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Northwestern College Hosts 3-Day Training for Law Enforcement Conducted by NCTC

[Bridgeview, IL]  Northwestern College this week served as the host location of the Northeast Counterdrug Training Center’s (NCTC) 3-day course entitled, “Forensic Statement Analysis which was held July 22-24 at the College’s Bridgeview Campus. Law enforcement officers, human resources personnel and military investigators attended the event which was taught by Gary Aschenbach, a frequent contractor for the NCTC. Aschenbach is a 40 year veteran law enforcement officer with private investigations experience, and is retired from the Maryland State Police.

This training event was brought to Northwestern College with the assistance of Randy Meyers, the Administrative Director of the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force as well as a Northwestern College Criminal Justice Instructor.  Meyers is also a retired Commander of the Oak Lawn Police Department. The NCTC training is free of charge to local law enforcement agencies, and with Northwestern College’s offer to host the location at no cost, approximately thirty (30) law enforcement officers and military investigators in the area were able to take full advantage of it.

This 3-day, 24 hour NCTC course on forensic statement analysis (FSA) was designed to provide attendees with a working knowledge of FSA and the tools by which they can scientifically analyze it to determine truth and deception. FSA is a process by which a person's own written or spoken words are scientifically analyzed to determine truth and deception. A person's words will betray them, despite prior training, education and best efforts to avoid detection. Participants in this class will learn how to successfully obtain and preserve a subject’s statement in its purest form in order to avoid contamination. This is done much like the processing of a crime scene.  During the course of this 3-day program, participants performed verbal analysis on videotaped oral interviews to practice and demonstrate the effectiveness of FSA.

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The Northeast Counterdrug Training Center serves military, state, federal, and local law enforcement officials and community prevention specialists by offering unique counterdrug training courses focused on topics such as operations and interdiction, interrogation, undercover operations, leadership, terrorism, intelligence, and drug demand reduction. Although located in Annville, Pennsylvania where it provides the majority of its training opportunities, conferences, and planning sessions, in 2007 NCTC developed its Mobile Training Teams (MTT) as a result of the growing demand for its specialized training.  MTTs effectively deliver NCTC course offerings (such as the Forensic Statement Analysis course taught this week at Northwestern College) throughout an 18-state region and the District of Columbia. NCTC instructors are subject-matter experts with extensive education and training backgrounds and proven successes.  The NCTC courses are taught free of charge to local law enforcement, allowing them to obtain training that could otherwise cost local agencies significant funds.

Northwestern College continues to serve as a resource for the local law enforcement community by providing a venue for numerous training sessions and operations throughout the year.

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About Northwestern College:

Northwestern College (NC) is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, http://www.ncahlc.org.  The college offers focused career-oriented associate degree and certificate programs with flexible schedules and a supportive faculty. Day, evening, weekend, online classes and online programs are available. More information can be found at www.northwesterncollege.edu or by calling toll-free (888) 205-2283.


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