfield PD Monday – Tuesday

January 27-28, 2020

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Crisis Intervention Team Training (CIT)

Orland Park PD Mon.-Fri.

February 10-14, 2020

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Enforcing Illinois Cannabis Laws JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Edu.

Center

Tuesday February 18,

2020

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D.A.R.E. Officer Training

Plainfield PD

Mon.-Fri. February 17-28,

2020

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First-Line Supervision

New Lenox PD Mon.-Fri.

February 24-28, 2020

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Crash Investigation 1

Frankfort PD Mon-Fri.

March 02-13, 2020

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Breath Alcohol Testing

16hr BAO

Monee PD Wed.-Thurs. April 08-09,

2020

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Crash Investigation 2

Frankfort PD Mon.- Fri.

May 11-22, 2020

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Tri-River Police Training Region - MTU 16 - The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office -

21st Judicial Circuit - Family Violence Coordinating Council - Harbor House Domestic Violence Services -Kankakee County Center against Sexual Assault - In collaboration with Kankakee Community College

Strangulation: Investigation and Prosecution Kankakee Community College

Iroquois Room, 100 College Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901

Friday, November 01, 2019

8:00 am to 4:15 pm

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Lead Homicide Investigator, Human Rights, and Psychology of Domestic Violence.

Register at: [email protected] Tri-River is NOT handling Registrations Cost: $10 covers the cost of Lunch and CEUs.

Register by October 21, 2019. Please make checks payable to the Iroquois – Kankakee Regional Office of Education (with memo for FVCC). May be

brought the day of or sent to the I-KAN ROE, 1 Stuart Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901

Strangulation Facts:

• Recent studies are showing that when you look at offenders who shoot and kill law enforcement officers,

up to 75% have a history of strangling an intimate partner.

• There is a significant overlap between strangulation and sexual assault and abusers who employ

strangulation have more in common with serial rapists and serial murderers than the average abuser.

• When a woman is strangled by an intimate partner one time, she is now 800% more likely to be

murdered by that partner.

• Only 15% of cases have visible injury when investigated by an untrained officer.

• 43% of intimate partner homicides have a history of strangulation in the 12 months prior to the murder.

Key Topics to include:

• The Lethality of Strangulation: The Identifiable Risk to Our Communities

• Defining the Challenge: The Law & Anatomy

• Health Risks & Trauma Impacts of Strangulation

• Overcoming Obstacles: Improving Response with a Strangulation Supplement

• Accountability: Strategic Prosecution and the Use of Expert Witnesses

Instructor: Kelsey McKay trains and consults nationally for communities to implement protocol in various

fields including intimate partner violence, child abuse, sexual assault, the use of expert witnesses, translating trauma and other complex topics. She was a prosecutor in Travis County, Texas for twelve years. For six years she exclusively prosecuted strangulation related crimes ranging from assault, sexual assault to capital murder. She has developed and implemented protocol for strangulation and domestic violence response and treatment. To that end she has strengthened how communities collaborate, investigate, treat and prosecute strangulation and intimate partner cases. She works to develop medical and non-medical experts in the community to testify to a jury regarding the evidence in strangulation, trauma related crime and family violence cases. She works with law enforcement to develop protocol and implement the use of a Strangulation Supplement into the field transforming the role of first responders to be more investigative by carrying her knowledge and needs as a prosecutor into the field on every case.

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The Bulletproof Mind "Mental Preparation for Combat"

Local 150 Operating Engineers Training Center 19800 W. South Arsenal Rd., Wilmington, IL 60481

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 8:00 am till 4:00 pm

(Sign In-Registration will begin at 7:30 am) This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights | Procedural Justice

Course Description: This course is open to all levels of law enforcement and other first responders, and will be conducted by Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Dave Grossman of the Warrior Science group, Mascoutah, Illinois. Col. Grossman will draw upon decades of research in the areas of interpersonal aggression and killing, sharing what he has learned about our media culture, how the human mind works, mental conditioning for violent response, and what steps can be taken to reverse dysfunctional trends in human behavior. He will help participants improve their understanding of our violent culture and its toll on communities, schools, and law enforcement officers.

Topics include:

The Virus of Violence in America and Worldwide

A New Breed of Domestic and International Terrorism

The Psychological Cost of Conflict

Understanding the ongoing challenges that confront the police officer

Controlling the Physiological Response to Combat

Adopting a professional model of service as a Paladin and protector

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) • Stress Inoculation / Breathing Exercises • School and Workplace Violence Prevention

• Surviving the Aftermath of Deadly Confrontations • Why workplace violence will continue to be a problem • How the central nervous system can work against us

➢ To facilitate this program, lunch will be served on site; attendees are encouraged to take advantage

in order to expedite and enhance this very important seminar.

Instructor: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is a former Airborne Ranger, Infantry Officer, and West Point Psychology Professor with 23 years’ experience in leading U.S. soldiers worldwide. He was a trainer of police, first responders, and health professionals immediately following the shootings in Jonesboro, Arkansas; Springfield, Oregon; and Littleton, Colorado. Col. Grossman is a former Professor of Military Science at Arkansas State University and is an internationally recognized speaker in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime. He authored the Pulitzer-nominated book, On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War, as well as a second publication entitled Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill. His

most recent book, On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace, was co-authored by Loren Christensen.

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: None* *Application has been made if approved. This project is supported by funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program. CFDA #97.067.


Freedom of Information Presentation This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s):

Procedural Justice | Legal Updates

& Juvenile Law Analysis and Update - Expungement

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights | Procedural Justice | Constitutional & Proper use of Law | Legal Updates

Romeoville Police Department 1050 West Romeo Road (at Sunset Pointe), Romeoville, IL 60446

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 8:00 am till 4:00 pm

Morning Session: The Freedom of Information Presentation will contain a complete analysis of the current Freedom of Information Statute. This will include a detailed discussion of the terms and definitions listed in the Act. The Illinois Attorney General’s guide to the application of the Freedom of Information Act will be analyzed. This will include the Attorney General’s Opinions on this subject and their determinations of the various problems that arise in dealing with this subject. Relevant case law will be analyzed. Additionally, the Illinois Police Blotter Act and numerous other provisions that have been created to deal with this Act will be discussed and analyzed. Specific topics to be discussed include: the limitations of the Act, various definitions that must be considered, the time deadlines provided by the Act, and the various exclusions from the coverage of the Act. Various techniques in dealing with FOI requests will be discussed and the alternative methods of responding to these requests will be listed and analyzed. In addition, the Local Records Act will be discussed. “Local Records” will be defined. Guidelines for compliance with these provisions concerning both paper and electronic records will be discussed. The required methods of identifying, inventorying, and destroying local records will be analyzed. Afternoon Session: Juvenile Law Analysis and Update - Expungement

This presentation will feature an analysis of the most recent changes Illinois Juvenile Justice Law concerning the Expungement and/or sealing of records in the possession of Law Enforcement Agencies. Particular attention will be paid to Juvenile records. Included will be an overview of the current Illinois Juvenile Court Act with respect to Arrests, Interrogations, Chargeable Offenses, Sentencing and Maintenance of Records concerning Juveniles. The latest legislative amendments concerning Juvenile Justice will be listed and analyzed. Topics will also include changes in adult prosecutions for minors; sex offender registration changes for minors; and changes in the age requirements for minors to be treated as juveniles. Additionally, the latest case

law concerning Juvenile Justice will be listed and analyzed. Instructor: Don Hayes (Illinois Prosecutor Services, LLC) has 29 years experience as a Lawyer and Trainer with the State of Illinois. Don has taught and continues to teach at most of the MTU’s in the State. In 2008, Don retired from the State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutors Office. Don held the title

of Senior Staff Counsel. In his retirement he is devoting most of his time to the website of Illinois Prosecutor Services, LLC and continues to teach Police Officers and State’s Attorneys throughout the State of Illinois.

