Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Peace officers are expected to be leaders in the community, in their agencies, and among peers. To be effective, officers must understand the components of leadership, their responsibility to lead, and the impact of their leadership.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Increased respect
3. Increased public trust
2. Ethical values
3. Producing change
2. Circle of influence
3. Life balance
2. Modeling
3. Community policing
2. Recognizing other’s strengths
3. Supportive position
LEARNING DOMAIN 1
LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM & ETHICS
3. Decision making
Peace officers are empowered and entrusted by the community with a broad range of power, authority and discretion to maintain safety and order. Professional and ethical standards are the means by which peace officers maintain the public trust. To be effective, a peace officer must make a life-long commitment to these standards.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Values
3. Ethical conduct
2. Victims
3. Witnesses
2. Agency benefits
3. Community benefits
2. Civil/criminal liability
3. Embarrassment to stakeholder
LEARNING DOMAIN 1
LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM & ETHICS
4. Eroding the police image
5. Reinforcing negative stereotypes
6. Reduction of effectiveness
7. Diminishing public trust and cooperation
8. Compromising officer safety
2. Developed in 1979
3. Canons and ethical standards
2. Definition of Intervention
3. Restore professional control
2. Member of public unjustifiably arrested
3. Constitutional issues
4. Prevent harm from occurring
5. Inappropriate language
6. Unlawful, unethical, inappropriate behavior
7. Factor inhibiting intervention
b. Inexperienced or unfamiliar
c. Other’s responsibility
d. Peer pressure
e. Fear of consequences
f. No support from superiors
g. Psychologically unprepared
LEARNING DOMAIN 1
2. Intermediate
a. Verbal
b. Physical
3. Delayed
3. Ways to implement
A. None
A. None
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on leadership, professionalism and ethics.
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours __2__
Agency Specific Hours __0__
Total Instructional Hours __2__
LEARNING DOMAIN 2
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
To be effective leaders, peace officers must be aware of the constitutional rights of all individuals within the United States, regardless of citizenship status, and the role of the criminal justice system has in protecting those rights.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Fourth Amendment
3. Fifth Amendment
4. Sixth Amendment
5. Eighth Amendment
6. Fourteenth Amendment
2. Fourth Amendment
3. Fifth Amendment
4. Sixth Amendment
5. Eighth Amendment
6. Fourteenth Amendment
2. Judicial
3. Corrections
4. Goals
Peace officers must realize that law enforcement is not solely the function of police and sheriff agencies. There are many other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies that are part of the criminal justice system.
LEARNING DOMAIN 2
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. State Agencies
3. Local Agencies
Peace officers must understand the judicial component of the criminal justice system because much of their work results in cases that go to court
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Rendering fair judgments
3. Dispensing just punishment
4. Assuring victim’s rights
2. Lower trial courts
3. Higher courts (Appellate Courts)
2. Arraignment
3. Bail – Right to Bail
4. Preliminary Hearing
5. Superior court arraignment
6. Trial
7. Sentencing
8. Grand Jury
LEARNING DOMAIN 2
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Rehabilitating prisoners
3. Supervision parolees and probationers
4. Assuring victim’s rights
None
None
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on the criminal justice system.
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours ___2__
Agency Specific Hours ___0__
Total Instructional Hours ___2___
LEARNING DOMAIN 3
POLICING THE COMMUNITY
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Peace officers need to know that their role in the community is to work in partnership with community members to resolve or reduce problems for the benefit of those who live and work there.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
3. Preventing crime
4. Delivering service
5. Educating and learning from the community
6. Working with the community to solve problems
2. Reactive approach
2. Fair and impartial enforcement
3. Knowing the patrol beat or area of responsibility
2. Locations requiring special attention, i.e. hot spots
3. Potentially dangerous areas
2. Economic shifts
3. Advanced technologies
LEARNING DOMAIN 3
POLICING THE COMMUNITY
4. Jail overcrowding
5. Cultural diversity
6. Continuous law changes
7. Homeland security
2. Visiting local schools
3. Teaching courses on the law
4. Using new media
5. Participating in collaborative meetings
Peace officers need to understand that community partnerships provide opportunities to effect greater change than could be accomplished by any one group alone.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Working together to address an issue
2. Respect
3. Understanding
4. Support
5. Teamwork
2. Trust and integrity
LEARNING DOMAIN 3
POLICING THE COMMUNITY
2. Using ethical values and goals
3. Producing intended changes
2. Verbal and nonverbal
3. Between two or more people
2. Voice characteristics
3. Nonverbal signals
3. Potentially escalating situations
2. Establishing effective lines of communication
3. Overcoming barriers to communication
IV. REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES
None
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on policing in the community.
