CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER
Brian Fengel, Director
Phone: (309) 690-7350
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu
Basic Field Training Officer
Instructor: John Bowden, Applied Police Training & Certification
October 30 – November 3, 2023
8am – 4pm
Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar Hall P101, Peoria, IL
Enrollment Deadline: October 23, 2023
Course Size: Maximum 40
Course Objective
The field training program for an agency is one of the most important training programs an agency maintains. The lack of a training program, a substandard program or a poorly run program can cost an agency millions of dollars in civil suits, loss of good personnel and the loss of a previously untarnished reputation. A well-trained FTO force in conjunction with a well-run program will help protect an agency from civil suits originating from within and without the agency.
Course Content
The program model presented by APTAC follows the program model originated by the San Jose Police Department in 1972 and has become the national standard. The program has been court tested and is ADA and EEOC defensible.
Topics include:
- Philosophy of field training programs
- The field training schedule
- The role of the field training officer
- Communications
- Dynamics of adult learning
- Presentation techniques
- Changing behavior
- The rating scale
- The daily observation report
- The training process
- Legal defensibility of the FTO program
- Liability & training
- Termination of trainees
About the Instructor
John Bowden is a 21-year veteran of law enforcement retired from the Orlando Police Department as a Master Police Officer. John presents this course with a combined total of 30 years of experience in law enforcement and law enforcement training. He was one of the original Field Training Officers involved in the implementation of the current Orlando Police Department FTO program. He brings to the table his training experience as an FTO, an FTO supervisor, a police academy coordinator and a consultant to FTO programs. John has trained FTOs and consulted on training programs across the United States.
