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Law Enforcement Innovation Center The University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center is a leading training and technical assistance provider for the law enforcement community.

The Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) is an agency of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service at the Univeristy of Tennessee. Formed in 1997, LEIC is a leading training and technical assistance provider for the law enforcement community across the nation. Over the past 15 years, more than 30,000 law enforcement officers, other criminal justice practitioners, public safety workers, public school personnel, and community members have completed our training and educational programs. The Law Enforcement Innovation Center’s target audiences have grown from traditional law enforcement professionals to include other public safety personnel in diverse areas of the criminal justice system, including cybercrime, corrections, safe schools, substance abuse, safe neighborhoods, cold cases, and missing persons, as well as community policing and practices. The center’s project design and delivery strategies are based on extensive project management expertise with local, state, and federal training and technical assistance projects.

Thank you Sevier County Sheriff's Office for hosting our Forensic Photography class this week!
10/23/2026

Thank you Sevier County Sheriff's Office for hosting our Forensic Photography class this week!

Last week we hosted our second Autism Response conference at the Knoxville Convention Center. With over 100 law enforce...
10/22/2026

Last week we hosted our second Autism Response conference at the Knoxville Convention Center. With over 100 law enforcement officers, instructors and educators, vendors, volunteers and staff in attendance, this training provided officers with training, skills, and understanding to help them better serve individuals with autism. We were honored to have our special guest, Love on the Spectrum's Tyler White perform his hit song "Oh Yeah Baby" and share his experiences as a person on the autism spectrum. Officers had a wide variety of class offerings that provided them with an in depth understanding of autism, de-escalation techniques, best practices, and new and innovative technologies to assist them during encounters with individuals with autism.

We had so many fantastic partners that helped us pull this together and provide their expertise. Thank you to Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, University of Tennessee KLASS Center, Tennessee Department of Revenue, The Jenkins Center, KTG Foundation, The Arc Williamson County, The Arc Davidson County and Greater Nashville, Project Lifesaver International Headquarters, Sevier County Sheriff's Office, Knox County Sheriff's Office, our amazing coworkers at SMART Initiative - Substance Misuse and Addiction Resource for Tennessee, and the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration (Office of Criminal Justice Programs) for allowing us the opportunity to provide such transformative training on this scale. And thank you to everyone who attended, we know your communities are better for having you!

Thankful for our community partners with our Autism Response Conference. Recently Kevin Krieb, Tennessee Law Enforcement...
10/08/2026

Thankful for our community partners with our Autism Response Conference. Recently Kevin Krieb, Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, Detective Dillon Lipinski, Franklin Police Department, Katy Crouse, The ARC Williamson County and accepting for The ARC Davidson County, Emma Shouse, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Robbie Faulkner, The ARC Tennessee, stopped by our Polk Avenue Training Facility to accept their awards. Thank you, friends, for you partnership!

Media Post (Dispatcher-Focused):Dispatchers are often the first point of contact—and your role can shape the entire outc...
10/01/2026

Media Post (Dispatcher-Focused):
Dispatchers are often the first point of contact—and your role can shape the entire outcome of a call. Join the University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) for Effective Policing: Autism Response, a focused training designed to strengthen response strategies, communication, and safety when calls may involve individuals with autism. Registration for this training is provided through funding from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs.

October 13–14, 2026, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley Street. 8-4 each day.
Effective Policing: Autism Response (UT LEIC)
Practical guidance for real-world call scenarios
Communication considerations & de-escalation support
Strengthen coordination between dispatch and responding units

Dispatchers—your expertise matters. Help your agency improve outcomes, reduce misunderstandings, and enhance community trust.

Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2RNYUX1x3UWeypqhnAnW-brt_f5ijktKiDYkIXn1Oy1UNk02TDZRUTY4UVc4N1EwWlM0Qk5GUTdSQS4u


Thank you to our community partners like Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Officer's Association! Project of the Year!
09/24/2026

Thank you to our community partners like Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Officer's Association! Project of the Year!

Training Specialist Ashley McDonald is speaking to our group about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on communicatio...
09/24/2026

Training Specialist Ashley McDonald is speaking to our group about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on communication professionals. Ashley is a Training Specialist with our sister agency Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership. We appreciate NCEL for allowing Ashley to teach in our program! Ashley is pictured with Jeff Hundley-LEIC and Dr. Joe Trahan who is also instructing in this cohort.

We have a few seats open for our Law Enforcement response to Autism Conference, October 13-14 at the Knoxville Conventio...
09/17/2026

We have a few seats open for our Law Enforcement response to Autism Conference, October 13-14 at the Knoxville Convention Center. Reserve your spot! POST approved, and registration is free thanks to sponsorship from the TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs.

Register here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/XmRTN159uG

We are about a month away from our Law Enforcement Response to Autism. POST approved, free tuition, downtown Knoxville!

Register here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/XmRTN159uG

Please join us in welcoming David Moore as the Interim Executive Director of the UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center (L...
09/14/2026

Please join us in welcoming David Moore as the Interim Executive Director of the UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC)!

David brings a wealth of experience and a strong commitment to advancing innovation, collaboration, and excellence in law enforcement. We’re excited to have him step into this leadership role and look forward to the expertise and vision he will bring to LEIC.

Welcome to the team, David! We’re glad to have you leading LEIC as we continue our mission to support and strengthen the law enforcement community.

Dr. Tony Mottola, UT Southern Professor, LEIC Teaching Associate, and 9/11 First Responder, speaking on his experience f...
09/11/2026

Dr. Tony Mottola, UT Southern Professor, LEIC Teaching Associate, and 9/11 First Responder, speaking on his experience from September 11, 2001.

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
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