The Southwestern Illinois College Police Academy is fortunate to
have a pool of local law enforcement professionals to draw on
for instructional staff. Our staff has spent a significant
amount of time formulating
lesson
plans and instructional delivery in a variety of mediums to
ensure that each recruit is able to acquire and retain the
knowledge necessary to perform the basic skills of a police
officer in this state. The instructors are fully aware that each
recruit is a unique individual with different needs and are
prepared to accommodate them accordingly. This institution will
build a foundation of knowledge within each recruit, which
should be supplemented in a timely fashion with ongoing training
and education by their sponsoring agency.
Instructor Bios
For more information on each
instructor,
click on instructor's name.
CLARENCE BANKS, JR.
LIEUTENANT (RETIRED) ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
EDUCATION:
2006 – Master of Science in Criminal
Justice Administration – University of Cincinnati
2002 – Southern Police Institute –
University of Louisville, Kentucky
2002 – Leadership Conference and Symposium
– University of Illinois Leadership Institute
1998 – International Homicide Investigation
Seminar – Hocking College, Scottsdale, Arizona
1984 – Bachelor of Science –
Sociology/Psychology Minor – SIU – Edwardsville
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
2001 – 2003 Illinois State Police
Criminal Investigations – Commander Violent Crime Unit
1999 – 2001 Illinois State Police
Supervisor Metro – East Homicide Unit
1998 – 1999 Illinois State Police Patrol
- Special Enforcement Team Supervisor
1984 –1998 Illinois State Police
Investigations – Special Agent/Gaming Board Agent/Cadet
I nstructor
1976 – 1984 Illinois State Police Trooper
E-mail:
Clarence.Banks@swic.edu
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SCOTT L. BATTOE
DEPUTY CHIEF (CAPTAIN)-O'FALLON POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
1997-1995- B.S. in Administration of Justice, Sterling College,
Hazelwood, MO
1976-1974- A.A.S. in Administration of Justice, Belleville Area
College, Belleville, IL
1973-1970- Diploma, O'Fallon Township High School, O'Fallon, IL
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
1995-Present- St. Louis Metropolitan Major, St. Louis, MO, Case
Squad Supervisor
1994-Present- Southern Illinois Police Academy, Belleville, IL,
Adjunct Instructor
1993-Present- O'Fallon Police Department, O'Fallon, IL, Deputy
Chief (Captain)
1992-1994- O'Fallon Police Department, Field Services Lieutenant
1990-Present- Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Mobile
Training Unit, Belleville, IL, Instructor
1988-1992- O'Fallon Police Department, O'Fallon, IL, Sergeant
(Shift Commander)
1978-1981- O'Fallon Police Department, Patrol Officer
INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION:
2002- De-Escalation Juvenile Aggression Instructor
2000- FBI National Academy, Session 202
1994- Illinois Police Training Board, Use of Force Instructor,
Firearms Training Systems (F.A.T.S.) Instructor, Northwestern
University Traffic Institute Executive Management
1993- O.C. Spray (O.C.A.T.) Instructor
1992- Police Shotgun Certified Instructor
1991- Verbal Judo Certified Instructor
1990- Certified Glock Armorer, N.R.A. Certified Instructor
1987- FBI Hostage Negotiation Certification, Reactive Firearms
Instructor
1984- Illinois Police Training Board, Defensive Tactics
Instructor
1983- Illinois Police Training Board, Firearms Instructor
E-mail:
Scott.Battoe@swic.edu
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JAMES CAVINS
SERGEANT - O'FALLON POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
1999
-Master of Arts, Human Resources Development-Webster
University
1990 - Bachelor of Arts, Criminal
Justice-McKendree College
1986 - High School Diploma-O’Fallon Township
High School
2007 - Illinois Law Enforcement
Training and Standards Board, “Police Executive Role in the 21st
Century,” 2006- Fox
Valley Technical College, “Investigative Strategies for Missing
and Abducted Children,”
2005 - Fox Valley Technical College,
“Protecting Children Online,”
2002 - Department of
the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Complex
Arson Investigation Techniques School
2000 - International
Homicide Investigators Association/Federal Bureau of
Investigation; Challenge 2000 - Complex Homicide Investigation
Training Conference
2000 - National
Association of School Resource Officers; School Resource Officer
Certification
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
August 13, 1990 to Present- City of O’Fallon Illinois Police
Department
January 1, 2004 to Present- Southwestern Illinois College
1998-2006 -
Appointed as an Investigator with the Major Case Squad of
Greater St. Louis
2005-2007 -
Promoted to the rank of Deputy Report Officer with the Major
Case Squad of Greater St. Louis
December 16, 2005 -
Promoted to the rank of Sergeant with the O’Fallon Police
Department
1998-2006 -
Coordinator/team member of the O’Fallon Police Department/City
of O’Fallon School Districts’ joint crisis preparedness team
1995 -
Officer of the Year
1992 -
O’Fallon Police Medal of Valor
E-mail:
James.Cavins@swic.edu
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ERIC DANFORD
DETECTIVE - COLLINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
2004 - Masters Degree in Management and Human Resource
Development, Webster University.
