DUTY • HONOR • SERVICE
Vision
Police
Training Institute
1004 S. Fourth Street
Champaign, IL 61820-6104
Phone:
(217)333-2337
Fax: (217)333-7800
E-Mail: pti@uiuc.edu
The University of Illinois Police Training Institute’s 47-year evolution as a police training institution has produced a set of core values that underlies all aspects of its present and future endeavors.
• A University public service unit that connects and interacts with the society it serves and the greater University community.
• A University public service unit that delivers state and nationally recognized education and training to members of the criminal justice community.
• A University public service unit that continuously improves the quality of its academic programs, applied research, and community support programs.
• A University public service unit that operates following best-business practices.
Emerging Environmental Challenges
• The University of Illinois Police Training Institute must shape its future, not leave it to chance.
• The University of Illinois Police Training Institute will maintain a prominent leadership role statewide and nationally in the adult learning educational model.
• The events of September 11, 2001, created challenges for the public safety sector. By utilizing the campus community and all its resources, the University of Illinois Police Training Institute shall endeavor to seek new and unique ways to serve the criminal justice community.
• Technology pervades all aspects of the criminal justice system. The University of Illinois Police Training Institute shall continuously seek ways to integrate new and existing technologies in our programming and applied research.
Vision for the Next Decade
The University of Illinois Police Training Institute’s long-range vision is the continual realization of our core values-engagement with our society, outstanding education, continuous improvement of applied research and support programs, and utilization of best-business practices. The Institute will lead nationally in creating, assessing, transferring and integrating adult learning in our teaching, research, outreach, and operations.
(12/27/02)