The infrastructure that supports law enforcement training has remained largely the same for decades. However, as the tech landscape has introduced new training possibilities, federal agencies are recognizing the potential of next-generation training systems to help train law enforcement for the unique challenges of this decade and beyond.

Researchers in the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI), a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, are heading up an effort to assess current infrastructure and offer a blueprint for upgrading training systems, research, infrastructure, products, expertise, and services for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC). FLETC provides career-long training to law enforcement professionals to help them fulfill their responsibilities safely and proficiently. The one-year, $750,000 project will address all systems that contribute to creating, delivering, and managing curriculum.

“Law enforcement personnel are on the front lines of many critical social issues,” said William Cope, a professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at U of I, who leads the project.

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