LEARNING DOMAIN 3
POLICING THE COMMUNITY
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours __2___
Agency Specific Hours _ 0___
Total Instructional Hours __2___
LEARNING DOMAIN 5
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Peace officers must know the origins of current law to know the role of law enforcement today.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Statutory law
3. Case law
Peace officers must know the nuances of the written law to correctly interpret the law.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Spirit of Law
2. Civil Law
To enforce the law, peace officers must know what constitutes a crime and the information required to identify that a crime has occurred.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Forbidding or commanding it
LEARNING DOMAIN 5
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW
3. Upon conviction
4. Provides punishments
2. Presence of a designated state of mind (intent)
2. Specific
3. Transferred
2. Criminal negligence
To arrest a subject, peace officers must determine what type of crime has been committed, who was involved in the commission of the crime, and who cannot be criminally liable.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Misdemeanor
3. Infraction
2. Accessories
3. Accomplices
LEARNING DOMAIN 5
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW
2. Idiots
3. Persons who committed the act or omission:
b. without being conscious of the act
c. through misfortune or accident, or
d. under threat or menace
A. POST constructed PC 832 Arrest Comprehensive Test
None
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on introduction to criminal law.
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours __3___
Agency Specific Hours __0____
Total Instructional Hours __3___
LEARNING DOMAIN 15
LAWS OF ARREST
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Peace officers must have an understanding of the amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and similar sections of the California Constitution that are related to the authority, liability, and responsibility they have in making arrests.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Fifth Amendment
3. Sixth Amendment
4. Fourteenth Amendment
2. U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 241
3. U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 242
Peace officers must recognize that a consensual encounter is a face-to-face contact with a person under circumstances which would cause a reasonable person to believe they are free to leave or otherwise not cooperate.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Interviewing witnesses at scene of crime or accident
3. Conversing casually
4. Disseminating information
LEARNING DOMAIN 15
LAWS OF ARREST
2. Blocking with patrol unit
3. Issuing orders
4. Using accusatory questioning or tone of voice
5. Conducting cursory/frisk searches without legal justification
6. Demanding and/or keeping a person’ identification
2. Be civilly prosecuted and held liable for violation of civil rights
3. Be criminally prosecuted for false imprisonment
4. Face agency disciplinary action
Peace officers must recognize that a temporary detention is an assertion of authority that is less than an arrest but more substantial than a consensual encounter.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Consensual Encounter
2. Make it reasonable to suspect criminal activity
3. Detained Person is connected to activity
2. Completed in reasonable time frame
LEARNING DOMAIN 15
LAWS OF ARREST
2. Peace Officer suspects
3. Concealed weapon or dangerous instrument
2. If person attempts to leave or
3. Is uncooperative
Peace officers must know and comply with the statutory rules of arrest in order to properly exercise their authority and responsibility, while avoiding potential liability when making arrests.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Cause person of ordinary care and prudence
3. To entertain an honest and strong belief
4. That person to be arrested
5. Is guilty of a crime
2. Arrested person taken into custody in case and manner authorized by Law
3. Arrest may be made by restraint of person
4. Reasonable force may be used to make arrest, prevent escape or overcome
resistance
LEARNING DOMAIN 15
LAWS OF ARREST
2. Detention
2. Cause
3. Authority
2. Misdemeanor not committed in officer’s presence
1. Felony committed in officer’s presence
2. Felony not committed in the officer’s presence
2. Directing and commanding an peace officer
3. To arrest the person named in warrant
4. For offense named in warrant
1. Knock and notice
2. Exceptions
2. Officer’s actions
LEARNING DOMAIN 15
LAWS OF ARREST
b. to make arrest
c. prevent escape
d. overcome resistance
2. Misdemeanor
3. Felony
2. Stale misdemeanor
3. Statute of limitations
When conducting a custodial interrogation, peace officers must follow Miranda procedures to ensure that any answers obtained will be admissible in court.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Interrogation
2. Statements may be used in court
3. Right to attorney
4. Attorney appointed if unable to afford one
LEARNING DOMAIN 15
LAWS OF ARREST
2. The right to counsel
2. Implied
3. Conditional
2. Emergency rescue
To develop admissible evidence while ensuring the constitutional rights of all individuals, peace officers must correctly follow standardized practices for conducting crime scene interviews and interrogations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Interrogations
2. Confession
The POST-Constructed PC 832 Arrest Comprehensive Test.
VIII. REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES
None
LEARNING DOMAIN 15
LAWS OF ARREST
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on laws of arrest.
