The primary purpose of the Illinois State Police Academy is to prepare new
officers for a career in law enforcement. The Academy provides training
for cadets (future ISP officers) and recruits (future local law enforcement
officers). Cadet Classes run 26 weeks. Since the current facility opened
its doors in 1968, the Academy has trained 5,542 cadets (through December
31, 2004). Recruit basic training began at the Academy in October 1976.
Since then, the Academy provided instruction for 21 258-hour recruit basic
training classes. In 1982, recruit basic training was expanded to a 400-hour
program (10 weeks). As of December 31, 2004, approximately 4,671 recruits
have graduated from the ISP Academy and are pursuing their police careers
throughout the state. In addition to training new cadets and recruits, the
Academy offers a variety of specialty trainings for ISP officers as well
as for law enforcement personnel from local, county, state, and federal
agencies. These specialty trainings include:
- Basic Juvenile Officers
- Breath Alcohol
- Canine
- Control and Arrest Tactics (C.A.T.)
- CPR/First Aid
- Electronic Criminal Surveillance
- Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (E.V.O.C.)
- First Responder
- Leadership Institute/Mentoring Program
- Motor Vehicle Theft Investigation
- Narcotics Investigation
- Radar Instructor and Operator
- Second Division and Overweight Vehicle Enforcement
- Standard Field Sobriety Testing Instructor
- Traffic Crash Investigation
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