First Line Supervisor - Madison
Madison Crime Lab
Course Dates:
Week 1 - August 10-14, 2026
Week 2 - August 24-28, 2026
The Wisconsin Department of Justice First Line Supervisory Program is designed to give new and aspiring field supervisors the management tools and competencies they need to succeed within their organizations. Just as strong leaders are invaluable in setting the organizations vision, strong field managers are needed to communicate and operationalize that vision.
The First Line Supervisory Program is the first standardized statewide leadership and management training program for law enforcement to provide baseline skills for current and developing organizational leaders and is the foundational training course for the Career Development Programs of the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Law Enforcement Services.
The DOJ First line Supervisors class is an 80-hour course which has been developed for a hybrid classroom which will include both in person and online work. The curriculum for the class is highly interactive and includes the following topics:
- Transitioning to the Role of Supervisor
- Communication Skills
- Internal Investigations
- Leading Individuals and Teams
- Cultural Competence and Implicit Bias
- Officer Wellness and Critical Incident Stress
- Personal Leadership Development
- Organization and Management
- Crisis Leadership and Critical Incident Decisions
- Media and public Presentations
- Officer Involved Critical Incidents
Course Requirements
1. Access to your Acadis Portal
2. Microsoft Edge Browser access
3. Attend all class dates
Cost to Register: $275, lunch is on your own each day.
VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTION
A brand-new option for our First Line Supervisor courses. There will be 10 seats available for virtual attendees to join the class via Zoom. Students will be able to view the instructors and in-person classmates through the zoom link, as well as join the class discussion.
Cost to Register: $275
Virtual Student Requirements
- Access to your Acadis Portal
- Camera and Audio
- Ability to log into Zoom
- Microsoft Edge Browser access
- Attend all class dates