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours __5___
Agency Specific Hours __0___
Total Instructional Hours __5___
LEARNING DOMAIN 16
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Peace officers must have a clear understanding of their authority, responsibility, and potential for liability in the areas of search and seizure law, as well as the protections provided by constitutional law, statutory law, and case law against unreasonable searches and seizures.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Liberty
3. Possession of property
a. Individuals indicate they expect privacy
b. That expectation which society recognize as legitimate
2. Established by ownership, lawful possession, authority, and/or control
of area searched or property seized.
2. To provide a fair probability, or substantial chance that object sought is
located in place to be searched
II. LEARNING NEED
When certain conditions are met, officers may lawfully search and seize evidence
without a search warrant. For evidence to be admissible at trial, officers must have a
clear understanding of the legal requirements for warrantless searches.
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SEARCH AND SEIZURE
2. The courts have identified certain specific conditions and circumstances where warrantless searches and seizures are considered reasonable and, therefore, legal.
3. In addition to plain view seizures, these exceptions to the usual warrant requirement include:
2. Consent searches
3. Searches pursuant to exigent circumstances
4. Searches incident to arrest, and
5. Probation/parole searches
The Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures extends to a person’s vehicle and property inside the vehicle. However, the courts have created several exceptions to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement because of the potential mobility of a motor vehicle.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
LEARNING DOMAIN 16
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
3. Protective searches
4. Consent searches
5. Searches incident to custodial arrest
6. Instrumentality searches
Peace officers must recognize when a search or the seizure of evidence involves intrusion into a subject’s body Special care must be taken to balance the subject’s reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment against the government’s need to collect evidence.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Without a warrant
2. Use of force
2. Proper removal
LEARNING DOMAIN 16
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
A. The POST-Constructed PC 832 Arrest Comprehensive Test
None
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on search and seizure
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours __3___
Agency Specific Hours __0___
Total Instructional Hours __3___
LEARNING DOMAIN 17
PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Peace officers must know the rules of evidence as they pertain to relevancy, types of evidence, authentication and chain of custody.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Competent
2. Real
3. Demonstrative
4. Circumstantial
2. Maintained control or who had access…
3. To any physical evidence
4. A complete and accurate chain of custody record is essential in
establishing the validity and integrity of any evidence in court
Peace officers must know the requirements and exceptions for the admissibility of evidence.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
LEARNING DOMAIN 17
PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE
B. Recognize the requirements and exceptions for admitting hearsay evidence for:
2. Admissions and confessions
3. Dying declarations
4. Records and officer testimony;
5. Hearsay testimony at preliminary hearings
a. By active and honorably retired peace officers
III. REQUIRED TESTS:
None
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on presentation of evidence.
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours ___2__
Agency Specific Hours ___0__
Total Instructional Hours ___2__
LEARNING DOMAIN 18
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT WRITING
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
A peace officer’s ability to clearly document the facts and activities of an investigation not only reflects on the officer’s own professionalism, but also on the ability of the justice system to prosecute the criminal case.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Content of reports
3. Specified crimes
4. Ethics
5. Agency policies
Peace officers must recognize that the information gathered during their initial investigation in the field will become the foundation for their investigative reports.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Information to be recorded
3. Important considerations
2. Role of statements
3. Actions before interview
4. Recording the interview
5. Three step process
Peace officers must recognize in order for an investigative report to be of use in the
LEARNING DOMAIN 18
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT WRITING
judicial process, the report must be well organized, and include facts needed to establish
that a crime has been committed and all actions taken by officers were appropriate.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. When?
3. Where?
4. Who?
5. How?
6. Why?
3. Identification of involved parties
4. Victim/witness statements
5. Crime scene specifics Learning Objectives, continued
6. Property information
7. Officer actions
None
None
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on investigative report writing.
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours __2___
Agency Specific Hours __0___
Total Instructional Hours __2___
LEARNING DOMAIN 20
USE OF FORCE
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Peace officers must recognize that they have the authority to use reasonable force to affect an arrest, to prevent escape, or to overcome resistance as authorized by the California Penal Code. For their safety, and for the safety and well-being of fellow officers, it is critical that peace officers know the laws governing the use of force.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. That force reasonable for restraint of the suspect and to get the
suspect to submit to custody
2. “Reasonableness” must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable
officer.
4. It must be based on the facts and circumstances confronting the Officer without regard to the officer’s underlying intent or motivation.
5. It must be based on the knowledge that the officer acted properly
under the established law at the time.