Member Tuition (Sworn & Civilian): None Non-Member Tuition: $50.00


C.R.I.M.E. 1-2-3 Criminal Related Interviewing Made Easy©

Frankfort Police Department

20602 Lincoln-Way Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 Thursday; November 7, 2019

8:00 am till 4:00 pm This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s):

Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Lead Homicide Investigator | Procedural Justice

Course Description: This dynamic 8 hr. course is specifically designed to prepare all detectives, investigators, agents, supervisors, gang officers and uniformed patrol officers to become effective interviewers and consistently successful in getting difficult confessions. From newer officers to the more experienced detectives, you will learn to easily separate the interview and interrogation process in three easy steps. Each crucial step provides simple and straightforward how-to’s that will allow you to get confessions in any venue or circumstance. In one day, your expert instructor will provide each attendee with easy-to-understand tools that have been used and perfected on hard-core criminals for over sixteen years. This will be the most exciting and helpful interview class you have ever attended. No more time-consuming and expensive courses that teach complex interrogation “tactics” that have more steps than you can remember during a stressful interview. Build self-confidence, learn what to do and start becoming a great interviewer

today. C.R.I.M.E 1-2-3 is here. “So get in, get it and get out.”

Course Topics: Real interviewer preparation

Time management Know your suspect, or terrorist group

Set the stage for success

Proper introductions and face time

Recognize and utilize your strong points

Physical and verbal considerations

Homicide preparation and legal aspects

• Choosing “your” interview technique

Closing the confession

Morals and the media

Instructor: Domenic Cappelluti CFI was a veteran street cop with the Waukegan (Illinois) Police Department and former Group Supervisor of the elite Lake County Major Crime Task Force (Illinois). With over 17 years of experience Domenic has specialized in high profile violent street crimes, to include homicides, murder for hire cases on gang and drug officers, and officer involved shootings. During his career, Domenic has worked in patrol, and avidly supervised the Criminal Investigations Division and the Gang Suppression Unit. Domenic has proudly conducted and directed hundreds of gang and drug related operations throughout his County and the Chicago metropolitan area targeting Chicago based street gangs

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: None* *Application has been made if approved. This project is supported by funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program. CFDA #97.067.


Medical Marijuana & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Frankfort Police Department

20602 Lincoln-Way Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 Friday; November 8, 2019

8:00 am till 4:00 pm

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Legal Updates

Course Description: The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act enacted January 1, 2014, created new challenges for law enforcement personnel. According to statute, the law enforcement officer must have an independent, cannabis-related factual basis, giving reasonable suspicion that the person is impaired by cannabis. Subsequent to establishing these elements, an officer may ask the driver to submit to Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. Under this statute, the results of SFSTs will be the primary tool in determining impairment. The goal of this 8-hour block of instruction is to provide officers with an overview of the medical marijuana statute. The primary focus will be on enforcing the DUI segment, including the implied consent provision.

➢ A Standardized Field Sobriety Testing proficiency exam will be given utilizing the most recent SFST curriculum. This exam will serve as a SFST recertification in order to satisfy IDOT requirements for DUI grants.

Officers will also be provided information on non-standardized tests and eye exams which will aid in the determination of cannabis impairment. The ultimate goal is to reduce the number of crashes, deaths and injuries caused by impaired drivers.

Upon completion of this training officers will be able to:

• Summarize the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act • Describe those individuals that may use or possess medical marijuana • Describe those agencies capable of cultivating and selling medical marijuana

• Describe the limitations for possession and using medical marijuana • Describe who is banned from the program • Describe the implied consent provision of the statute • Summarize scientific research related to driving and cannabis usage • Administer SFSTs utilizing most recent curriculum

• Pass a SFST proficiency exam with standards from the most recent SFST curriculum

• Administer eye checks to determine cannabis usage • Recognize signs and symptoms associated with cannabis usage • Administer non-standardized field sobriety test

Instructor: Tony Lebron (Retired M/Sgt; ISP) will be the lead instructor.

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: None* * If approved, this course is grant funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Police Traffic Services Training Project and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

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Juvenile Officers Certification Course Frankfort Police Department

20602 Lincoln-Way Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 Tuesday - Friday, November 12 - 15, 2019

8:00 am to 4:00 pm This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s):

Law Update | Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Lead Homicide Investigator | Human Rights

Courses Description:

This course is a thirty-two hour Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Certified Juvenile Officer Program. The course is intended for recently assigned or soon to be assigned juvenile officers and all patrol officers, investigators and supervisors, who come in contact with juveniles on a regular basis. The course also introduces them to situations they will encounter in their current or new positions.

Topics discussed include:

attitudes about adolescents

youth and drugs

juvenile court act delinquent minors

role of social services

protective custody

interviewing juveniles

child abuse and sexual abuse investigations

The Juvenile Court Act will be the basis of this class.

✓ Officers should bring note-taking materials.

✓ Successful completion and attendance of the course including passing the exam is required to be a state certified

Course Instructors: Course conducted by Western Illinois University’s Law Enforcement and Justice Administration Department. Instructors for this course are Sabra Ebersole, Former Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney, Judge (Ret.) Jeffery Arnold, Gail Sullivan a private counselor and instructor.

Member Tuition: None Non- Member Tuition: $150.00

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Mental Health Intervention & De-Escalation Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office

3000 S. Justice Way, Kankakee, IL 60901 Thursday; November 14, 2019


This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights

Introductory Mental Health Awareness | Law Updates | Use of Force | Cultural Competency | Lead Homicide Investigator | Procedural Justice | Human Rights | Constitutional and Proper Use of L.E. Authority

Course Description: In the last four decades, the number of individuals with mental illness living in a community setting has risen drastically, resulting in increased contacts with law enforcement. Agencies across the country have responded by developing new protocols, hiring social workers, and implementing special response teams. This course is designed to increase officer awareness of mental health disorders and provide effective intervention techniques for handling mental health crisis situations. This training will benefit all levels of public safety, including police officers, corrections officers, probation officers, EMTs and telecommunicators.

Topics include: History and Background

National Perspectives

Types and Symptoms of Mental Illness

Medications and Co-occurring Disorders

Treatment for Mental Illness

Suicide Assessment and Response

Police Intervention Models

De-Escalation Strategies

Violence and Mental Illness

Legal Issues

HIPPA

Emergency Petitions

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Instructor: Officer Brian Tison

CIT Coordinator / Hostage Negotiations Team Leader METRO/SWAT University of Illinois Police Department

Brian Tison has been a sworn officer for over 26 years, serving with both the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department and the University of Illinois Police Department. He is currently assigned to the Patrol Division and is a certified Master Firearms Instructor and Field Training Officer. Brian is an active CIT Officer and Coordinator for the Crisis Intervention Program for UIPD. He also serves as Hostage Negotiation Team Leader for the Champaign County METRO/SWAT Team and is the Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Illinois Crisis Negotiators Association. Brian teaches the police response portion of the 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) course statewide and serves as the CIT Task Force representative for the University of Illinois. He was one of the first officers in the state to be trained as a CIT instructor and has taught extensively for Mobile Team Units (MTUs) in Illinois. Brian has presented at National CIT Conferences in Florida and Ohio. In 2006, he was named CIT Officer of the Year for the State of Illinois.

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: None* *This course is CIT grant funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

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Night-Time Traffic Stops: with Air Soft© Training JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Center

17840 W. Laraway Rd, Joliet, IL 60433 Monday, November 18, 2019

2:00 pm till 10:00 pm This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Use of Force

Legal Updates | Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority

Course Description: Vehicle stops are one of the most hazardous duties performed by police officers; no two traffic stops are ever the same. These hazards compound themselves at night, when unknown threats and risks can be present within reach but hidden by darkness. This eight-hour, scenario-based seminar is designed to teach officers the unique tactical considerations and tactics for making traffic stops from positions of advantage and safety at night.

COURSE GOALS: • Proper application and use of flashlights

▪ Multiple lights, Team techniques

• Learn and practice the “wall of light” theory • Learn to use different lighting to their advantage

▪ Street lights, ambient lights, moving traffic headlights, spot lights, flashlights

• Learn how to use darkness as a cover officer advantage • Identify the special hazards officers face at night on traffic stops

• Learn techniques for removing and controlling multiple vehicle occupants • Learn the proper commands for removing occupants from vehicles. • Recognize Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and rolling terrorist vehicles and use

• Review techniques for vehicle stop locations and suspect-officer interaction • Learn how to secure an IED and scene for responder and public safety • Learn how to contact STIC, JTTF, and DHS for terrorist involved stops • Recognize physical tells of subjects who may be carrying IEDs

This class is a soft air, weapons training course. Officers need to bring their duty belts and should (not required) have their department vehicles for scenarios. Officers are encouraged to have either sweatshirts or long sleeve shirts available to wear. Face protection and Air Soft© type weapons will be issued at the training site.

The instructors: The lead instructor is Michael Drumm. All instructors are certified, full-time police officers, and are members of the Illinois Tactical Officers Association and the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association. Drumm is also a DHS contract instructor.

