Enhancing Professional Standards Since 1936

Northwestern University Center for Public Safety was founded as the Traffic Institute in 1936 by an Evanston Police Commander with a vision. Franklin M. Kreml was determined to save lives on America’s roads. At that time, the number of motor vehicle deaths and injuries was skyrocketing. Despite the fact that there was no professional training in accident investigation for police officials, Commander Kreml found a way to reduce the number of accidents in Evanston so drastically that the National Safety Council declared Evanston “America’s Safest City.” Recognizing the need for high-quality training for traffic professionals across the nation, Mr. Kreml then established the Traffic Institute at Northwestern University. The Traffic Institute quickly became the world leader in traffic crash investigation and prevention and has maintained that reputation ever since.                                     

The world has changed significantly since our founding in 1936. However, the need for solid instruction has not changed. We have built on the Traffic Institute’s tradition of excellence by expanding the scope of education to include a comprehensive offering of accident investigation, police operations and management, and transportation engineering courses. Law enforcement agencies have also come to depend on us for university-level research programs, technical assistance, and conferences on issues such as DUI. To reflect its expanded mission, the Traffic Institute has been renamed the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety.

Franklin Kreml was a trusted leader with high ethical and professional values who was dedicated to public service. Northwestern University Center for Public Safety is proud to carry out his mission and continue to be the trusted resource for federal, state, and local law enforcement and transportation agencies worldwide.

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National DUI Enforcement Symposium May 14-16, 2003

Connecting You to a World of Resources

Whether you’re looking forward to your first promotion or you’re responsible for organizational development, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety will provide you with the most effective and innovative approach to your continuing education. Enroll in police training, management training, homeland security courses, and transportation safety courses on the Evanston, Illinois campus. Or, if training dollars are scarce, save on transportation and lodging by hosting one of our programs. Either way, we connect you to one of the world’s finest universities and its wealth of resources.

For management training, your agency personnel may even qualify for free or reduced tuition depending on the number of paying students in the on-site class.

• Supervision of Police Personnel
  • Two-week preparation for supervisors
  • 3 undergraduate semester credit hours
• School of Police Staff and Command
  • Ten-week program for mid or upper level supervisors
  • 18 undergraduate semester credit hours
• Executive Management Program
  • Three-week intensive instruction for the policy making executive
  • Constantly updated for effective management of today’s changing law enforcement environment
  • Now available nationally to all law enforcement executives

Unlike other police administrative courses, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety offers the same curriculum and the same college credit on-site as on-campus. The only difference is the schedule. We tailor the on-site schedule to meet your agency’s needs. On-campus or on-site you benefit by gaining access to Northwestern’s library of resources along with our faculty’s practical and theoretical assistance.

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Solid Instruction for a Changing World

We understand that the increased responsibility of safeguarding the homeland creates new challenges for public safety providers. In times of economic downturn, the difficulty in meeting staffing needs and balancing an already overly stressed budget can be especially difficult. That’s why we remain dedicated to providing the best continuing education at the most affordable price. You can also rely on us to update and redesign courses to meet your agency’s specific needs.

The following courses will assist you in developing a comprehensive strategy to prevent, and if necessary, to respond to a critical incident.

• Street Level Intelligence Gathering
• High Risk Incident Management
• Basic Hostage Negotiations
• Advanced Hostage Negotiations
• Commander’s Course on Hostage Negotiations
• Workshop on Preparedness for Highway and Transit Terrorism
• Basic Financial Crimes
• Advanced Financial Crimes

For routine public safety responsibilities, you need solid, reliable, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety instruction. Our standard curriculum continues to provide the education needed to keep current in this dynamic profession. For example, students in our police motorcycle operator and instructor classes train only on Harley Davidson’s best fleet of Road King and Dyna Defender motorcycles so that officers will be proficient on the same machines their departments operate. Our crime scene and forensic science courses are so highly acclaimed that the classes always fill to capacity. Remember, we are more than willing to present any of our programs at your facility.

Prepare for the challenge with Northwestern University Center for Public Safety.

Safeguarding America’s Roads

Even though we have expanded the scope of education, we remain dedicated to upholding and advancing the lifework of Evanston Police Commander, Franklin M. Kreml  to create safer roads for America. Northwestern University Center for Public Safety continues to lead the world in traffic crash and prevention instruction.

To ensure your success in the field of Accident Investigation Northwestern University Center for Public Safety provides a series of courses designed to increase your level of understanding from the basics to the more complex reconstruction courses. All programs are available on-campus or on a contract basis at your facility.

The renowned Traffic Accident Investigation Manual, originally written by J. Stannard Baker’s has been revised and updated several times and it has been reprinted in Spanish and Korean. The latest revision, Traffic Collision Investigation, (2002) provides you with the information you need to investigate traffic accidents reliably and accurately.

When you need instruction, research, or support with problems related to transportation systems, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety’s select group of transportation engineers is available to assist you with instruction, research and development. Their extensive experience in day-to-day planning, design and operation of transportation systems has created invaluable instruction for personnel from local, state, and national transportation agencies and consulting firms. Choose from more than 20 different Transportation Safety courses, on or off campus.

Northwestern University Center for Public Safety’s Traffic Safety School expands on the mission of safer roads by improving skills of motorists convicted of moving violations. The Traffic Safety School has become the most successful defensive driving school in the world providing instruction to more than 2 million drivers.

Join us in creating safer roads in America.