Use of Force Training. 53. PRPD shall train all PRPD officers on PRPD’s use of force policies. Thereafter, PRPD shall provide all PRPD officers with use of force training at least every two years for the first four years of this Agreement, and annually thereafter. PRPD shall also provide training on use of force as necessary, based on developments in applicable law and PRPD policy. At least annually, PRPD shall assess all use of force policies and training. PRPD’s use of force training program shall include the following topics:
a) legal standards for reasonable force;
b) PRPD’s use of force policy;
c) reporting use of force, requesting medical service, and preserving evidence;
d) scenario-based training and interactive exercises that illustrate proper use of force decision-making;
e) the proper deployment and use of all weapons or technologies, including firearms, batons, chemical agents, and ECWs;
f) threat assessment and de-escalation techniques that encourage officers to make arrests without using force, and instruction that disengagement, area containment, surveillance, waiting out a subject, summoning reinforcements, calling in specialized units, or delaying arrest may be the appropriate response to a situation, even when the use of force would be legally justified;
g) crisis intervention and interacting with people with mental illnesses, including instruction by mental health practitioners and an emphasis on de-escalation strategies;
h) factors to consider in initiating or continuing a foot pursuit; and
i) appropriate training on conflict management.
54. PRPD shall provide an appropriate firearm training program that:
a) requires officers to complete and satisfactorily pass firearm training and qualify on each firearm the officer is required or authorized to carry on an annual basis;
b) requires cadets, officers in probationary periods, and officers who return from unarmed status or extended leave to complete and satisfactorily pass firearm training and qualify on each firearm the officer is required or authorized to carry before such personnel are permitted to carry and use firearms;
c) incorporates night training, stress training (i.e., training in using a firearm after undergoing physical exertion), and proper use of force decision- making training, including continuous threat assessment techniques, in the annual in-service training program;
d) ensures that firearm instructors critically observe students and provide corrective instruction regarding deficient firearm te...
Use of Force Training. 6 127. SPD currently provides all SPD officers with use of force training based upon 7 applicable law and SPD policy. SPD will review all use of force policies and training to ensure 8 they incorporate, and are consistent with, the Constitution and all provisions of this Agreement.
Use of Force Training. Within 36 months of the Operational Date, APD will review all use of force policies and training to ensure they incorporate, and are consistent with, the Constitution and provisions of this Agreement. APD shall also provide all APD officers with 40 hours of use of force training within 12 months of the Operational Date, and 24 hours of use of force training on at least an annual basis thereafter, including, as necessary, training on developments in applicable law and APD policy.
Use of Force Training. As part of its training requirements in Section VI of this Agreement, and in addition to its firearms training, within one year of the Effective Date, SPD will provide eight hours of use of force training that is adequate in quality, quantity, scope, and type and that includes:
Use of Force Training. 125. EHPD shall provide all EHPD officers with 4 – 8 hours of use of force training within 365 days of the Effective Date, and 4 – 8 hours of use of force training on at least an annual basis thereafter, including information on developments in applicable law and EHPD policy. EHPD shall coordinate and review all use of force policy and training to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with the Constitution, Connecticut law, this Agreement and EHPD policy. EHPD’s use of force training shall include the following topics:
a) EHPD’s use of force model, as described in this Agreement;
b) proper use of force decision-making;
c) use of force reporting requirements;
d) the Fourth Amendment and related law;
e) role-playing scenarios and interactive exercises that illustrate proper use of force decision-making, including training officers on the importance and impact of ethical decision making and peer intervention;
f) the proper deployment and use of all intermediate weapons or technologies, including canines and ECWs;
g) de-escalation techniques that encourage officers to make arrests without using force, and instruction that disengagement, area containment, surveillance, waiting out a subject, summoning reinforcements, calling in specialized units, or delaying arrest may be the appropriate response to a situation, even when the use of force would be legally justified;
h) threat assessment;
i) basic crisis intervention and interacting with people with mental illnesses, including instruction by mental health practitioners and an emphasis on de- escalation strategies;
j) factors to consider in initiating or continuing a pursuit;
k) appropriate training on conflict management; and
l) supervisors of all ranks, as part of their initial and annual in-service supervisory training, shall receive additional training in conducting use of force reviews and investigations; strategies for effectively directing officers to minimize uses of force and to intervene effectively to prevent or stop unreasonable force; and supporting officers who report unreasonable or unreported force, or who are retaliated against for using only reasonable force or attempting to prevent unreasonable force.
Use of Force Training. The State shall train direct care staff in the approved method for physical restraint that minimizes the risk of injury to youth. The State shall only use instructors that are appropriately certified to teach the approved physical restraint method. All training shall include each staff’s demonstration of the approved techniques and meet the minimum standards for competency established by the method. Direct care staff skills in employing the method shall be periodically re-evaluated. Staff who demonstrate deficiencies in technique or method shall be re-trained at least every six months until they meet minimum standards for competency established by the method. Supervisory staff who are routinely involved in responding to incidents and altercations shall be trained to evaluate their subordinates’ use of the approved restraint methods and must provide evaluation of the staff’s proper use of these method(s) in their reports addressing use of force incidents.
Use of Force Training. (1) LCJ shall develop an effective and comprehensive training program in the appropriate use of force.
(2) LCJ shall ensure that correctional officers receive adequate training in LCJ’s use of force policies and procedures.
(3) LCJ shall ensure that correctional officers receive adequate training in use of force and defensive tactics.
(4) LCJ shall ensure that correctional officers receive pre-service and in-service training on reporting use of force and completing use of force reports.
Use of Force Training. All officers covered by this Agreement shall participate in Use of Force Training at the direction of the Chief of Police. All Use of Force Training shall be provided by the Town at regular intervals and shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this Agreement. For participating in said training, the parties agree that members of the bargaining unit shall be compensated as follows: On June 30, 2013, members of the bargaining unit shall receive a stipend of $650 rolled into their base pay. On July 1, 2013, members of the bargaining unit shall receive an additional stipend of $950 rolled into their base pay, such that the total amount of compensation to be paid for this stipend is $1,600.00 per member of the bargaining unit. The parties acknowledge that $300 of this stipend is an equitable adjustment for a fourth personal day granted to another bargaining unit in a prior fiscal year.
Use of Force Training. The City agrees to provide FPD officers initial and ongoing annual in-service use- of-force training. This training will include:
Use of Force Training. A. Officer Training
1. Before being authorized to carry a firearm all officers shall receive training and instruction with regard to the proper use of deadly force and to the agency’s policies and State statutes with regard to such force. Such training and instruction shall continue on an annual basis.
2. Before carrying an authorized device all officers shall receive training and instruction in the use of the device including training as it relates to its use in deadly force and/or other than deadly force situations. Such training and instruction shall continue on an annual basis.
3. Officers will carry and use only authorized devices unless circumstances exist which pose an immediate threat to the safety of the public or the officer requiring the use of a device or object that has not been authorized to counter such a threat.
4. With agency approval officers may modify, alter or cause to be altered an authorized device in their possession or control.
5. At least annually, officers shall be trained in use of force and related legal updates, including:
i. the use of chemical agents
ii. CEWs
iii. impact weapons
iv. firearms
v. practical and legal aspects of use of force by peace officers vi. defensive tactics vii. deadly force issues