1989 - BA Degree in Administration of Justice, SIU Carbondale
1987 - A.A.S Degree in Administration of Justice - Belleville Area
College (SWIC)
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
2001-Present- Criminal Investigator & Member St. Louis Major
Case Squad
1991-2001- Patrolman
1997-1999- Investigator - Metro East Auto Theft Task Force
1992-Present- Field Training Officer
1995-Present- Academy Instructor
1992-Present- SILEC Driving Instructor
INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION:
2004- Simunition Scenario Instructor
2003- Physical Fitness Specialist Course (Cooper Institute)
2001- PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor
1999-Driver Awareness Instructor - San Bernardino, CA
1999- Driver Training Instructor - San Bernardino, CA
1991- Defensive Driving Instructor - Eastern Illinois
University, IL
1987- Emergency & Evasive Driving Course Instructor - SIU
Carbondale, IL
E-MAIL:
Eric.Danford@swic.edu
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AARON FLYNN
SERGEANT- GRANITE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION/TRAINING
2006 - Member Illinois Law Enforcement System Metro East
Emergency Response Team
2006 - U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Managing Civil
Actions in Threat Incidents
2006- Certified Basic Instructor Illinois Law Enforcement
Training and Standards Board
2006 - Certified Emergency Medical Dispatcher
2005 - Member Madison County Crisis Intervention Team
2005- Field Training Supervisor
2004- A.S. Criminal justice Administration Columbia College
2003 - Certified School Resource Officer (Staff Member of the
Year)
2001-2002 - Major Case Squad Investigators
2001 - Certified juvenile Officer
2000- Advanced Interviewing and Interrogation (John J. Millner
and Associates)
2000 - U.S. Department of Justice Drug Conspiracy Investigator
1999 -2001 - Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern
Illinois (Special Agent)
1998 - Certified Narcotics Officer
1997- Field Training Officer
1995 - Belleville Area College Police Academy Graduate (Southern
Illinois Police Chief's Most
Outstanding Police Officer Award)
1983 - Granite City High School Graduate
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2005 - Present - Southwestern Illinois Police Academy,
Instructor
1995- Present - Patrol Sergeant, Granite City Police Department
E-mail:
Aaron.Flynn@swic.edu
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CALVIN B. FULLER
ASSISTANT STATES ATTORNEY - MADISON COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
OFFICE
EDUCATION:
May, 1993- Juris Doctorate, Howard University School of Law,
Washington DC
May, 1990- B.S. Philosophy, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL
May, 1990- B.S. Political Science, MacMurray College,
Jacksonville, IL
May, 1990- B.S. History, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
November, 2002-present- Assistant State's Attorney, Madison
County State's Attorney's Office, Hon. William A. Mudge,
Edwardsville, IL
June, 1994-November, 2002- Assistant State's Attorney, Madison
County State's Attorney's Office, Hon. William R. Haine,
Edwardsville, IL
2004-Present- Instructor, Southwestern IL College, Granite City
Campus, Administration of Justice, Constitutional Law, Larry
Gilbert, Director
1999-present- Instructor, Southwestern IL College, Police
Academy, Larry Gilbert, Director
August, 1993-May, 1994- Assistant State's Attorney, Tazewell
County State's Attorney's Office, Hon. Erik I. Blanc, Pekin, IL
November, 1992-May, 1993- Assistant Law Clerk, Honorable Evelyn
E. Crawford Queen, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
May, 1992-August, 1992- Summer Associate, Harvey & Stuckel,
Peoria, IL
August, 1992-May, 1993- Student Attorney, Howard University
School of Law, Labor Law Clinic, Washington DC
June, 1992-July, 1992; May, 1991-August, 1991- Intern, The
Rutherford Institute of Illinois, Washington, IL
May, 1991-August, 1991- Intern, Law Office of J. Brian Heller,
Washington, IL
E-mail:
Calvin.Fuller@swic.edu
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JILL HEUCHERT
HEALTH EDUCATOR - MADISON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education from
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
March, 2003- Health Educator, Madison County Health Department
Prevention Specialist, Chestnut Health Systems (15 years)
Provides multifaceted community education programs; parenting,
stress management, critical incident stress management, alcohol
and other drug issues (youth and adult), alcohol and driving,
alcohol server intervention, fire safety, and disaster
preparedness.