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: None*

*This project is supported by funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Homeland Security Grant Program. CFDA #97.067.

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Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Response (Initial Responders and Day 1 of Investigators Training)

New Lenox Police Department 200 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, IL 60451 Monday; November 18, 2019


This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Response

Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Human Rights | Legal Updates | Procedural Justice

Course Description: This course will meet all the requirements of the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act (Public Act 099-0801) which was enacted January 1, 2017. This Act requires all agencies employing law enforcement officers who conduct sexual assault and abuse investigations be required to provide specialized training within 2 years (January 1, 2019) of the effective date of this act. The act also requires that agencies present training to all law enforcement officers who are initial responders within 3 years (January 1, 2020) of the effective date of this act.

Instructors:

Sergeant John Arizzi has worked for the Lockport Police Department since 2005. He is the

Investigations Sargent and currently serving as a Division Commander in the Will/Grundy Major

Crimes Task Force. John is a former Deputy Director of the Metro Area Narcotics Squad and has

worked undercover for both state and federal authorities. John is also an FBI certified crisis

negotiator and served on the Will County SWAT team. John holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal

Justice from Benedictine University.

Cordelia Coppleson is an Assistant Attorney General assigned to Criminal Enforcement. She is the Law

Enforcement Training Project Coordinator for the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act. Cordelia is

responsible for helping and supporting law enforcement agencies as they implement the new law

through adopting policies, training and other requirements of the Act. Cordelia is a committed

prosecutor, having spent the majority of her 20-year career as a Cook County State’s Attorney

assigned to the criminal division, with extensive experience in investigating, preparing and trying

sexual assault cases.

Sergeant Jason Opiola has worked for the Crest Hill Police Department since 2001, and has been the

supervisor of the Crest Hill Police Department’s Criminal Investigative Division since the fall of 2017.


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Prior to his promotion, Jason was an Investigator assigned to the Criminal Investigative Division

since 2009. He has also been an Investigator with the Will/Grundy Major Crime’s Task Force since

2010 and is currently serving as a Division Commander in the Task Force. Before being assigned to

the Criminal Investigation Division, Jason served as the Crest Hill Police Department’s Use of Force

Instructor, Field Training Officer, Head Firearms Instructor, and member of Joliet Special Operations

Squad. Jason holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Illinois Benedictine

University.

Member Tuition: None Non-Member Tuition: $50.00

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Sexual Assault Investigator Training Attendees must have previously completed the Initial Responders

8-hour in person or 8-hour online class to attend

New Lenox Police Department 200 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, IL 60451 Tuesday; November 19, 2019


This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE

Authority | Human Rights | Legal Updates | Sexual Assault Investigator Training | Procedural Justice Lead Homicide Investigator

Course Description: This course will meet all the requirements of the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act (Public Act 099-0801) which was enacted January 1, 2017. This Act requires all agencies employing law enforcement officers who conduct sexual assault and abuse investigations be required to provide specialized training within 2 years (January 1, 2019) of the effective date of this act. The act also requires that agencies present training to all law enforcement officers who are initial responders within 3 years (January 1, 2020) of the effective date of this act.

Instructors:

Sergeant John Arizzi has worked for the Lockport Police Department since 2005. He is the

Investigations Sargent and currently serving as a Division Commander in the Will/Grundy Major Crimes

Task Force. John is a former Deputy Director of the Metro Area Narcotics Squad and has worked

undercover for both state and federal authorities. John is also an FBI certified crisis negotiator and

served on the Will County SWAT team. John holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from

Benedictine University.

Cordelia Coppleson is an Assistant Attorney General assigned to Criminal Enforcement. She is the Law

Enforcement Training Project Coordinator for the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act. Cordelia is

responsible for helping and supporting law enforcement agencies as they implement the new law

through adopting policies, training and other requirements of the Act. Cordelia is a committed

prosecutor, having spent the majority of her 20-year career as a Cook County State’s Attorney

assigned to the criminal division, with extensive experience in investigating, preparing and trying

sexual assault cases.

Sergeant Jason Opiola has worked for the Crest Hill Police Department since 2001, and has been the

supervisor of the Crest Hill Police Department’s Criminal Investigative Division since the fall of 2017.

Prior to his promotion, Jason was an Investigator assigned to the Criminal Investigative Division since

2009.


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He has also been an Investigator with the Will/Grundy Major Crime’s Task Force since 2010 and is

currently serving as a Division Commander in the Task Force. Before being assigned to the Criminal

Investigation Division, Jason served as the Crest Hill Police Department’s Use of Force Instructor, Field

Training Officer, Head Firearms Instructor, and member of Joliet Special Operations Squad. Jason

holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Illinois Benedictine University.


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Illinois Vehicle Code Legal Update & Refresher Plainfield Police Department

14300 Coil Plus Drive, Plainfield, IL. 60544 Thursday, November 21, 2019


Law Updates | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority

Course Description: This course is design and instructed by an experienced and practicing assistant state’s attorney to give police officers, first line supervisors and command level personnel a review and update in the area of the Illinois Vehicle Code and many of the associated issues. Recent legislation and case law involving other aspects of the Illinois Vehicle Code will also be examined.

Topics to be covered include: • Updates/Refresher on Traffic laws (both statutory and case law) • Trial and courtroom issues • Updates on other issue pertaining to the Illinois Vehicle Code

Instructor: Deborah Mills had been a prosecutor for 18 years, 5 years with the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office and the remaining 13 years with the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office. Deborah served as the supervisor of the DUI/Traffic Unit in the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office since 2004 and has primarily prosecuted DUI/Traffic cases since 2004. She currently serves as a felony prosecutor. Additionally, Deborah has trained officers and prosecutors in both Illinois and Wisconsin on various DUI and traffic issues.


*This course is grant funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Police Traffic Services Training Project and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

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Tactical Emergency Casualty Care JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center

17840 W. Laraway Rd, Joliet, IL 60433 Friday; November 22, 2019

8:00 am till 4:00 pm This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Procedural Justice

Course Description: Officers will discuss and visualize the concept of Tactical Emergency Casualty Care as it applies to law enforcement tactical situations and the treatment of injured officers. Officers will learn and demonstrate specific treatments and interventions for the most commonly encountered wound patterns.

Officers are asked bring clothing appropriate for weather conditions for scenario training. On completion of the course, each participant will receive a Medical Patrol Officer Kit for duty use. Each kit contains: One C-A-T Combat Application Tourniquet, an OLAES Emergency Trauma Dressing and a Hyfin Vent Compact Chest Seal.

Upon completion of this period of instruction, officers will be able to:

1. Identify the concepts of Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, its use in the law enforcement

environment and how this concept differs from historically taught conventional First Responder

medical treatment practices.

2. Identify the most commonly sustained officer injuries and preventable causes of death.

3. Identify the importance of mindset and maintaining situational awareness when wounded and

when treating fellow officers.

4. Identify signs and symptoms of airway problems and demonstrate airway interventions.

5. Identify signs and symptoms of serious bleeding and demonstrate control interventions.

6. Identify signs and symptoms of shock and demonstrate prevention and treatment interventions.

7. Perform a Casualty Evaluation/F.A.S.T. Rapid Trauma Assessment and tactical evacuation.

8. Plan and perform a vehicle and non-vehicle officer down rescue/extraction in a high-threat

environment.

Instructor: Justin D. Rottmann is a police officer and a firefighter/paramedic. He has been part of the ILEAS Region 8 SRT since 2012. He currently serves as the TEMS (tactical EMS) team leader.

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: None* (Members will have

priority in registration) * This project will be supported by funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program. CFDA #97.067.

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The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation®

Frankfort Police Department

20602 Lincoln-Way Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 Monday - Wednesday; December 2 - 4, 2019


This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s):

Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Lead Homicide Investigator | Legal Updates

Course Description: This is a 3-day, twenty-one hour program on the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation®. The course includes; interview and interrogation preparation, behavior symptoms, the Reid® Behavior Analysis Interview (B.A.I.) and “The Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation” which include:

Interview and Interrogation Preparation The style, appearance and approach of the successful interviewer and interrogator will be covered, as will the room settings conducive to these activities.

