Illinois State Police
Sergeant's Course
This online companion course is specifically designed to help law enforcement officers prepare for their upcoming promotional examinations while strengthening their leadership effectiveness. Through guided lessons and practical applications, participants will explore the key principles of the materials listed on their reading list and learn how to apply them directly within the law enforcement environment.
Includes:
- 24/7 App Access
- Study Materials
- Online Quizzers
- Practice Exams
- Audio Files
- And more...
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State tax may apply upon checkout.
Curriculum
Welcome Assignment
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- Welcome Assignment (DO THIS FIRST)
- COURSE BLOG (Make Sure You OPT-in for Marketing to get class information!)
- Student Portal for Lap Tops and Computers to Study (5:50)
- Orientation Video (Video on Developing Study Strategy, Learning to Highlight and more) (29:59)
- Test Taking Strategy Lesson (Reduce Test-Taker Errors) (54:42)
- Ambassador Program
- College Credit Eligibility
ROC Directives
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ADM Directives
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OPS Directives
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- 002 Weapons discharge (2026)
- 003 Vehicle Pursuits (2026)
- 014 Missing Persons (2026)
- 037 Juvenile Procedures (2026)
- 042 Investigative Responsibilities (2026)
- 044 Official Advanced Funds (2026)
- 046 Use of Force (2026)
- 061 Traffic Crash Investigations (2026)
- 081 Emergency/High Speed Response Driving (2026)
- 089 Officer Involved Deaths (2026)
- 100 Continuity of Operations (2026)
- 101 All Hazards Ops (2026)
- 201 Evidence Collecting (2026)
SRV Directives
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720 ILCS 550 Cannabis Control Act
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Chapter 625-Vehicle Code
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Chapter 720-Criminal Offenses
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Chapter 725-Criminal Procedure
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Mental Health, Behavioral Health, and Developmental Disabilities
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410 ILCS 705 Personal Cannabis
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430 ILCS 66 Concealed Carry
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Assessment/Oral Board Response Strategies, Structures & Formats
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- First-Line Promotional Exams: What You Are Being Tested On
- S-E-R-G-E-A-N-T Method Response Strategy
- The Big 5 Method/Structure
- A-D-I-M-E Method/Structure
- N-S-F (Now. Scene. Future) Method/Structure
- Incident Command Structure
- SARA Model of Problem Solving
- The Supervisor's Edge: Language that Scores (Developing Canned Statements) (12:30)
First-Line Supervision: Situations & Scenarios
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- Daily Drill: Overview & Example
- Oral Boards: Module 1
- Oral Boards: Module 2 - Common Generic Questions
- Marginal Employee (11:49)
- Bias Incident Exercise (Hate Crime) (12:40)
- John Palino Issue (23:47)
- Matt Emory Exercise - Employee Counseling
- Report Review: A Sergeant's Approach
- Report Review Exercise: Late-Night DWI Arrest Report
- Citizen & Citizen Group Issues: The First-Line Supervisor Approach
- Handling Critical Incidents (128:36)
- Tactical Exercise - Helicopter Crash
- Helicopter Crash (PART 2) - A little Different (13:18)
- Managing Officer Involved Critical Incidents
- Operational Exercise: Protest (44:45)
- Critical Incident Scenario: DV (9:10)
- Noise Complaint (IOS)
- Officer Verbal Abuse Exercise - Structured VIDEO Interview Question (13:22)
- Overview of Role Playing Exercises (105:44)
- Officer Flowers Role Play (33:01)
Written Communication and Report Writing
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