Benton Illinois Police Department

Like most police departments across the United States the Benton Police Department is a small department consisting of eleven sworn officers, including the Chief of Police, and one Administrative Assistant. Currently, nine officers serve in a patrol capacity and two serve as the Department Investigators. The BPD has an auxiliary unit currently comprised of seven auxiliary officers, which provide police assistance at parades, school events and other community functions where large numbers of people gather. In service training continues to be routine at the Benton Police Department. The Department currently has three Field Training Officers, a Cyber Crime Unit and a S*x Offender Compliance Unit. Special emphasis has been placed on investigative skills that officers need to successfully complete cases. Two officers are currently trained in specialized interviewing skills. Our officers are dedicated professionals who continue to learn new programs, techniques, and skills that are used routinely throughout their careers. We have also taken an active approach to both solving and subsequently preventing juvenile crime. It is the department’s vision that it's better to steer youngsters in the right direction before they become involved in the crime. To that end, our police department has nine certified juvenile officers, with more planned for in the future.

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