School of Police Staff & Command-Rockford

REGISTRATIONS ARE ONLY BEING ACCEPTED THROUGH THE N.U.C.P.S. WEBSITE. SEATS ARE LIMITED. TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT NUCPS.NORTHWESTERN.EDU/SPSCINFO

Registration deadline: January 06, 2023

5 weeks on/ 2 weeks off 5 weeks on dates: 

Week 1    -  February 6

  Week 2    -  February 13

   Week 3    -  February 20

   Week 4    -  February 27

Week 5    -  March 06

2 Week Break

  Week 6    -  March 27

Week 7    -  April 03

Week 8    -  April 10

Week 9    -  April 17

Week 10  -  April 24

The School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) is an intensive ten-week program that prepares law enforcement managers for senior positions by uniquely combining academic principles with practical applications.  Since the program launched in 1983, the SPSC has received enthusiastic response from executives and participants throughout the country. In 2012, the program was redesigned, and the course curriculum updated to better incorporate adult- and problem-based learning models. In order to provide flexibility for departments, the revised School of Police Staff and Command is offered on-ground at locations throughout the U.S. and around the world and is also available online.

Areas of Focus:

• Budgeting
• Contemporary Policing
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Employee Relations
• Evaluating Products and Services
• Executive Image
• Grant Writing
• Human Resources
• Leadership and Management
• Media Relations
• Organizational Behavior
• Planning and Policies
• Project Management
• Resource Allocation
• Statistics
• Traffic

Students who successfully complete SPSC are better prepared to:

• Think globally rather than remain task-oriented
• Deliver services effectively and efficiently
• Succesfully accomplish projects and tasks with people/teams
• Analyze the environment
• Mitigate legal exposure
• Develop systems of accountability

Why Register for SPSC?

Improve Your Agency

Research is a key component of SPSC, and all students are required to write an objective, well-documented staff study addressing a problem or issue currently affecting the student’s organization. Because the student’s research project comes directly from a timely and critical issue facing that student’s agency, the knowledge gained can be put to use immediately.

It is expected that participating students have at least two years of supervisory experience and are prepared to complete upper-division (i.e., junior and senior level) university course work.

SPSC is not appropriate for entry-level officers, deputies or troopers. It is recommended that personnel who have recently been appointed to their first supervisory position attend NUCPS's Supervision of Police Personnel on-ground or online.

To ensure that SPSC students have sufficient time to attend class and complete out-of-class assignments, students should be released from their normal job responsibilities. Students are required to have access to the internet for grade retrieval and course communication.

Northwestern University Center for Public Safety

In order to register for a course, you must login or create a new account.  If you are a first time user, please create an account. If you are registering for one or more people other than yourself, once you have created your account, click on My Account, click on Manage Members, then click on Add a New Member. Then add a member account for each person for whom you wish to register. go to registration.nucps.northwestern.edu

Total fees $4400.00

THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC MEETING