School of Police Staff and Command

Registration and tuition payment through Northwestern University Center for Public Safety

Week 1: February 10-14, 2025
Week 2: February 17-21, 2025 
Week 3: March 3-7, 2025
Week 4: March 10-14, 2025
Week 5: April 7-11, 2025
Week 6: April 14-18, 2025
Week 7: May 12-16, 2025 
Week 8: May 19-23, 2025
Week 9: June 9-13, 2025
Week 10: June 16-20, 2025

Tuition: $4600

Course Details:

The School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) is an intensive 10-week program that prepares law enforcement managers for senior command positions by uniquely combining academic principles with practical applications. SPSC is intended for mid- and upper-level supervisory personnel. Participating students should have at least two years of supervisory experience and be prepared to complete upper-class level (i.e., 3rd / 4th year) university course work. This means that students can:

Write a research paper

Perform arithmetic operations and understand elementary algebraic notation

Read, comprehend, and retain assigned materials based on textbooks, professional journals, trade magazines, and other sources

Schedule time to complete out-of-class reading and writing assignments

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.
 
Course Curriculum:

•    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
•    Resource Allocation 
•    Statistics 
•    Traffic

Program Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete SPSC are better prepared to:

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

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.

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

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