Each year the community is invited to "get a look inside" the workings of the police department. On display are a number of police department programs, which we demonstrate to the community. We encourage the public to participate, as a police officer would, in some of the activities. For example, we have a Firearms Training Simulator (F.A.T.S.) machine in which the officer makes split-second decisions on "shoot" and "don’t -shoot" situations through a video simulator. Among the many activities, participants get to "lift" fingerprints in our mock "crime scene."
Each division or special assignment in the department displays information about their respective duties and responsibilities. Additional displays include the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (N.I.P.A.S.) Tactical Services Van, Blood Alcohol Testing (BAT) Mobile, a van equipped with instruments to measure a subjects blood-alcohol level, and the Traffic Accident Reconstructionalist, who displays an actual vehicle involved in a fatal vehicle crash.
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