LEAD HOMICIDE INVESTIGATOR

February 6, 2012 8:30 amtoFebruary 10, 2012 5:00 pm

MONDAY – FRIDAY              THIS CLASS IS FULL

 

LOCATION:    

Illinois Valley Crime Prevention Commission Training Room
225 Backbone Road East         Princeton
 
TUITION:                    NONE 
FUNDING FOR THIS COURSE IS PROVIDED BY THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND STANDARDS BOARD THROUGH THE DEATH INVESTIGATION / CORONER’S TRAINING FUNDS   
 
INSTRUCTOR:           Chief Charles J. Wernick – Northbrook Police Department
 
COURSE CONTENT:
This State Certified Course will assist experienced investigators and major case task force personnel in understanding the requirements of solid follow-up homicide investigations.
Chief Wernick has substantial experience as a homicide investigator and will lead students through a very practical, process-oriented approach to solving homicide cases.
Key steps and processes to be addressed include:
·         Statements, confessions and interviews
·         Use of victim profiles
·         Crime scene protection issues
·         LEADS system maintenance and use
·         Accessing records using grand jury subpoenas
·         Pitfalls and Pinnacles: What an investigation can be
·         Major case issues and task force dynamics, development, and roles
·         Using the media
·         Supervision of investigations
·         Importance of proper evidence collection
·         Robbery and drug-, sexual-, and family-related cases
·         Use of telephone and forensic records
·         Search and seizure issues
·         Students will be provided with a checklist for all investigative procedures, sample investigation forms, reports, and work sheets.
 
Officers completing this training program will be issued a certificate and may be assigned as lead investigators in such investigations. 
 
Course enrollment must be made by the agency CEO or designated training officer. Registration may be made by fax (815-879-0410) or at our on-line course registration (www.ivcpc.com). All officers enrolled by their department will be assumed to be on duty unless otherwise noted
 

LEGAL ISSUES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL

October 11, 2011
8:00 amto5:00 pm
October 12, 2011
8:00 amto5:00 pm
October 13, 2011
8:00 amto5:00 pm
October 14, 2011
8:00 amto5:00 pm

 

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

 

LOCATION:             La Salle County Sheriff’s Department
                                    707 E. Etna Road       Ottawa
 
TUITION:                 MEMBERS: -0-                   NON-MEMBERS: $50.00
 
INSTRUCTOR:        Dale Anderson, JD PhD
Mr. Anderson is an Attorney and Law Professor. He is a former Arizona Prosecutor and Criminal Defense Attorney and has authored the Officer’s Legal Source Book for Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, and Texas
 
YOU SHOULD ATTEND THIS CLASS IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS:
When may officers use tasers and when should they avoid using them?
What are your powers – and what are the rights – of probationers? Parolees?
When can you search cell phones? When can’t you?
What legal theory is causing more murderers to get “off” than all others combined?
What are the legal theories which allow you to search the trunk of a car? The passenger compartment?
What are the legal theories which allow you to enter a home?
If you are questioning a suspect and his attorney wants to talk to his client, what should you do?
Can you stop a car if you determine the registered owner is suspended?
If a passenger wants to leave during a traffic stop, what can / should you do?
What facts should you put in your report – and what should you leave out?
What defense attorney tricks must you know – and how do you respond to them?
If an officer makes a constitutional mistake, how can it be undone?
Can you be successfully sued for typos in a search warrant? (The answer is yes!)
And many, many questions answered, including any of yours!
 
SEARCH AND SEIZURE — laws and rules related to persons, premises, vehicles and closed containers
·         Learn legal and practical applications of the U.S. Constitution / 4th Amendment – including    recent case law — for Officers and Supervisors
·         Learn Dale’s MODELS and SYSTEMS which help explain case law application and the       admissibility of evidence obtained via searches, seizures, and legal theories
·         Inter-woven throughout course is critical practical and legal advice about investigative            techniques, report writing, testifying, and avoiding civil liability
CIVIL LIABILITY / RISK MANAGEMENT:
·         Learn why officers and supervisors are being successfully sued under Section 1983 (or even indicted for the same conduct) for actions which officers believe are perfectly constitutional
·         Legal and practical applications of United States. and Illinois law related to Civil Liability (Section 1983)
·         Learn the three or four situations where officers are most vulnerable to lawsuit – and how to avoid them 
·         Relationship of the exclusionary rule to section 1983 civil suits and what the law says about departmental & supervisory liability
TUITION:     MEMBERS:   -0-                  NON-MEMBERS: $50.00
 