Behavior Symptoms

Differences in verbal and nonverbal behavior between innocent and deceptive persons often can be observed, and are thus indicative of whether or not a suspect is telling the truth. A guilty suspect makes a conscious decision to resist your effort to get at the truth. In trying to maintain a structure of verbal lies, however, that suspect most often develops internal conflicts and tensions which manifest themselves in nonverbal behavior. Thus, body movements, facial expressions, eye contact, attitudes, posture and grooming gestures can indicate whether the subject is telling the truth or lying. Nonverbal indicators can also be used to determine whether the suspect under interrogation is listening, maintaining a defiant attitude or is ready to confess. You will learn how to observe and assess critical behavior symptoms and use those assessments to determine whether to move on to the next step of the interrogation.

Reid®” Behavioral Analysis Interview “(B.A.I.) The information developed through use of the standard investigative questions of “who,” “what,” “when” and “how” is often not adequate — even in combination with physical evidence — to identify the wrongdoer. The Reid Behavioral Analysis Interview is a technique that uses a structured set of non-accusatory behavior- provoking questions developed as a result of many thousands of interviews. The B.A.I. makes it easier to determine whether the suspect is telling the truth about involvement in the matter under investigation, and is flexible enough to be used in cases ranging from employee theft to homicide.

The Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation®

The nine-step approach to a successful interrogation has been developed by John E. Reid and Associates through extensive research and practical experience over a period of 60 years. Because of the subject’s importance, approximately half the classroom time in the seminar is devoted to the interrogation process and detailed examination of each of the nine steps.

John Reid and Associates will provide the instructor for this class.


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John Reid Advanced Interviews & Interrogations Frankfort Police Department

20602 Lincoln-Way Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 Thursday; December 5, 2019

8:00 am to 3:00 pm

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Lead Homicide Investigator | Legal Updates

Course Description: This course is for individuals who have completed the 3-day seminar on The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation, and builds upon their knowledge of the Reid Technique.

Most unsuccessful interrogations are a result of the investigator’s inability to move the guilty suspect from one stage of the interrogation to the other. Reid has defined three distinct stages of the interrogation that may give the investigator problems:

1. Defiant stage: seven proven tactics to move suspects out of this stage

2. Neutral stage: four proven techniques to get the suspect to listen to the interrogator’s themes

3. Acceptance stage: three specific techniques that will dramatically increase admissions of guilt

People who commit crimes do so to fulfill certain needs. What needs were satisfied is based upon the case facts, evidence and results of the interview — types of needs that will be thoroughly discussed are:

• Real need crimes • Impulse need crimes • Esteem need crimes • Lifestyle need crimes

The Advanced Seminar will also address the following specific problem areas for some but not all interrogations:

• Juvenile interrogations

• Interrogation regarding guilty knowledge • Playing one suspect against another • Interrogation on multiple crimes

Course Instructor: This course will be taught by Instructors with John E. Reid and Associates, Inc.

Member Tuition: None Non- Member Tuition: $125.00

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(NEW COURSE) Criminal Law and Procedure (NEW COURSE)

Romeoville Police Department 1050 West Romeo Road (at Sunset Pointe), Romeoville, IL 60446

Friday; December 6, 2019 8:00 am till 4:00 pm

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Law Updates | Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority |

Lead Homicide Recertification

Course Description:

This course will inform and update police officers on criminal procedure laws as they pertain to criminal investigations. The instructor, a veteran prosecutor, will examine procedural law, substantive law, case law, and photographic crime scene evidence. Documented case studies will be used to illustrate current legal requirements.

Topics to be discussed:

Potential Pitfalls for Law Enforcement | Miranda | Terry v. Ohio | Electronic Recording of Interrogations | Search and Seizure | Fourth Amendment | Polygraphs and Voice Stress Analyzers | Right to Privacy | Police Surveillance | Law Regarding Personal Electronic Devices | Fifth Amendment | Identification Procedures | Body Cameras | The Police Community Improvement Act | Homicide & Questionable Death Protocols | Supreme Court Rule 3.6

Instructor: Jeffrey J. Pavletic is an award-winning trial attorney who has built a reputation of integrity and exceptional skill in the courtroom. As a prosecutor for the past two decades, he has tried countless cases to victory (including approximately 150 jury trials with a concentration in homicide and violent crime). In addition to trying some of the highest profile and complex cases that have occurred in the history of Northern Illinois, Jeff was Chief of the Felony Review Division, and is currently the First Assistant State’s Attorney for the Lake County (Illinois) State’s Attorney’s Office. Jeff served as Special Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee in the impeachment of President Clinton. His duties included all aspects of independent counsel review, the impeachment inquiry, presentation of articles of impeachment to the U.S. House of Representatives, all witness interviews and depositions of trial witnesses, and the actual impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate. Jeff has received numerous federal, state, and local awards. These include Illinois State Crime Commission’s State’s Attorney of the Year, Felony Trial Attorney of the Year, The Fred L. Foreman Criminal Justice Award, The Ruth Rosengarden Victim Service provider Award, and a special U.S. House of Representatives Award presented by Congressman Henry Hyde. Jeff has been featured on 20/20, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Court TV, and the Discovery Channel. Jeff is a published author and a well-respected legal instructor who holds undergraduate and graduate faculty positions and has received accolades as a nationally renowned lecturer, training thousands of police officers, lawyers, prosecutors, and judges.


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Mental Health Awareness JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center

17840 W. Laraway Rd, Joliet, IL 60433 Monday; December 9, 2019

8:00 am till 4:00 pm GPS alert: use 1151 East Laraway Road 60433, neighbor of Ag. Center This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Law Update | Mental Health Awareness

Human Rights | Procedural Justice | Use of Force

Course Description: Law enforcement officers have an important role to play in their interactions with community members. This means responding to incidents with individuals who have mental health issues, including diagnosed mental illness.

This 8-hour course, developed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, is meant to provide law enforcement officers with an awareness of mental health issues including a history of mental health systems, types of mental illness, signs and symptoms, common treatments & medications, and potential interactions law enforcement may have, on a regular basis, with these individuals, their families and service providers.

Topics covered will include:

• Prevalence of mental illness

• History & impact on law enforcement

• Common forms of mental illness likely to be encountered

• Signs & symptoms of mental illness

• Treatments & medications

• Suicide warning signs

• Police interaction models

• De-escalation strategies

• Involuntary admission process

• HIPPA & FERPA

Instructor: Sgt. Troy Siewert has been with the Orland Park Police Department (OPPD) for over 26 years and holds a master’s degree in criminal social justice from Lewis University. He is a certified CIT coordinator, CIT officer, crisis negotiator and Mental Health First Aid instructor as well as a CIT role play evaluator for the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. Troy started the OPPD Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) in 2015 and has developed the program into what is now recognized as a standard for best practice. He has been a guest speaker at multiple conferences and various local professional groups promoting CIT and the One Mind Campaign. Troy recently worked on a committee to update the International Chiefs of Police model policy for “Responding to Persons Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis.”.


*This course is CIT grant funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

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Courtroom Testimony Orland Park Police Department

15100 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park IL 60462 Tuesday, December 10, 2019

8:00 am till 4:00 pm This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE

Authority | Lead Homicide Investigator | Legal Updates

Course Description: This course will be taught by two veteran attorneys, who both had several years of experience as Assistant State’s Attorneys for the Cook County State Attorney’s Office.

Attending officers/investigators are asked to bring at least one copy of a recent incident/case report/arrest report they authored to the class to be used during the mock trials.

The course will cover the following topics:

1. Courtroom 101; Types of Witnesses

2. Your Pre-Court Work and How It Can Impact Your Testimony

3. Quick Law Review; Understanding the Different Types of Hearings and Motions

4. Courtroom Testimony - Are You Ready to Testify? Know the Rules of the

Courtroom

5. Your Professional Integrity - Establishing and Maintaining Your Credibility

a. Brady vs. Maryland

b. Napue vs. Illinois

c. Giglio vs. United States

6. Direct Examination; Purpose, Mechanics and Examples

7. Cross Examination; Purpose, Mechanics and Examples

8. Common Traps When Testifying and How to Avoid Them

9. Mock Trials - Student Preparation and Participation - Exercises are Based on

Actual Case Reports Written by and Submitted by the Students

a. Direct Examination

b. Cross Examination

c. Evidence Identification

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Instructors: Donna Norton served as an Assistant State’s Attorney and Supervisor in Cook County

for over 28 years. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University

and subsequently attended The John Marshall Law School. She spent 24 years in the

Criminal Prosecutions Bureau, and her extensive trial experience includes hundreds of

bench trials and 56 felony jury trials. Donna has prosecuted an entire range of

offenses, including traffic, property, financial, narcotics, sexual and violent crimes. The

last 10 years of her prosecutorial career focused on prosecuting First Degree Murder

cases. She currently serves as a State of Illinois Court Administrator and judicial staff

attorney for the Office of the Chief Judge.