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MICHAEL HOGUET
SERGEANT - FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
2009- Bachelor's Degree: Criminal Justice, Southern Illinois
University at Edwardsville
2008- Cooper Institute Law Enforcement Fitness Specialist Course
1990- Associate Degree: Security Administration Community
College of the Air Force
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
2005 to Present - Shift Commander for patrol, Fairview Heights,
P.D.
2001 to 2005 - Criminal Investigator & member of the St. Louis
Major Case Squad
1995-2000 - K-9 Handler
1992 to 1995 - Patrol Officer
2004 to Present - Physical Training Instructor at the
Southwestern Illinois Police Academy
E-mail:
Michael.Hoguet@swic.edu
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GREG HOSP
SERGEANT -
CASEYVILLE POLICE DEPT
EDUCATION:
A.A.S from Lewis and Clark Community College (Godfrey Illinois)
1996- Certified Police Officer, SWIC Police Academy (Session 63)
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Began law enforcement career in 1996 with the Centreville PD and
went to
Caseyville in 11-97.
Instructor classification in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
obtained from
IPTM Jacksonville Florida. Leader in Southern Illinois in DUI
enforcement, one
of four officers in Southern Illinois that have obtained their
200 + DUI pin.
E-mail:
Gregory.Hosp@swic.edu
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MARK A. KRUG
PATROLMAN - COLLINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
1993 - 1995 - McKendree College - Bachelor of Art, Major -
Sociology /Criminal Justice
1989 - 1991 - Southwestern Illinois College (BAC) - A.A.S. in
Administration of Justice
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
2000 - Present - Patrolman, Collinsville Police Department
1999 - Present - Instructor Southwestern Illinois Police Academy
1998 - 2000 - Detective - E. St. Louis Police Department
1998 - 2000 - Undercover Investigator - Metropolitan Enforcement
Group of Southwestern Illinois
1996-1998 - Patrolman, E. St. Louis Police Department
1995 - 1996 - Code Enforcement Officer - Fayetteville Police
Department
E-mail - Mark.Krug@swic.edu
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TODD A. LINK
DETECTIVE - COLLINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
1993- B.A. in English, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1990- B.A. in Political Science, Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
1995- Graduate of Session 59, Southwestern Illinois Police
Academy
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
2001-Present- General Crimes Investigator, Collinsville P.D.
1999-2001- Clandestine Lab (Meth) Investigator, MEGSI
1998-2001- Narcotics Agent, Metro Enforcement Group Southwestern
IL (MEGSI)
1998-Present- Field Training Officer, Collinsville P.D.
1997-1998- Patrol Officer, Collinsville P.D.
1996-Present- Adjunct Instructor, Southwestern Illinois Police
Academy
1996-Present- Member of Metro St. Louis Major Case Squad
1996-1997- General Crimes Investigator, Fairmont City P.D.
1995-1997- Patrol Officer, Fairmont City P.D.
1994-1995- Part-time Officer, Fairmont City P.D.
