Comprehensive Programs for Public Safety Professionals
With tens of thousands of graduates engaged in law enforcement, traffic safety, and public safety professions around the globe, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety has earned its reputation as an international leader in public safety professional development and education. Our students and graduates praise our comprehensive course offerings, expert instructors, high-quality curriculum, and invaluable networking.
Please click on an area below to learn more about our courses.
Crash Investigation & Reconstruction
Scientific traffic crash investigation has been a part of NUCPS since its inception in 1936. We literally "wrote
the book" on crash investigation and reconstruction, and we continue to stand as a world leader in training related to these subjects. We offer the most comprehensive crash investigation program of its kind, from basic crash investigation courses through and advanced reconstruction classes.
Management Training
NUCPS offers preeminent leadership and management programs for police and other public safety professionals:
Each be taken as a stand-alone course or as a sequence of career development.
Police Training
NUCPS offers expert courses that crime scene and forensic specialists, investigators, detectives, and other public safety professionals need to enhance their careers and further their skills. Course areas include forensics, police motorcycle instructor training, investigations, RADAR/LIDAR instructor training, and more.Police Training CoursesTransportation Engineering
Transportation Engineering offers internationally renowned courses on the planning, design, and operation of transportation systems. Through training programs and resource materials, these courses instruct on information about, and the application of, recent developments in the field of transportation engineering.View Transportation Engineering CoursesResearch & Consulting Services
NUCPS provides research-based consulting to public safety organizations in the US and abroad. Consulting teams are comprised of NUCPS-affiliated instructors and subject matter experts. For more information, please email
nucps@northwestern.edu or call
(800) 323-4011. 