Dan Calandriello is a former Cook County State’s Attorney with extensive trial

experience. He worked with many police departments, not only in the courtroom but

during investigations. Dan has presented on topics including Animal Cruelty

Prosecutions and Criminal Procedure. A graduate from the John Marshall Law School,

Dan owns his own law firm focusing on Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense and Real

Estate. His practice has brought him all over Northern Illinois, with the bulk of his

criminal defense litigation in Will and Cook Counties. Dan is a Village of Orland Park

Trustee and has worked closely with the local police department.


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DWI Detection & Standard Field Sobriety Testing (24-hour course)

Bolingbrook Police Department 375 Briarcliff Rd., Bolingbrook, IL 60440

Wednesday - Friday; December 11-13, 2019 8:00 am till 4:30 pm

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Civil Rights | Law Updates

This three-day, 24-hour course is a State Certified program on the standardization of sobriety testing procedures. The latest testing methods will be demonstrated. Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) techniques for improved probable cause standard for DUI arrests will be taught. This course will also cover the pharmacological differences between drug effects and alcohol effects on the body.

➢ This course utilizes live dosed individuals as opposed to videos, which greatly enhances

the training.

Course Description: The purpose of this course is to increase deterrence of DWI violations, and thereby reduce the number of crashes, deaths and injuries caused by impaired drivers. As a result of this training, participants will become significantly better able to:

• Understand enforcement's role in general DWI deterrence.

• Understand detection phases, clues and techniques.

• Understand requirements for organizing and presenting testimonial and documentary evidence in DWI

cases.

• Recognize and interpret evidence of DWI violations.

• Administer and interpret Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.

• Describe DWI evidence clearly and convincingly in written reports and verbal testimony.

• Understand the tasks and decisions of DWI detection.

• Know and recognize typical vehicle maneuvers and human indicators symptomatic of DWI associated with

initial observations.

• Know and recognize typical reinforcing maneuvers and indicators that come to light during the stopping

sequence.

• Know and recognize typical sensory and other clues of alcohol and/or other drug impairment that may be

seen during face-to-face contact with DWI suspects.

• Know and recognize typical behavioral clues of alcohol and/or other drug impairment that may be seen

during the suspect's exit from the vehicle.

• Understand the role and relevance of psychophysical testing in pre-arrest screening of DWI suspects.

• Know and carry out appropriate administrative procedures for validated divided attention psychophysical

tests.

• Know and carry out appropriate administrative procedures for the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test.

• Know and recognize typical clues of alcohol and/or other drug impairment that may be seen during

administration of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.

Instructors: The instructors for this class will be Lt. Dave Schurr (Ret.) of the Bolingbrook Police Department and Sgt. Steve Sigler of the Illinois State Police.

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: None* *This course is funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Police Traffic Services Training Project and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

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Enforcing Illinois Cannabis Laws JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center 17840 W. Laraway

Rd, Joliet, IL 60433 Thursday; December 12, 2019 8:00 am till 4:00 pm

GPS alert: use 1151 East Laraway Road 60433, neighbor of Ag. Center

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Law Updates | Civil Rights | Constitutional and Proper Use of Law Enforcement Authority

Course Description: The “Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act” as described in “Amendment to HB 1438”, was signed into law by Governor Pritzker on June 25th, 2019. This legislation permits the cultivation, selling, and the adult use of cannabis, beginning January 1, 2020. The implementation of this legislation will have a tremendous effect on all aspects of law enforcement. The most profound impact will be on traffic safety. Illinois officers need to be trained to understand the legislation and to take appropriate action when required.

Upon Completion of this training officers will be able to:

• Describe business organization which may cultivate and sell cannabis

• Describe the entities associated with transporting, testing and education

• Define the state agencies associated with regulating the cannabis industry

• Distinguish the laws governing medical cannabis and the adult user

• Describe the possession limits for Illinois residents and non-residents

• Describe who is banned from the medical program

• Define the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program

• Define Medical Cannabis Provisional Patients

• Summarize scientific research related to driving and cannabis usage

• Recognize signs and symptoms associated with cannabis usage

• Describe research regarding the effectiveness of field tests

• Describe the two Implied Consent provision associated with the legislation

• Describe the limitations of chemical testing

Course Goals: At the end of this eight-hour block of instruction officers will have: 1. An understanding of the new cannabis laws as it relates to the cannabis industry; 2. The knowledge to identify violations of the cannabis laws; 3. The knowledge to observe, identify and articulate cannabis usage;

4. An understanding of the two DUI violations which may occur. Instructor: Tony Lebron (Retired M/Sgt; ISP) will be the lead instructor.


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IVC Update and Review for Patrol (Interactive, Scenario and Table Top Format)

JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center 17840 W. Laraway Rd, Joliet, IL 60433

Monday; December 16, 2019 8:00 am till 4:00 pm

GPS alert: use 1151 East Laraway Road 60433, neighbor of Ag. Center This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s):

Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Legal Updates

Course Description: This eight-hour course will be an open forum review of the primary enforcement sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Content includes the use of IVC violations for probable cause stops, bail bond procedures for multiple offense and out-of-state violators, and equipment and safety and enforcement issues.

Attendees will participate in table-top exercises in the morning and afternoon sessions. These exercises will help officers understand the subtle differences in the subsections of offenses (e.g.: turning, U turns, sign violations). Attendees will also examine the differences between business, petty, and serious IVC offenses. Attendees will:

Learn the application of the "hands free" electronic communication device law

o what is allowed while holding the device (speed dialing, etc) Review

o New laws o Changes to existing laws

Review current violations from commonly used IVC chapters

Cover the new bond procedure for petty traffic offenses effective 01/01/2015

Learn how to recognize vehicles which are hazardous dilapidated motor vehicles

o when a vehicle can be towed by law enforcement from private property DUI enforcement laws

o BAID o MDDP o Felony violations

Review less commonly used, probable cause-based sections

Learn proper application of IVC registration sections to out-of-state violators

Review current court case law affecting application of the IVC

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Learn proper application and use of IVC sections for similar offenses

o e.g.: charging too fast for conditions instead of speeding Review towing statutes and court rulings about vehicle towing

Learn graduated license enforcement Review child safety seat enforcement

This course is appropriate for patrol and traffic enforcement officers (local, county, state), and their supervisors.

Instructor: H. Michael Drumm, D.P.A, will conduct the course. Dr. Drumm is president of Drumm & Associates, Ltd. He has more than 37 years of IVC enforcement experience, and is currently a member of the Monee Police Department. Drumm is an ITOA and ILEETA member, and is certified as an instructor with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. Drumm is also an approved instructor for the Department of Homeland Security, and an adjunct instructor at the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois and the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy (SLEA) at the College of DuPage (IL).

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: $75.00* *This course is pending grant approval by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Police Traffic Services Training Project and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

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Supervising & Managing the Field Training Process (Sokolove Model)

Romeoville Police Department

1050 West Romeo Road, Romeoville, IL 60446 Tuesday - Friday, December 17 - 20, 2019


This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Legal Updates| Procedural Justice

Course Description: This four-day hands-on, problem-based learning course is specifically designed for first-line patrol and administrative support services managers responsible for supervising and managing Field Training Officers and probationary law enforcement employees. Instruction will include all revisions to the Process.

The course emphasizes the necessary components of supervising probationers and Field Training Officers at the patrol shift level to ensure that administrative guidelines and legal requirements are met. The course highlights two essential supervisory responsibilities: (1) the ability to comprehensively examine probationer performance documentation in accordance with the totally revised standardized Field Training and Evaluation Process assessment guidelines, and (2) auditing the probationer’s on-the-job training to insure the Field Training Unit utilizes the most appropriate instructional techniques for training task mastery and when necessary, corrective action. The instructional presentation will focus upon discussion of critical Field Training issues as well as hands on completion of the course materials during small group and individual in-class exercises. Students are required to complete out-of-classroom reading assignments.

Course content will include:

• Insuring that your Agency’s Field Training and Evaluation Process structure actually works. • In-class review and assessment of participating agency Probationer’s Training and Evaluation

Manual (POM). Staffing the Field Training Unit: Recruitment, Testing, Selection and Training of FTOs.

