Indiana Law Enforcement Academy

The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) is a law enforcement training academy located in Plainfield, Indiana.

The governing body of the academy is the 17-member Law Enforcement Training Board who are appointed by the governor.

The board sets the requirements and criteria for the basic training of law enforcement officers throughout the state, which became mandatory on July 6, 1972.

Major areas of instruction include criminal and traffic law, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, physical tactics, EMS awareness and human behavior.

Officers are also required to study other police related subjects such as accident investigation, criminal investigation, domestic violence and sexual assault, water rescue training, Standardized Field Sobriety Test, crime prevention and drug and narcotics.