Common use of Mandatory SRO In-Service Training Program Clause in Contracts

Mandatory SRO In-Service Training Program. Pursuant to MGL Chapter 6 Section 116H: (a) The Municipal Police Training Committee shall establish and develop an in-service training program designed to train School Resource Officers [SROs], as defined in this policy and section 37P of chapter 71 of the MGLs. Such program shall include training on: (i) the ways in which legal standards regarding police interaction and arrest procedures differ for juveniles compared to adults; (ii) child and adolescent cognitive development, which shall include instruction on common child and adolescent behaviors, actions and reactions as well as the impact of trauma, mental illness, behavioral addictions, such as gaming and gambling disorder, and developmental disabilities on child and adolescent development and behavior; (iii) engagement and de-escalation tactics that are specifically effective with youth; and (iv) strategies for resolving conflict and diverting youth in lieu of making an arrest. Such program shall also include training related to: (i) hate crime identification and prevention training curriculum including acquisition of practical skills to prevent, respond to and investigate hate crimes and hate incidents and their impacts on victim communities; (ii) anti-bias, anti-racism and anti-harassment strategies; (iii) bullying and cyberbullying; and (iv) comprehensive training to help school resource officers interact effectively with school personnel, victim communities and build public confidence with cooperation with law enforcement agencies. (b) The course of instruction, the learning and performance objectives and the curriculum and standards for training developed pursuant to this section shall be developed in consultation with experts on child and adolescent development and child trauma and with educators and attorneys experienced in juvenile and education law and preventing and addressing youth hate crimes. Appendix B ▇▇▇▇▇▇ POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY NO. 1.05 Subject: THRESHOLD INQUIRIES MASSACHUSETTS POLICE ACCREDITATION STANDARDS REFERENCED: 1.2.4 (b) DATE OF ISSUE: 10/12/2017 ISSUING AUTHORITY: EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/12/2017 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇. Chief of Police REVISION DATE: It is the policy of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Police Department that: A. Only when an officer has reasonable suspicion of criminal activity based on specific, articulable facts and reasonable inferences may such officer temporarily stop and detain a person or vehicle; and B. Once stopped, a suspect may only be frisked for weapons if the officer reasonably believes the person to be armed.