About Us

The Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) is an agency of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service. We provide innovative training and assistance to law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve.

Our law enforcement experts partner with researchers, educators, law enforcement executives, homeland security advisors and community members to provide our clients with the highest quality of service.

Our portfolio includes trainings and collaborations with:

• Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Tennessee
• Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Department of Homeland Security
• National Institute of Justice, Department of State
• Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services
• Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police
• Tennessee Department of Education
• Tennessee Office of Homeland Security
• Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association

LEIC is proud to offer state-of-the-art facilities that enhance learning for our clients.

• Smart classrooms
• VirTra 300-Degree Shooting Simulator
• Virtual reality training and simulations
• National Forensic Academy Facilities
  • Multi-station laboratory
  • Experiment station
  • Photography room
  • Burn cells
  • Outdoor Forensic Training Center developed with Dr. William Bass
  • Bloodstain houses

Originally formed in 1997 as the Southeastern Community Oriented Policing Education (SCOPE), LEIC is a leading training and technical assistance provider for the law enforcement community, nationally and internationally.

LEIC is a Bureau of Justice Assistance and National Institute of Justice training and technical assistance provider and home to one of the nation’s Regional Community Policing Institutes.

More than 35,000 law enforcement officers, criminal justice practitioners, public safety workers, public school personnel and community members have completed our training and educational programs.