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
Force Encounters Course: Investigation Fundamentals, Decision-Making & Human Performance
Instructor: Force Science Institute
May 7-8, 2025
8am – 5pm
$495.00 per person
To Register: Force Science Encounter May 7-8, 2025
Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria
Enrollment Deadline: April 30, 2025
Course Size: Minimum – 20 Maximum – 50
Course Objective
The Force Encounters Course introduces the psychological and physiological factors that affect threat assessment, sensory perception, decision, performance, and memory and applies these evidence-based concepts to high-stress and life-threatening encounters in a law enforcement context.
The curriculum for this program is based on Force Science’s peer-reviewed research that uses precise time-and-motion measurements to document environmental, physiological, and psychological dynamics during high-threat events. Real-world examples are used to facilitate discussion and demonstrate the ways physiological and technological factors affect the answers to critical use-of-force questions
Course Content
The course materials are delivered in class through lectures, group discussions, video presentations, and case studies.
- How attention, decision-making, and response dynamics influence reaction time.
- How adrenaline, attention, and trigger speed affect shooting performance.
- How video recordings’ capabilities and limitations may affect viewer perception of events.
- How popular firearm tactics can increase the risk of armed encounters.
- How critical incidents can affect memory.
- How the speed of assault influences de-escalation strategies and tactics.
- How the speed of assault, prone threats, attention, and exhaustion can affect traffic stops and investigative approaches.
- How the aforementioned factors can affect the memory and performance of all participants in a critical incident.
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: De-Escalation 6 hours, High Risk Traffic Stops 2 hours, Officer Safety 7 hours
