DUTY • HONOR • SERVICE
Police
Training Institute
1004 S. Fourth Street
Champaign, IL 61820-6104
Phone:
(217)333-2337
Fax: (217)333-7800
E-Mail: pti@uiuc.edu
Mission Statement
The Police Training Institute is a unique member of the University of Illinois campus community combining training and education to provide students with the philosophical base, skills, and decision-making abilities requisite to maintaining an ordered and safe society within the guidelines of the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Illinois. The Police Training Institute will strive constantly to maintain and enhance the quality of its teaching, applied research, and public service. It will fulfill its mission by:
• Enhancing the quality of education and training, applied research, and public service programs through aggressive recruitment and support of the most knowledgeable and experienced instructional staff.
• Maintaining a leadership position in creating new and innovative policing strategies and tactics.
• Continuing to improve our programs through the use of the adult learning model, preparing our students for leadership and citizenship in a changing and increasingly complex profession.
• Integrating the Police Training Institute with the campus community and its many resources in recognition of the benefits of a holistic approach to both the Institute and the campus community. This will enhance services to our client base through education, training, and applied research in partnership with government and community groups.
• Strengthening mutually beneficial relationships while building new ones with communities, governmental entities, alumni, and the private sector.
• Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of management and administrative services that support the missions of the University of Illinois and the Police Training Institute.
(03/14/03)