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8 Hour Universal High Risk Traffic Stops

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  • This event meets the criteria for specific mandated training
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Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location:
Monroe Country Sheriff's Department
225 East Third Street
Waterloo, IL 62298
Instructor: Officer Trent Ross, Collinsville PD and Officer James Perrine, Freeburg PD
Class Limit: 20
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This 8-hour course is designed to cover the mandates for high-risk traffic stops & de-escalation techniques, with hands-on, scenario-based training.

At the end of this unit the trainee will be able to:
  1. Review and discuss agency policy and the following ILCS:
  1. Peace Officer’s Use of Force in Making Arrest; 720 ILCS 5/7-5
  1. Review and discuss the following 4th Amendment cases:
  1. Arizona v Grant
  2. Terry v Ohio
  3. Kansas v Glover
  4. Pennsylvania v Mimms, 434 U.S. 106 (1977)
  5. Maryland v Wilson, 519 U.S. 408 (1997)
  1. Identify the fundamental concepts and principles of initiating a stop.
  2. Demonstrate tactics for squad car placement and use of lighting for optimal cover.
  3. Demonstrate tactics for safely approaching the violator vehicle and returning to squad car.
  4. Identify and demonstrate contact and cover options.
  5. Demonstrate best practices for de-escalating emotional and non-compliant occupants.
  6. Demonstrate tactics for High-Risk Traffic Stops in scenario/role play, proper de-escalation, officer safety techniques for conducting High-Risk Traffic Stops.