Realistic definition and expectations of Field Training Officer duties/responsibilities. Issues of compensation for Field Training Unit personnel. FTO scheduling issues/resource allocation.

Utilizing the non-numerically anchored performance assessment scale and guidelines including 2009 revisions.

Performance assessment errors that compromise the objectivity and legality of Field Training.

Auditing the Daily Observation Report: Application of the standardized evaluation guidelines. • Auditing the FTO’s application of the on-shift instructional techniques.

Auditing Probationer training and coaching documentation. Are the FTOs doing what they were trained to do?

Conducting the Weekly Performance Summary process meeting.

Special focus: Not Responding to Training (NRT) Probationer and extension of training


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• Supervising the development of the NRT Probationer’s Performance Improvement Plan. Supervising Probationers during Step V, the Solo Patrol Certification Period.

Reorientation of personnel returning to Patrol Operations after extended street-absence. Preparing Probationer Employment Status Reports/Recommendation for the Chief Executive. Assessing the effectiveness of the Field Training Officers and the Field Training Process. Avoiding constructive discharge allegations

Defending against State and Federal Court wrongful discharge claims.

Students should bring a copy of their Agency’s current Field Training and Evaluation Process manual and forms.

Instructor: This course will be taught by: Mr. Bruce Sokolove, Field Training Assoc., Ypsilanti, MI.

Member Tuition: None Non-Member Tuition: $250.00 (Members will have priority registration)

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Breath Alcohol Testing 16-hour Breath Analysis Instrument Operator Course

Monee Police Department, 5356 W. Main Street, Monee, IL 60449

Wednesday & Thursday; January 8-9, 2020 8:00 am till 5:00 pm

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Law Update

Course Description: Officers completing this program will be certified as Illinois Breath Analysis Operators by the Illinois State Police. This sixteen-hour course is also certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. Some of the topics that will be discussed are as follows:

• Operation and function of the breath testing equipment approved for use in Illinois • Detailed discussions on drinking driver enforcement • Laboratory training in the use of equipment • Pharmacological effects of alcohol • Legal matters relating to drinking driver enforcement (including implied consent

and case presentation for court)

Successful completion and attendance of the course including passing the exam is required to be a state certified Breath Alcohol Operator (BAO).

Instructors: The Illinois State Police Academy will be providing instructors for this

course.

Member Tuition: None Non-Member Tuition: None* (Members will have priority registration)

*This class will be funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Police Traffic Services Training Project and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board.

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Illinois DUI and IVC Legal Update Romeoville Police Department

1050 West Romeo Road (at Sunset Pointe), Romeoville, IL 60446 Friday; January 10, 2020


Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Law Updates Course Description: This course is design and instructed by an experienced and practicing assistant state’s attorney to give police officers, first line supervisors and command level personnel a review and update in the area of DUI and many of the associated issues. In addition to the DUI update, recent legislation and case law involving other aspects of the Illinois Vehicle Code will also be examined.

Topics to be covered include: • Updates on DUI/Traffic laws (both statutory and case law) • Legal issues associated with fatal/life threatening crashes with and without

evidence of impairment • Summary suspension issues • Trial and courtroom issues • Chemical testing • Updates on other issue pertaining to the Illinois Vehicle Code

Instructor: Deborah Mills had been a prosecutor for 19 years, 5 years with the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office and the remaining 13 years with the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office. Deborah served as the supervisor of the DUI/Traffic Unit in the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office since 2004 and has primarily prosecuted DUI/Traffic cases since 2004. She currently serves as a felony prosecutor. Additionally, Deborah has trained officers and prosecutors in both Illinois and Wisconsin on various DUI and traffic issues.


*This course is grant funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Police Traffic Services Training Project and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

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Mental Health Awareness JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center

17840 W. Laraway Rd, Joliet, IL 60433 Tuesday; January 14, 2020

8:00 am till 4:00 pm GPS alert: use 1151 East Laraway Road 60433, neighbor of Ag. Center

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Law Update | Mental Health Awareness Human Rights | Procedural Justice | Use of Force

Course Description: Law enforcement officers have an important role to play in their interactions with community members. This means responding to incidents with individuals who have mental health issues, including diagnosed mental illness. This 8-hour course, developed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, is meant to provide law enforcement officers with an awareness of mental health issues including a history of mental health systems, types of mental illness, signs and symptoms, common treatments & medications, and potential interactions law enforcement may have, on a regular basis, with these individuals, their families and service providers. Topics covered will include:

• Prevalence of mental illness

• History & impact on law enforcement

• Common forms of mental illness likely to be encountered

• Signs & symptoms of mental illness

• Treatments & medications

• Suicide warning signs

• Police interaction models

• De-escalation strategies

• Involuntary admission process

• HIPPA & FERPA

Instructor: Sgt. Troy Siewert has been with the Orland Park Police Department (OPPD) for over 26 years and holds a master’s degree in criminal social justice from Lewis University. He is a certified CIT coordinator, CIT officer, crisis negotiator and Mental Health First Aid instructor as well as a CIT role play evaluator for the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. Troy started the OPPD Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) in 2015 and has developed the program into what is now recognized as a standard for best practice. He has been a guest speaker at multiple conferences and various local professional groups promoting CIT and the One Mind Campaign. Troy recently worked on a committee to update the International Chiefs of Police model policy for “Responding to Persons Experiencing a Mental Health Crisis.”.


*This course is CIT grant funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

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Body Searches: From Terry Stop to Strip Search

Orland Park Police Department 15100 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park IL 60462

Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:00 am till 4:00 pm

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Law Update | Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Lead Homicide Investigator

Course Description: Each year, law enforcement officers are injured, killed, or indicted as a result of improper searches. This eight hour presentation will provide an in-depth analysis of fatal searching mistakes that are frequently acknowledged but seldom addressed. This class has been specifically developed for male AND female patrol officers of all experience levels. However, any personnel responsible for conducting body searches on subjects, whether on the street or in lock-up, will benefit from attending. Unique circumstances surrounding the proper searching of females by officers of the same or opposite sex will be examined in detail. Students will gain insight and be provided the opportunity to exchange ideas and helpful tips that can be put to use immediately. Topics to be addressed include the following:

* Proper search methods * Common search mistakes * Same sex searches * Opposite sex searches * Strip searches * Policy and procedure * Legal doctrine pertaining to different types of searches, including strip searches

Students will participate in practical search exercises as part of this class and are asked to bring a copy of their current policy regarding searches/lock-up procedures to class. Instructor: The instructor for this course is Sgt. Julie Johnson of the Carol Stream Police Department, where she has served for 17 years. Prior to joining the CSPD in 1997, she was a dispatcher/telecommunicator for the Woodridge Police Department for three years. During her career, Julie has been trained and/or served as a DARE officer, GREAT officer, School Resource Officer (SRO), Gang Specialist, Field Training Officer, Evidence Technician, Juvenile Officer, PPCT/Defensive Tactics instructor, use of force instructor, and police suicide awareness instructor. Julie developed the department’s Matron Training Program and has been responsible for teaching Prisoner Search training to both male and female personnel. In addition to serving as day shift supervisor, Julie is also in charge of the Defensive Tactics Program. Julie has written department policies for Use of Force and Deadly Force investigations. Julie has presented on the topic of Prisoner Searches at the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) conference, Midwest Security and Police Expo presented by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and was guest speaker at a DuPage County Senior Police Management monthly membership meeting.


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Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Refresher

Plainfield Police Department 14300 S. Coil Plus Dr., Plainfield, IL 60544 Monday – Tuesday; January 27 & 28, 2020


Please note: Officers are required to have 1 year of active service as a CIT Officer This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Use of Force | Civil Rights | Constitutional &

Proper Use of LE Authority | Cultural Competency | Human Rights | Law Updates | Procedural Justice | Mental Health

Awareness

Course Description: The 16-hour Crisis Intervention Team Refresher (CIT) for CIT Officers begins with a review of the 5 components of a CIT program:

1. Training

2. Community Collaboration

3. Accessible Crisis System

4. Behavioral Health Staff Training

5. Family/Advocate Collaboration and Education

Other key components of this course cover the following:

• Trouble Shooting; Problem solving discussion on challenges encountered as a CIT officer and

creation of a CIT Program. Current successes experienced as a CIT officer or with your CIT

program.

