Lt. Fischer graduates from staff, command program

Channahon officer completes 10-week program in Plainfield

CHANNAHON — Lt. Mark Fischer graduated from the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University, Police Chief Joe Pena of the Channahon Police Department announced.

Lt. Fischer successfully completed the 10-week program in Plainfield.  This program, which was held from Jan. 12 to May 12, 2009, was implemented by the Center for Public Safety in 1983 and has graduated more than 9,000 students.

Lt. Fischer was a student in SPSC Class No. 276, which accommodated a total of 43 students for the 10-week period.

The School of Police Staff and Command provides upper-level college instruction in a total of 22 topics. 
The major topics of study include: Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources, Bud-geting Staffing Allocation and Personnel Deployment.  Each class in specifically directed towards law enforcement. 

Upon successful completion of the program, students are issued eight units of credit from Northwestern University.

The Center for Public Safety was established at Northwestern University in 1936 with the specific goal of expanding university-based education and training for the Law Enforcement Community.  Since its inception, the Center has broadened its original objective and now provides a variety of courses in the area of Police Management Training.

Currently, more than 750 graduates hold the title of Chief of Police and 39 of the 50 Directors of State Police Agencies are also graduates of this program.

Lt. Fischer began his career with the Channahon Police Department in 1981 and has held a variety of positions including: patrol officer, field training officer, juvenile officer, firearms instructor and sergeant. He is currently the department’s Lieutenant.

Lt. Fischer is an active member in the Will County Police Chief’s Association and the Grundy County Law Enforcement Manager’s Association.

“Lt. Fischer is an integral part of the administrative staff and his efforts are truly appreciated,” Chief Pena said.