1991- Navy Corpsman, ASU Bahrain, First Persian Gulf War
E-mail:
dogberry254@yahoo.com
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GEORGE D. MOKRIAKOW
PATROL SERGEANT/DEPUTY SHERIFF- ST CLAIR COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
January 2008 - Doctorate Degree in Education (accepted into
program) – Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri
September of 2003 to present- Webster University Webster Groves,
Missouri, Dual-Masters of Arts in Management and Human Resource
Development
April of 2003- Greenville Illinois College Greenville, Illinois,
Bachelors of Science in Organizational Leadership
July of 2000- Southwestern Illinois College Belleville,
Illinois, Associate of Applied Science in Administration of
Justice
June of 1994- Lincoln Land Police Training Center Springfield,
Illinois, Illinois Law Enforcement Academy
*TRAINING:
FEMA Management Institute
Homeland Security Incident Command
Cyber-Terrorism
Instructor Development
Certified Juvenile Officer
Criminal Investigation Procedures
Breath Analyzer Operator
Homicide/Death Investigation
Use of Force Instructor
Advance Reid Interview and Interrogation
Academy Academic Instructor
Computer Crimes - Search & Seizure
Drug Interdiction/Criminal Patrol
Crime Scene Processing
ATF Firearm Trafficking
Street Crime Investigation
Modern Criminal Investigation
Organizational Communications
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
November 1st, 2007 to present – Patrol Sergeant/Deputy Sheriff,
St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, St. Clair County,
Illinois
November 1, 2006 to November 1st, 2007 – Investigative
Sergeant, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, St. Clair
County, Illinois
May 2004 to present - Major Case Squad Investigator, St.
Clair County Sheriff’s Department, St. Clair County, Illinois
February 1, 2004 to November 1, 2006 - Administrative Sergeant
April 16, 2001 to February 1, 2004 - Criminal Investigator
July 28, 1998 to April 16, 2001 - Tactical Street Crime Unit
December 8, 1996 to July 28, 1998 - Patrol Deputy
January 22, 1994 to December 8, 1996 - Police Officer/Patrolman,
Millstadt Police Department, Millstadt, Illinois
September 1993 to January 22, 1994 - Safety & Security Officer,
Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois
January 2, 1992 to September 1993 - Law Enforcement
Explorer/Lieutenant, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department,
Belleville, Illinois
May 2007 to present - Undergraduate & Graduate Criminal Justice
Adjunct Professor, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri
(Belleville Campus)
Sept. 2006 – Present - Homeland Security, Illinois Law
Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) Mobile Field Force Team, Deputy
Commander, Madison, St. Clair and Monroe, Illinois County Region
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June 2004 to present - Southwestern Illinois College – Adjunct
Professor, Criminal Justice Program & Police Academy
July 2004 to November 2006 - Auxiliary Deputy Sheriff
Association Director
August 2002 to November 2006 - Explorer Post Advisor
March 1999 to present - Use of Force and Academic Instructor,
Illinois Correctional Officer & Auxiliary Sheriff Deputy Academy
E-mail -
George.Mokriakow@swic.edu
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JERALD D. PAUL
DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE, COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
1987-1992- Associates of Arts Degree, Southwestern Illinois
College
1993- Illinois State Police Academy, Graduate
Certified Police Handgun Instructor
Certified Police Shotgun Instructor
Certified Police/NRA Rifle Instructor
Certified Police Oleoresin Capsicum Instructor
Certified Police Defensive Tactics Instructor
Certified Police Extreme School Violence: Rapid Response
Instructor
Certified Police FATS & Use of Force Instructor
Certified Police Basic Instructor Development - Train the
Trainer
Certified Police Simunitions Instructor
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
1993-1994- Patrol Officer, Madison Police Department
1994-Present- Captain, Deputy Chief of Police, Columbia Police
Department
2001- Court Security, US Marshall Service
E-mail:
Jerald.Paul@swic.edu
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JERRY D. ROTH
CHIEF, CASEYVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION:
Southwestern Illinois College, 2 years (60 credit hours)
Field Training Officer
Master L/E Trainer (18 areas of expertise)
SILEC MTU 14 "in-service" training
National Rifle Association, Certified Instructor (5 disciplines)
"Simunitions" FX Equipment, Certified Trainer
Illinois Department of Corrections, Certified Sniper / Observer
Dale Carnegie Training graduated class # 1711
Verbal Judo Institute Certified Instructor
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
1989-1991- Deputy Marshal, Caseyville Police Department
1991-1995- Patrolman, Caseyville Police Department
1995-2003- Sergeant, Caseyville Police Department
2003-Present- Chief, Caseyville Police Department
1992- Present- Instructor, SWIC Police Academy
1993- Present- Instructor, SILEC-MTU #14
E-mail:
Jerry.Roth@swic.edu
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