The Legal & Justifiable Use of Force - Pavletic

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Date: Monday, November 30, 2026
Registration Deadline: Friday, November 27, 2026
Class Time(s): 11/30/2026: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM

Instructor Location:
New Lenox Police Department

200 Veterans Parkway
New Lenox, IL 60451

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Instructor: Jeffrey J. Pavletic
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0

Course Description: This course will focus on police officer use of force considerations in on-duty and off-duty scenarios. Practical use of force issues will be examined by viewing actual videos from live police use of force encounters and discussing the officer’s decisions in those instances. The course will review U.S. Supreme Court cases, Federal Court decisions, Illinois statutes and case law, and what our courts specifically look for in police use of force situations. The course will also address use of force occurrences, ranging from crimes in progress to the use of force in medical emergencies. The material will consider use of force from an officer’s perspective: pre-assault indicators, force options that may be utilized, the use of intermediate weapons, permitted uses of force, prohibited uses of force, and the deadly use of force. Instruction will include proper documentation, Qualified Immunity, Garrity issues, and the Illinois Uniform Peace Officer’s Disciplinary Act. The program will conclude with a discussion of the “10 Myths of Police Use of Force.”

Topics Discussed:

Video analysis of actual police use of force events and decision making
Use of force during crimes in progress; offenders fleeing a crime scene; medical emergencies
Use of force where offender is neither evading arrest nor committing a crime
Review of Illinois, Federal, and U.S. Supreme Court cases regarding police use of force
What our courts consider when evaluating an officer’s use of force
Pre-assault indicators; force options; quantum of force; use of intermediate weapons
Acceptable methods of force; unacceptable methods of force; use of deadly force
Documenting an officer’s use of force
Probable cause and Qualified Immunity; Garrity issues
The Illinois Uniform Peace Officer’s Disciplinary Act
“The 10 Myths of Police Use of Force”

*Funded in Partnership with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board / LHI Grant

This training covers the following mandates:

Constitutional / Proper Use of LE Authority - 1 hours
Legal Updates - 1 hours
Procedural Justice - 1 hours
Use of Force: Law concerning stops, searches, and use of force - 5 hours

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Lead Homicide Investigator - 8 hours

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