Use of Force Training Clause Samples

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. 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 16 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. 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. 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. 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. VPD will work with the Evaluator to assess the use of force training provided to all officers to ensure the training complies with the requirements set forth in the use of force policy, and with best practices of constitutional policing. The topics for the training shall include the following: a. On a biennial basis - proper use of force decision making, including when force may be unnecessary in response to minor resistance. b. On a biennial basis - interactive scenarios and exercises that illustrate proper use of force decision making, including training officers on the importance and impact of ethical decision making and peer intervention. c. On a biennial basis - principles of procedural justice, and avoiding the use of force in response to minor resistance. d. On an annual basis - de-escalation techniques that encourage officers to make arrests without using force. e. On a biennial basis - threat assessment, including how race, identity, and/or bias can impact officers’ threat assessments. f. On an annual basis - for supervisors, initial and annual refresher training, internal if VPD is unable to access outside training, on conducting use of force investigations, how to effectively direct officers to minimize uses of force and to intervene effectively to prevent or stop unreasonable force, using VPD’s accountability and disciplinary systems after encountering a potentially unreasonable use of force or use of force that is out of policy, 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. 2. On an annual basis, VPD will utilize the Force Options Team, and any necessary use of force experts to assess the effectiveness of the use of force curricula against current policies and the integration of use of force scenario-based training and adult learning theory. VPD may use existing reports and data trend analysis for this purpose. This analysis will be shared with the Evaluator. 3. VPD shall work with the Evaluator to evaluate and update, where appropriate, current guidelines for selecting training instructors and/or entities to provide trainings, with prior performance quality and proposed curriculum being significant factors in the selection criteria for instructors on the issues identified in Paragraph B.1. VPD shall have discretion to select its own training instructors. 4. VPD shall convene its Field Training Officers, and the f...

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. 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

Use of Force Training. 84. As part of its training requirements in Section XI of this Agreement, within 365 days of the Effective Date, CDP will provide all current officers use of force training that is adequate in quality, quantity, scope, and type and that includes: a. proper use of force decision-making; b. use of force reporting requirements; c. the Fourth Amendment and related law; d. de-escalation techniques, both verbal and tactical, that empower officers to make arrests without using force and instruction that disengagement, area containment, surveillance, waiting out a subject, summoning reinforcements, using cover, 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; e. role-playing scenarios and interactive exercises that illustrate proper use of force decision-making, including training on the importance of peer intervention; f. the proper deployment and use of all intermediate weapons or technologies; g. the risks of prolonged or repeated ECW exposure, including that exposure to ECWs for longer than 15 seconds (whether due to multiple applications or continuous cycling) may increase the risk of death or serious physical injury; h. the increased risks ECWs may present to a subject who is pregnant, elderly, a child, ▇▇▇▇▇, has low body mass, or is in medical crisis; i. that when using an ECW the drive stun mode is generally less effective than the probe mode and, when used repeatedly, may exacerbate the situation; j. firearms training, as described in paragraph 60; k. factors to consider in initiating or continuing a vehicle pursuit; and l. for supervisors of all ranks, as part of their initial and annual in-service supervisory training, training in conducting use of force 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 attempting to prevent unreasonable force.