• Community Recourses; Hospital resources, Mental Health partnerships.

• Legal Updates; Updates to the Illinois Mental Health Code and Confidentially Act. Revised forms

and the use of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs).

• Group Problem Solving; Group Brain Storming on issues related to CIT training and programs.

• Active Listening Exercises; Review and Demonstrate Skills, Templates to improve skills.

• Officer Exposure to Trauma: Impact of Exposure, Secondary Trauma Impact, Discuss the

concept of Moral Injury.

• Self-Care Issues, Practice and Resources; Self-Care as a protective factor/tactical tool for

officers.

• Scenario-Based Role Play & Review; Interactive Group Role Play with focus on de-escalation,

engagement, connection to resources and positive “hand off” to area resources.

Instructors: The course will be conducted by a diverse group of law enforcement and behavioral health professionals, including active CIT officers from various parts of the State of Illinois. An essential part of the CIT course is scenario-based skills training with crisis scenarios provided by trained professional actors. All scenarios are facilitated and evaluated by certified CIT officers.

Member Tuition: None Non-Member Tuition: None

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Crisis Intervention Team Training (CIT) Orland Park Police Department

15100 S. Ravinia Ave., Orland Park IL 60462 Monday – Friday; February 10 - 14, 2020

8:00 am till 4:00 pm Please note: Officers are required to have 2 years of service in a non-probationary status

before he/she may attend this class. This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority |

Cultural Competency | Human Rights | Legal Updates | Procedural Justice | Mental Health Awareness

Purpose: Law enforcement officers are generally the first responders to crisis events. This course is also open to local and county sworn corrections officers. It is important to have individuals in law enforcement who can utilize effective strategies, insuring public and personal safety. The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training provides officers with education about mental illness and other behavioral disabilities as well as providing skills and tools for effectively and safely interacting with someone who is experiencing a crisis. Course Description: Crisis Intervention Team training is an in-depth 40-hour specialized course of study for uniformed patrol law enforcement officers and sworn corrections officers who, in addition to their regular service calls, will be required to respond to crisis calls involving people who have behavioral disabilities. CIT officers will use their acquired knowledge and skill to effectively handle crisis situations and make the most appropriate disposition, which will best serve the individual and the community. Course is certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

The key components of this course cover the following:

• Officers are exposed to the dynamics of mental illness, developmental disabilities, child and adolescent

disorders, elderly individuals with behavioral issues, returning combat veterans, people who have excited

delirium, and people with substance abuse/co-occurring disorders. This training will allow officers to make

quick and effective decisions utilizing options they have to resolve the crisis.

• Officers are exposed to the experiences, viewpoints and concerns of persons with mental illnesses

(consumers). Officers will meet with consumers in order to gain their perspective and learn from them.

• Officers receive instruction and demonstrations in basic listening and responding skills along with crisis

interventions strategies. Real life crisis scenarios provided by trained professional actors with the assistance

of state-certified CIT officers are presented to officers for them to demonstrate their resolution skills.

• The scenario-based training will take place on Thursday and attendees will be required

to wear their “department uniform of the day” for their current assignment.

About the Instructors: The course will be conducted by a diverse group of law enforcement and

behavioral health professionals, including active CIT officers from various parts of the State of Illinois. An essential part of the CIT course is scenario-based skills training with crisis scenarios provided by trained professional actors. All scenarios are facilitated and evaluated by certified CIT officers.

Member Tuition: None Non-Member Tuition: None (members will receive priority registration)

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Tri-River Police Training Region - MTU 16 & Illinois D.A.R.E. Officer’s Association

D.A.R.E. Officer Training Plainfield Police Department

14300 Coil Plus Drive; Plainfield, IL 60544 Monday - Friday, February 17 - 28, 2020

8:00 am till 5:00 pm This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Procedural Justice

Course Description: This 80+ hrs. training is required by D.A.R.E. America for certification of all new D.A.R.E. Instructors and provides successful graduates with authorization to deliver copyrighted D.A.R.E. curricula for elementary and middle school programs, parent and community programs, as well as several enhancement lessons. The focus of the training is to provide instructors with the skills necessary for successful classroom instruction and student learning.

The course is very intense and requires after training assignments to be completed each evening.

This two-week certification course is for candidates representing current D.A.R.E. participating agencies or agencies who will be implementing D.A.R.E. programs in their local communities for the 2018-19 school year. The fee is $750 per candidate which includes registration fee, a light breakfast and lunch (M-F), instruction, and course materials.

All candidates will be responsible for their own dinner meal each day (and all meals over the weekend if necessary) as well as hotel and travel arrangements. Lodging is available at the Hampton Inn I-55, (Joliet North) call the hotel directly at 815-439-9500.

Participation in all sessions of the course, completion of all training objectives, and satisfactory skills performance is required for certification. There is no other entry-level D.A.R.E. Officer Training proposed for the remainder of the 2019 fiscal year in Illinois, so carefully project your needs. It is required that participants be certified law enforcement officers with two years of experience. Waivers to this requirement are possible and granted on a case by case basis upon request.

Upon registration, an application package will be sent to the candidate. Applications and waivers must be completed and return it to the State Coordinator by fax at (815) 439-6916, or mail to: Tri- River Police Training, 14300 Coil Plus Drive Plainfield, Il. 60544. Applications must be authorized by the requesting agency.

Final acceptance in the program is pending upon review of application, an acceptance letter will be sent with further instructions.

For more information contact Kim Giugler with DARE related questions at (815) 725-1460.

Instructors and Mentors: Will be supplied by the Illinois D.A.R.E. Officer’s Association and D.A.R.E. America.

Member Tuition: $750.00 Non-Member Tuition: $750.00

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Enforcing Illinois Cannabis Laws JJC, Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center

17840 W. Laraway Rd, Joliet, IL 60433 Tuesday; February 18, 2020

8:00 am till 4:00 pm GPS alert: use 1151 East Laraway Road 60433, neighbor of Ag. Center

This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Law Updates | Civil Rights | Constitutional and Proper Use of Law Enforcement Authority

Course Description: The “Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act” as described in “Amendment to HB 1438”, was signed into law by Governor Pritzker on June 25th, 2019. This legislation permits the cultivation, selling, and the adult use of cannabis, beginning January 1, 2020. The implementation of this legislation will have a tremendous effect on all aspects of law enforcement. The most profound impact will be on traffic safety. Illinois officers need to be trained to understand the legislation and to take appropriate action when required.

Upon Completion of this training officers will be able to:

• Describe business organization which may cultivate and sell cannabis

• Describe the entities associated with transporting, testing and education

• Define the state agencies associated with regulating the cannabis industry

• Distinguish the laws governing medical cannabis and the adult user

• Describe the possession limits for Illinois residents and non-residents

• Describe who is banned from the medical program

• Define the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program

• Define Medical Cannabis Provisional Patients

• Summarize scientific research related to driving and cannabis usage

• Recognize signs and symptoms associated with cannabis usage

• Describe research regarding the effectiveness of field tests

• Describe the two Implied Consent provision associated with the legislation

• Describe the limitations of chemical testing

Course Goals: At the end of this eight-hour block of instruction officers will have: 1. An understanding of the new cannabis laws as it relates to the cannabis industry; 2. The knowledge to identify violations of the cannabis laws; 3. The knowledge to observe, identify and articulate cannabis usage; 4. An understanding of the two DUI violations which may occur.

Instructor: Tony Lebron (Retired M/Sgt; ISP) will be the lead instructor.


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Tri-River Police Training Region &

Northwestern University Center for Public Safety

First-Line Supervision (One-week version of Supervision of Police Personnel course)

New Lenox Police Department 200 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, IL 60451 Monday – Friday; February 24 – February 28, 2020

8:00 am to 4:00 pm This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s):

Civil Rights | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Cultural Competency | Human Rights | Legal Updates | Procedural Justice

Course Description: The First-Line Supervision course prepares first-line supervisors for a successful transition from officer to supervisor, and provides professional development to current supervisors who have had little or no formal training to lead officers. The course provides the fundamentals of leadership and followership to enable students to become more effective in their roles, and provide an educational foundation for life-long learning and professional development. The one-week course is designed to teach supervisors how to overcome contemporary leadership challenges and focuses on understanding human behavior and day-to-day work relationships with subordinates, superiors and the public. As emerging leaders navigating today's changing law enforcement environment, First-Line Supervision students learn how to effectively motivate, evaluate and discipline employees in order to successfully carry out the visions of their law enforcement agencies. Who Should Attend: First-Line Supervision is an absolute must for all new supervisors or soon-to-be-promoted officers. Experienced supervisors are encouraged to attend to improve their leadership and supervisory effectiveness and continue developing in the law enforcement profession.

