Law Enforcement Enrollment Leads to Classroom Expansion
Law Enforcement is off to a great start this year. With a registered 66 students, it has the largest enrollment ever in its 14 years of the 35 years of IVVC being opened. To accommodate this, the Law Enforcement program has moved to a much . . . read more
Law Enforcement Plays xBox 360
Law Enforcement had the privilege of being selected by Controlled F.O.R.C.E., a world leader in anti-terrorism training, to test a new training concept using xBox 360. The class was introduced to virtual combat training using Modern Warfare . . . read more
Do You Believe?
The Law Enforcement class was given a challenge this year and the result was unbelievable! The instructor, Mr. Logan, asked the class if they would like to help out a few families that were not as fortunate this year. They agreed . . . read more
October's Plans in Law Enforcement
As we pass through learning about the history of police and its purposes, we are on the heels of really opening the class up. Recently, we were introduced to criminal laws. What classifies as a robbery, burglary, home invasion, retail . . . read more
Somonauk Police Department Donates a Police Car
The Somonauk Police Department donated a squad car and light bar to the Indian Valley Vocational Center (IVVC) Law Enforcement program recently. Police Chief Rich Smith, along with Village President Aaron Grandgeorge, handed the . . . read more
Second Annual Rapid Entry Training for Law Enforcement
A whole day of training sounds tough, but when you throw in laser tag, pizza and pop, it becomes a real fun time and great learning experience. And that is just what we did. For four hours, students were actively learning contact and . . . read more
DT Week in Law Enforcement
It was that time again, DT Week! Monday started off with the training supervisor for the Aurora Police Department visiting and showing the students the correct way to handcuff an offender. Tuesday, Sgt. Barks from Plano PD . . . read more
IVVC vs. LAVC Law Enforcement Challenge
“Get down, get down” rang through the abandoned house as Law Enforcement students stormed in. A team of seven, led by a team leader, entered into a house armed. Their mission was to arrest the bad guys, clear the house and save the . . . read more
IVVC Thanks Wilmington's Local 150 Heavy Equipment Operators Union
A BIG thanks goes out to the Mike Rorex and Mark Cara from the Local 150 Heavy Equipment Operators Union in Wilmington for a recent donation that has drastically improved the learning environments of three programs and trickled into . . . read more
Law Enforcement Students Visit the Morgue
IVVC Law Enforcement students recently spent one class period at the Kendall County Morgue. Jacquie Marcellis, Deputy Coroner, described what happens from the first step to the last one. Students were able to see the morgue along . . . read more
Students Learn Rapid Deployment, IVVC Style
The Law Enforcement students of IVVC spent the day at Luigi's Pizza and Fun Center located on Prairie Street in Aurora. After being briefed on how to successfully deploy into a shooting situation, they went into the 1,500 square foot . . . read more
IVVC Student Attacked by Police K-9
Super Saturday was extra super for fourteen 5 th and 6 th graders who visited the IVVC Law Enforcement program. They were able to play with CSI equipment and collect fingerprints. They also spent time playing with the law . . . read more
Aurora Police Train Law Enforcement Class
Aurora Police training supervisor Sgt. Mark Weeks stopped by the Law Enforcement program recently to do some training on handcuffing. In the past, we have been handcuffing as they teach in the academy. Sgt. Weeks suggested a . . . read more
Real Life Scenarios in Law Enforcement
Last week the Law Enforcement class was invited to use an abandoned house in Sandwich for scenarios. This proved to put the "building search" lesson to work. The students were not allowed to walk through the house prior to . . . read more
Defensive Tactics Week in Law Enforcement
Have you ever gotten that grade that you think may have been wrong? Was that question a little too tricky? Was the test just NOT FAIR? Join Law Enforcement and you may get that chance for a little payback to the teacher. One . . . read more
Law Enforcement Students Get Real-Life Scenario-Based Training
This week kicked off a month long real-life scenario-based training for Law Enforcement with the students conducting building searches. Students hopped on a bus and went to one of our official training facilities. Once . . . read more
A Week with Law Enforcement
On Monday , the Law Enforcement students learned about criminal offenses and the elements of crimes. On Tuesday , Sgt. Dumdie of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department gave a presentation. He spoke about the canine (K-9) . . . read more
Law Enforcement's Field Trip on September 13, 2007
Eating MREs, shooting a M-16, riding in a hummer, and taking apart a machine gun were par for the course today as Law Enforcement spent a day with the National Guard in Marseilles. Students used the $500,000 shooting simulator that . . . read more
IVVC Law Enforcement Class at the Sandwich Fair
The Law Enforcement Program students from IVVC were transported to the Sandwich Fairgrounds the day before the fair officially opened. They had the opportunity to hear about how security issues are handled there. Sandwich Police Chief . . . read more
A New Year in Law Enforcement
This year in the Law Enforcement program, we plan to do all the activities that we did last year plus a few more. Last year we visited the National Guard base in Marseilles and used their Firearm Training Simulator for a . . . read more
Can't Always Run!
This past week the Law Enforcement class went back to Dojo Dynamics in Sandwich. Students spent the week learning grappling, knife and gun defenses, arm bars, and submissions. They had Senseis Todd and Matt Caviness from . . . read more
CSI Training
This week in law enforcement, students geared up for the SkillsUSA competition and studied crime scene investigations and evidence collection. Crime scene investigators from the Oswego Police, DeKalb and Kendall Sheriff Departments, . . . read more
