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
Breath Alcohol Operator Testing
Instructor: Illinois State Police
September 28-29, 2021
Class will meet at:
CIPTC, (MTU #7) ICC Peoria Campus
5407 N. University Poplar P101, Peoria, IL
Enrollment Deadline: September 21, 2021
Course Size: Maximum – 20
This class is funded through the Police Traffic Services Training Project along with Illinois Department of Traffic Safety and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Students must wear surgical mask while in the classroom and maintain 6ft social distance.
During lab, students must wear surgical mask and latex gloves and sanitize hands prior to entry to the classroom
Course Objective
This course is designed to familiarize students with the physiological effects of alcohol and how it reacts in the human system; develop student skills in recognizing the driving behavior of the drinking driver; prepare students to properly operate the accepted and approved Breath Testing Instruments in Illinois; develop student knowledge of the legal requirements of breath alcohol testing; courtroom testimony and SFST review.
Course Content
Every department should have officers trained and certified in the operation of breath testing equipment to meet the legal requirements imposed through legislation. The intricacies associated with making a DUI arrest, which include critical time limitations, make a trained and certified operator essential to the modern police agency.
This course was developed cooperatively by the Police Training Institute, Illinois State Police. Students will be trained on all evidentiary and preliminary breath-testing devices.
