Adaptive Decision Making for Law Enforcement

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Date: Friday, December 4, 2026
Registration Deadline: Thursday, December 3, 2026
Class Time(s): 12/4/2026: 8:00 AM -- 4:00 PM

Instructor Location:
Frankfort Police Department

20602 Lincoln-Way Lane
Frankfort, IL 60423

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Instructor: Thomas Dworak
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0

Course Description: The law enforcement environment can often be described as one that is a non-linear, open loop system, that happens at light speed. One where time can be either friend or foe. Operating in this environment creates stress which affects decision-making. Within this time-compressed environment officers often feel they need to act because they are there, rather than allowing the circumstances of the call to determine the urgency to act. The question is how to provide a strategy for officers to effectively control the stress response and to make lawful and ethical decisions. The answer is two-fold; 1) Emotional Intelligence and 2) The Adaptive Decision-Making Model.
The Adaptive Decision-Making Model addresses lawful and ethical decision-making. The model’s foundation is the 4^th Amendment Search and Seizure law. It asks, “Does the officer have the lawful authority to act or search or arrest?” Then examines the urgency to take an action, or what threshold of “government intrusion” will be acceptable to accomplish the law objective? This engaging workshop provides the attendees with strategies to increase their emotional intelligence competencies and develop their critical thinking and decision-making skills.

Course topics include:

The 5 Pillars of Emotional Intelligence
The Law Enforcement Environment
Decision-making and Thinking Mental Models
The Adaptive Decision-Making Model

NOTE: Participants must bring a laptop computer or tablet capable of connecting to the Internet. The participant’s e-device must have a PDF reader (Adobe Reader Recommended). All course materials are provided through Google Drive. If you have any I/T questions, please contact the instructor at (847) 644-6437

Funded in Partnership with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board

This training covers the following mandates:

Civil Rights - 1 hours
Constitutional / Proper Use of LE Authority - 1 hours
Procedural Justice - 1 hours

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