Course Content: • The personal profile system: DiSC instrument • Key elements of dynamic leadership

• Communication • Supervising Diversity • Motivational principles • Performance Management • Planning and decision making

• The disciplinary process • Ethics, professionalism and community image • Risk Management

Instructors: Course instructors are police managers (active or retired) who combine extensive experience with solid academic credentials, provided by NUCPS.

Member Tuition: None Non-Member Tuition: $350.00 (Members will receive priority registration)

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Crash Investigation 1 Frankfort Police Department

20602 Lincoln-Way Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 Monday- Friday, March 2 – 13, 2020


This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights |Law Updates | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Lead Homicide Investigator

Course Description: In most jurisdictions, traffic crashes account for more lives lost, more injuries and more property damage than all criminal activity combined. To effectively implement crash prevention programs and improve quality of life, law enforcement agencies need to know the who, what, where, when and why of crash occurrence.

The moments immediately following a traffic crash are crucial, and only a well-trained crash investigator knows how to identify and collect the necessary information at the crash scene and to begin the interpretation of that evidence.

Crash investigators must work quickly and confidently to preserve significant physical results before the crash scene is altered or evidence disappears. They must anticipate what information will be needed for enforcing traffic laws, planning crash prevention programs and possible case litigation. In addition, they must properly document the at-scene information and evidence because once the scene is cleared, the evidence might be impossible to recover.

Crash Investigation 1, based on J. Stannard Baker's world-renowned text, Traffic Crash Investigation, is an in-depth study of the skills needed to systematically investigate a traffic crash. Techniques for recognizing and properly recording roadway and vehicle crash evidence are thoroughly presented. Students learn to take measurements and photographs of the crash scene and to create sketches and after-crash diagrams. Crash Investigation 1 also addresses how the collected data are used to reconstruct crashes. Finally, the use of electronic devices to collect and record at-scene data is also introduced.

Course Topics: • Preparation for traffic crash investigation • Information from and about people • Information from vehicles • Information from roads • Measuring and mapping the crash scene

• Photographing the crash scene and damaged vehicles • For this updated program, students will develop a new case study. Photographs and exhibits

have been updated, and classroom instruction now includes how the latest generation of vehicle electronics - including data recorders, traction and stability controls, multiple airbags, etc. - affect both the crash and the crash investigation


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Course Materials: All students need to bring a laptop computer or other device with a USB port to the

class. Student reference materials will be distributed in USB flash drives (files will accept electronic

comments and highlighting and can be saved).

In all cases, please bring the following additional items to class:

• Comfortable outdoor clothing (likely to get dirty) for Week 2 outdoor projects • Simple calculator with square root key • Mechanical Pencils • Staedtler Geometry Compass • Laptop computer (or other device) with USB port(s) and Adobe Reader installed.

• Students may use calculators and electronic communication devices in class; however, possession/use of electronic communication devices during closed-book quizzes and exams is prohibited.

Course Outcomes: Officers/investigators who successfully complete Crash Investigation 1 significantly

improve their ability to handle all aspects of the majority of traffic crash investigations occurring within

their jurisdictions.

Participants who successfully complete Crash Investigation 1 or its equivalent are eligible to enroll in

Tri-River’s and NUCPS’s next crash investigation course, Crash Investigation 2.

Instructor (s): Course instructor(s) are provided by NUCPS.

This class is funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Police Traffic Services Training Project and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board.

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: None* *Initial registration will be limited to Tri-River member agencies; a waiting list will be established for non-members. A limited number of seats are available, all agencies may be limited as to the number of attendees allowed to initially register and attend.

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Breath Alcohol Testing 16-hour Breath Analysis Instrument Operator Course

Monee Police Department, 5356 W. Main Street, Monee, IL 60449 Wednesday & Thursday; April 8-9, 2020


Law Update

Course Description: Officers completing this program will be certified as Illinois Breath Analysis Operators by the Illinois State Police. This sixteen-hour course is also certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. Some of the topics that will be discussed are as follows:

• Operation and function of the breath testing equipment approved for use in Illinois • Detailed discussions on drinking driver enforcement • Laboratory training in the use of equipment • Pharmacological effects of alcohol • Legal matters relating to drinking driver enforcement (including implied consent and

case presentation for court)

Successful completion and attendance of the course including passing the exam is required to be a state certified Breath Alcohol Operator (BAO).

Instructors: The Illinois State Police Academy will be providing instructors for this

course.

Member Tuition: None Non-Member Tuition: None* (Members

will have priority registration) *This class will be funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Police Traffic Services Training Project and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board.

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Crash Investigation 2 Frankfort Police Department

20602 Lincoln-Way Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 Monday- Friday, May 11 – 22, 2020


This course complies with the guidelines of the following mandate(s): Civil Rights |Law Updates | Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority | Lead Homicide Investigator

Course Description: At scene traffic crash data collection is useful only if all appropriate information is collected and properly interpreted and analyzed. Participation in Crash Investigation 2 enhances the capability and credibility of the at-scene investigator.

Crash Investigation 2, based on the 2014 edition of J. Stannard Baker’s world-renowned textbook Traffic Crash Investigation, emphasizes vehicle behavior in crashes, vehicle damage analysis and more advanced mapping and evidence location skills.

Crash Investigation 2 builds upon topics examined in Crash Investigation 1 and provides the student/investigator with greater knowledge of the information available at the crash scene and how to properly collect and initiate interpretation of that information.

The course also provides instruction in the use of laser-based measurement devices to measure crash scenes and the evidence found there. Laser Technology, Inc. units are used for these demonstrations. Downloading the electronic information into mapping programs is also covered.

Course Topics: • Vehicle damage analysis - description, reporting and determination of direction of forces • Vehicle behavior in crashes • Results of the crash on the road - identifying and interpreting tire marks and road scars • Lamp filament analysis - determining whether headlamps, tail lights and turn signals were on or

off at moment of impact • Tire damage analysis - role of tire failure • Measurement methods - perspective grid, photogrammetry, measurement techniques, diagram

drawing and systematic methods for organizing and illustrating data • Interpretation of data - use of all information obtained through investigation • Specialized data gathering - measuring devices and other testing

• Laser-based measurement and use of mapping software • In addition to addressing how the latest generation of vehicle electronics - including data

recorders, traction and stability controls, multiple airbags - affect both the crash and the crash investigation, specific new topics include:

o hit-and-run investigations, o dealing with event data recorders o technical report writing and other emerging technologies

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Course Materials: All students need to bring a laptop computer or other device with a USB port to the class. Student reference materials will be distributed in USB flash drives (files will accept electronic comments and highlighting and can be saved). In all cases, please bring the following additional items to class:

• Comfortable outdoor clothing (likely to get dirty) for Week 2 outdoor projects

• Small pair of scissors • Simple calculator with square root key • Staedtler Geometry Compass • Mechanical Pencils • Triangles 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 • Laptop computer (or other device) with USB port(s) and Adobe Reader installed

• Traffic Crash Investigation, 11th Edition – All Crash Investigation 1 students receive a copy of the text. If necessary, a copy may be purchased online at nucps.northwestern.edu/crashbooks.

• Students may use calculators and electronic communication devices in class; however, possession/use of electronic communication devices during closed-book quizzes and exams is prohibited.

Who Should Attend:

• Crash Investigation 2 is designed for those who analyze data collected by other crash

investigators and who gather and analyze supplementary data.

• Crash Investigation 2 participants must have successfully completed NUCPS’s Crash Investigation

1 or its equivalent

Course Outcomes: Officers/investigators who successfully complete Crash Investigation 2 develop skills in technically preparing crash investigation data and collecting follow-up data required by prosecutors, defense attorneys, claim adjusters, fleet supervisors, reconstructionists and highway safety engineers.

Instructor (s): Course instructor(s) are provided by NUCPS.

Member Tuition: None* Non-Member Tuition: None* *Initial registration will be limited to Tri-River member agencies; a waiting list will be established for non-members. A limited number of seats are available, all agencies may be limited as to the number of attendees allowed to initially register and attend. This class is funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Police Traffic Services Training Project and administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board.

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