Avoiding Preventable Use of Force

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Instructor: Jim Glennon, Calibre Press

May 13, 2025

8am – 5pm

Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria

Enrollment Deadline: May 6, 2025

Course Size: Minimum –15 Maximum – 64

This complimentary training is courtesy of your friends at ILEAS, funded by The Less Lethal Alternatives for Law Enforcement Grant, and administered in cooperation with ICJIA

Course Objective

During this 8-hour ILETSB-certified free course, highly experienced national trainer, Lt.

Jim Glennon (ret.), will dissect real-world force encounters, recorded on body cameras, with the

goal of identifying what, if anything, could have been done to reduce or avoid the need to use

force.

Course Content

He will explore an array of important topics including acute stress and its impact on officer

decision-making and performance; high-tension interaction strategies designed to depressurize

subjects in crisis; legal, ethical and tactical considerations regarding use of force; effective

tactical communication; myths and realities of de-escalation; responsibilities of command staff

and trainers to thoroughly prepare officers to apply a force-avoidance skillset to forestall the

need for force when possible, and more.

This course is designed to realistically take into account human factors limitations that impact

officers’ mental and physical performance in high-stress, time-compressed circumstances. Course Topics Include:

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Legal Updates 1 hour; Procedural Justice 3 hours; De-Escalation Techniques 1.50 hours: Officer Safety Techniques, including cover, concealment and time 1 hour

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