Course enrollment must be made by the agency CEO or designated training officer. Registration may be made by fax (815-879-0410) or at our on-line course registration (www.ivcpc.com). All officers enrolled by their department will be assumed to be on duty unless otherwise noted.
Those who register will receive a revised edition of the Illinois Officers Legal Source Book (2011)
 
 

CELL PHONE INVESTIGATIONS

October 4, 2011
8:30 amto5:00 pm

 

 TUESDAY

 

LOCATION:             La Salle County Sheriff’s Department Training Room
                                 707 E. Etna Road                   Ottawa
 
TUITION:                 MEMBERS   -0-                    NON-MEMBERS   $50.00
 
INSTRUCTORS:     Ryan Buehnerkemper, Special Agent – Illinois State Police
                              Clayton Byford, Counter Drug/Criminal Intelligence Analyst –
                              Illinois National Guard
 
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will familiarize Law Enforcement Officers with different cell phone technologies and practical techniques used in the recovery of data.
 
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Topics to be discussed are:
·         When do you need a Search warrant or a Subpoena
·         How do you figure out what company a cell phone number belongs to
·         Exigent circumstances
·         Text Messages
·         Tower Dumps
·         Cost
·         Hemisphere
·         Pin Registers & Cell Phone Tracking
·         Cellebrite
 
Course enrollment must be made by the agency CEO or designated training officer. Registration may be made by fax (815-879-0410) or at our on-line course registration (www.ivcpc.com). All officers enrolled by their department will be assumed to be on duty unless otherwise noted.

CARBINE RE-QUALIFICATION

September 26, 2011
1:00 pmto5:00 pm
September 27, 2011
8:30 amto12:30 pm

 

MONDAY OR TUESDAY    TUESDAY, SEPT. 27TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED – ALL REQUALIFICATIONS WILL BE MONDAY, SEPT. 26TH FROM 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

 

 

LOCATION:             Mendota Police Department Range
                                    101 1st Ave., Mendota (South driveway @ Fairgrounds)
 
INSTRUCTOR:        Sgt. John R. Myers, Ofc. Jason Stewart
            Mendota Police Department State Certified Firearms Instructors
 
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a 4 hours refresher course to familiarize officers with weapon zero, bullet trajectory, firing positions, and malfunction drills. Officers will then qualify with their weapon.
 
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1.      Review standing/kneeling/sitting/prone shooting positions
2.      Establish a solid weapon zero (using department guidelines)
3.      Review and practice malfunction drills
4.      Successfully qualify with 80% or better score
 
PREREQUISITES:
Students must have attended a prior Carbine I class (at minimum) – NO EXCEPTIONS
 
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
·         AR-15/M16 rifle or carbne
·         3 magazines
·         Cleaning kit and cleaning supplies
·         200 rounds rifle ammunition (no reloads, tracer, or armor piercing)
·         Safety glasses & hearing protection
·         Drinking water
·         Baseball cap
·         Knee and elbow pads are optional
 Course enrollment must be made by the agency CEO or designated training officer. Registration may be made by fax (815-879-0410) or at our on-line course registration (www.ivcpc.com). All officers enrolled by their department will be assumed to be on duty unless otherwise noted

UNDERSTANDING & PLANNING FOR SCHOOL BOMB THREATS

September 22, 2011
8:30 amto2:00 pm

 

 THURSDAY

 

LOCATION:             La Salle County Sheriff’s Department Training Room

                                    707 E. Etna Road                   Ottawa

 

INSTRUCTORS:     Ron Ellis – Ellis & Ellis Consultants, LLC

                                    Dr. Sandra Ellis – Ellis & Ellis Consultants, LLC

Ron Ellis serves as Director of the School and Campus Security Training Program and lead instructor for a series of certified training courses for K-12 and higher educational institutions, sponsored by the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, Illinois State Board of Education and the Campus Security Task Force. 

Dr. Sandra Ellis currently serves as education faculty to Texas A & M University’s Public Safety and Security-Homeland Security Division and National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This 5 ½ hour awareness level course is designed to assist law enforcement officers, firefighters, other first responder agencies, school administrators, faculty and staff who are responsible in planning for and responding to bomb threats, suspected explosive devices found, or actual bombing incidents at a school.

This course addresses issues involved in developing a safe and effective school bomb threat response plan annex as part of the School Emergency and Crisis Response Plan.

