Common use of Use of Force Training Clause in Contracts

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.