Welcome to The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (formerly The Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute), one of the premier learning centers for law enforcement executives, managers and supervisors.

Since 1957, ILEA has provided courses, seminars and workshops for police and sheriff's agencies both nationally and internationally. From the eight-week Management College to its one-week courses, the Institute's mission is to provide top quality, academically based, challenging programs in a professional educational environment. Its Center for Law Enforcement Ethics offers a forum to explore and to discuss ethics-related issues and offers courses that prepare trainers to provide ethics-based programs in their own organizations.

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On April 4, 2011, Dr. T. Neil Moore was appointed Director of the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration and Vice President of the Center for American and International Law. Neil brings a wealth of experience in police administration, academia, and public sector management that will serve the Institute and The Center well as both organizations continue to grow and expand into new markets. Prior to this appointment, Neil served as Executive Director of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute from February 2008 - March 2011. In this role he was responsible for leading statewide public policy and for the planning and administration of more than $30 million in federal and state funds designed to improve Indiana’s criminal and juvenile systems. Neil also served as the Director for the Center of Criminal Science at the Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He began his law enforcement career in 1977 with the Fort Wayne Police Department. After 11 years of working as a Fort Wayne police officer, he was promoted to Chief in 1988. Neil held this position for 10 years before retiring in 1997. In 1997, with 22 years of law enforcement experience, Neil became an assistant professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Neil holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Kent State University, a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Indiana University and a Doctor of Education from Ball State University.