Topics to be addressed:

Ø  How to apply accurate threat information in the formulation of policy plans, tactics, and procedures for bomb incident response

Ø  Basic steps in the threat assessment

Ø  Appropriate response actions based on scenario types and factors associated with time, distance, and shielding

Ø  Components of an improvised explosive device, based on visual clues and situational factors

LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

Course enrollment must be made by the agency CEO or designated training officer.  Registration may be made by fax (815-879-0410) or at our on-line course registration (www.ivcpc.com).  All officers enrolled by their department will be assumed to be on duty unless otherwise noted

THIS COURSE IS SPONSORED BY THE ILLINOIS TERRORISM TASK FORCE, THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT ALARM SYSTEM

RAPID MEDICAL RESPONSE

September 13, 2011
8:30 amto5:00 pm

 

TUESDAY

 

LOCATION: 
La Salle County Sheriff’s Department Training Room
707 East Etna Road    Ottawa
TUITION:    NONE 
INSTRUCTORS: 
Brent Koester, Tactical Medic, Metro SWAT Team (Champaign Co.)
Derrick Eident, Tactical Medic, Metro SWAT Team (Champaign Co.)             
 
COURSE CONTENT:
At a time like this seconds count. Survivable injuries can rapidly become lethal if not treated immediately. Unfortunately, standard first-aid principles are ineffective and WILL create additional injuries in a hostile environment. For police officers, this is a recipe for disaster. Rapid Medical Response is the solution.
Rapid Medical Response is a comprehensive 8-hour training course. It provides law enforcement officers the skills to bridge the gap between time of injury to EMS response. The focus of this course is providing officers simple medical interventions to deal with the life-threatening injury in an austere environment.
Officers receive hours of important training each year. Make sure this life-saving training is on your calendar.
 
TOPICS COVERED:
                        Situational Awareness
                        Advanced Bleeding Control
                        Airway/Breathing Management
                        Rapid Evaluation
                        High-Threat Extraction Methods
                        Shock Management
                        Hands-On Skills
                        Law-Enforcement Scenario Training
 
Rapid Medical Response has been approved for DHS grant funding through the Illinois Terrorism Task Force & FEMA.
 
Course enrollment must be made by the agency CEO or designated training officer. Registration may be made by fax (815-879-0410) or at our on-line course registration (www.ivcpc.com). All officers enrolled by their department will be assumed to be on duty unless otherwise noted
 

CELL EXTRICATION & DEFENSIVE TACTICS FOR CORRECTIONS

July 19, 2011
8:30 amto4:30 pm

 TUESDAY

 
 
LOCATION: 
La Salle County Sheriff’s Department
Correctional Facility Training Room
707 E. Etna Road       Ottawa
 
TUITION:  MEMBERS: -0-                   NON-MEMBERS: $50.00
 
INSTRUCTORS:
Lt. John Bennett – Charleston Police Department
Deputy Bill Brown – Clark County Sheriff’s Department
 
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This 8 hour block of instruction is a hands-on, practical course that will provide officers with physical tactics to utilize against combative or resistive individuals in a correctional environment. Topics to be covered include:
·         Control Principles/use of force & force continuum; tactical positioning
·         Tactical handcuffing
·         Escort & joint lock controls
·         Pressure & striking points
·         Defensive counterstrikes
Due to time constraints, a minimal amount of lecture material will be presented and legal aspects with regard to constitutional consideration in use of force situations will not be covered. It is expected that officers in attendance will already possess a clear understanding and working knowledge of the legal parameters with regard to use of force in a correctional setting.
Course enrollment must be made by the agency CEO or designated training officer. Registration may be made by fax (815-879-0410) or at our on-line course registration (www.ivcpc.com). All officers enrolled by their department will be assumed to be on duty unless otherwise noted
 
                       

CELL EXTRICATION & DEFENSIVE TACTICS FOR CORRECTIONS

July 20, 2011
8:30 amto4:30 pm

 

 WEDNESDAY

 

LOCATION: 
La Salle County Sheriff’s Department
Correctional Facility Training Room
707 E. Etna Road       Ottawa
 
TUITION: MEMBERS: -0-                   NON-MEMBERS: $50.00
 
INSTRUCTORS:
Lt. John Bennett – Charleston Police Department
Deputy Bill Brown – Clark County Sheriff’s Department
 
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This 8 hour block of instruction is a hands-on, practical course that will provide officers with physical tactics to utilize against combative or resistive individuals in a correctional environment. Topics to be covered include:
·         Control Principles/use of force & force continuum; tactical positioning
·         Tactical handcuffing
·         Escort & joint lock controls
·         Pressure & striking points
·         Defensive counterstrikes
Due to time constraints, a minimal amount of lecture material will be presented and legal aspects with regard to constitutional consideration in use of force situations will not be covered. It is expected that officers in attendance will already possess a clear understanding and working knowledge of the legal parameters with regard to use of force in a correctional setting.
Course enrollment must be made by the agency CEO or designated training officer. Registration may be made by fax (815-879-0410) or at our on-line course registration (www.ivcpc.com). All officers enrolled by their department will be assumed to be on duty unless otherwise noted