CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER
Brian Fengel, Director
Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu
Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu
Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu
Internal Affairs and Professional Standards
Instructor: Shawn Wetzel, On-TargetStrategies, Inc.
December 15-16, 2025
8am – 4pm
Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria,
Enrollment Deadline: December 7, 2025
Course Size: Minimum –15 Maximum – 30
Course Content:
This two-day course is designed for all public safety professionals from chief executive officers to first-line supervisors who are involved in the internal affairs process or manage a professional standards office. The process for managing and investigating complaints against law enforcement personnel can be complex, sensitive, and highly charged. This nationally prominent program will provide participants with the knowledge and insights required to conduct and administer timely, objective, and thorough internal affairs inquiries. The professional standards model is a must for law enforcement and government officials to be prepared before a critical incident occurs. This course sets the stage for law enforcement executives, internal affairs investigators, and supervisors to create an agency-wide practice of professional standards for all agency operations and how to thoroughly investigate complaints against employees. In the covered material, attendees will understand “best practices” including how to avoid problems before they occur and how to properly address issues that do arise. This is a comprehensive course covering the entire internal affairs process through the final discipline. Also, covered in this course is the legal aspects of the internal affairs process, the rights of employees, and the impact that a process has on communities as a whole.
Course Topics:
Breaking the cycle of mediocrity
The professional standards model 5 root causes of discipline problems
Stakeholders and their perceptions
Types of internal investigations
The complaint process
The investigation process – minor vs major
Applicable case law Brady vs Maryland, Garrity vs New York, Loudermil
Work place searches
Employee rights
Workplace searches
Official hearing requirements
How discipline is determined
How personnel decisions effect an organization
Who should attend:
All Supervisors through executives responsible for holding their personnel accountable, including discipline consistent with Federal and State laws while adhering to agency polices/officer rights.
About the Instructor:
Shawn has served in municipal law enforcement for 28 years with Peoria Police Department and currently assigned to Professional Standards. He started out his career within the Patrol Operations function and periodic collateral duties of as a Field Training Officer. In 2005, he was promoted to Sergeant assigned to Patrol and later transferred to Field Training Division to oversee the Field Training program. In 2008, Shawn transferred to Criminal Investigations as a supervisor to monitor the Juvenile Division detectives and cases of Criminal Investigation Division while maintaining collateral duties of the Field Training Divisions. In 2013, he was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to Patrol Operations with collateral duties of the Field Training program and its recruits.
In 2016, he transferred to Professional Standards with duties to include tracking and conducting internal investigations, policy review and development, periodic department audits and maintaining the integrity of the department through a fair and impartial investigation and review process. In 2019, he became the departments Records Administrator to oversee the Records Division which handles the fulfillment of all subpoena’s, Freedom of Information Act requests, City licensing / Records checks, and various other records related duties. In 2021, he returned to the Professional Standards Division with the duties as noted above. During his tenure in a multitude of divisions, he has attained various specialized skills to include video and computer related training, local records and Freedom of Information Act certifications, and other investigative skill sets which assist in his current assignment. In 2022, retired from the Peoria Police Department.
Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .50 hours, Const. Use of Law Enforcement .50 hours, Legal Update 3 hours, Procedural Justice 8.50 hours, Use of Force . 50 hours