2. Peace officer’s authority to use reasonable force during a detention or
arrest
LEARNING DOMAIN 20
USE OF FORCE
2. Officer may use all necessary means to effect the arrest (PC 835)
2. Departments establish the most detailed considerations and regulations.
3. Officers are responsible for knowing and complying with their own
Peace officers must recognize that they have a range of force options available to them. However, in all cases the use of force must be reasonable compared to the threat, resistance, and other circumstances known to the officer at the time the force was used.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
defending oneself, another person, effecting an arrest, or overcoming
2. Amount of force to overcome resistance and gain/maintain control
3. Amount and type of force permitted by agency policy
2. Passive-Resistive….Physical strength, control holds
LEARNING DOMAIN 20
USE OF FORCE
3. Active-Resistive….Same
4. Assaultive….Control holds, baton, pepper spray
5. Life threatening actions….Any available weaponry, including firearms
Peace officers must fully comprehend their authority, responsibility, and liability regarding the use of deadly force as authorized by law.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Life threatening felony
3. Give warning when feasible
4. Use if necessary to prevent escape
person in like circumstances
2. The officer/person must not act under the influence of fear alone
3. The decision to use lethal force must be made to save oneself or another
from great bodily injury or death.
2. Immediacy of the threat
3. Type of crime/suspect(s)
4. Capability of suspect & suspect’s weaponry
5. Field of fire
6. Officer’s present capabilities
LEARNING DOMAIN 20
USE OF FORCE
2. Department policy strictly controls the conditions under which lethal
force may be used
3. Officers must conform to department policy regardless of what federal or
state law might allow
4. Department policy often specifies such matters as use of warning shots,
shooting at or from moving vehicles, etc.
her duty
3. Or in self-defense
4. Or when arresting or retaking a felon who is armed or whose continued
freedom poses a significant threat or death or GBI to officer or to others
When a force option has been employed, peace officers’ reports must include the critical information to ensure that the chronology, specifics of the events, and the people involved are properly documented.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Peace officers must be ready to, and capable of, safely taking control of a dangerous situation.
LEARNING DOMAIN 20
USE OF FORCE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Anger
3. Indecision and hesitation
2. Identifying worst-case scenarios
3. Developing problem-solving solutions
Peace officers must recognize the consequences of using unreasonable force, and their legal and ethical responsibilities to intervene if the force being used by another peace officer is inappropriate or unlawful.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
LEARNING DOMAIN 20
USE OF FORCE
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on the use of force.
Description 3 Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours __3___
Agency Specific Hours __0___
Total Instructional Hours __3___
LEARNING DOMAIN 30
CRIME SCENES, EVIDENCE AND FORENSICS
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Peace officers must have a general understanding of the total range of basic criminal investigation procedures in order to make the appropriate decisions regarding the identification and preservation of physical evidence at the scene of a crime.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Exoneration of innocent
2. Crime scene search
Peace officers must be aware of, and comply with, the general guidelines for the collection, packaging, and processing of physical evidence found at a crime scene to ensure that each piece of evidence is admissible in a court of law.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Integrity of evidence
2. Who found the item
3. Where and when the item was found
4. Description of item
5. Who recovered, packaged and labeled the item
6. Who transported the item
7. Where it was submitted, and
8. Where, how and when item was secured
LEARNING DOMAIN 30
CRIME SCENES, EVIDENCE AND FORENSICS
None
IV. REQUIRED LEARNING ACTIVITIES
None
V. HOURLY REQUIREMENTS
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on crime scenes, evidence and forensics.
Description 2 Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours ___2__
Agency Specific Hours ___0__
Total Instructional Hours ___2__
LEARNING DOMAIN 33
ARREST AND CONTROL
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
For their own safety and the safety of others, peace officers must maintain awareness and respond appropriately when confronted by a potential hazard or threat.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
3. Control
2. Throat
3. Heart
4. Groin
5. Joints
6. Head
7. Neck
8. Spine
9. Kidneys
2. Hands
3. Arms
4. Legs
5. Feet
Conducting a person search can be dangerous for peace officers. A peace officer’s actions and reactions in these situations should always allow for a margin of safety while maintaining a position of advantage.
LEARNING DOMAIN 33
ARREST AND CONTROL
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Location of subject’s hands
3. Proximity of subject’s obvious or potential weapons
2. Include:
a. waistband
b. upper body
c. back
d. lower body
a. hair
b. mouth
c. neck
d. underarms
e. waistband
f. belt buckle
g. hand
h. groin
i. pockets
j. ankles
k. shoes or boots
l. back of neck
m. small of back
n. between buttocks
o. inner thighs
p. heel of shoe
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ARREST AND CONTROL
3. Most procedures are common to all agencies
a. Maintain officer safety
b. Availability and use of officers of the same sex
c. Acceptable search techniques
d. How to avoid false claims of misconduct or sexual assault
3. Safeguard their weapons
4. Maintain constant observation of overall situation, aware of possible
dangers and potential interference
5. Exhibit command presence or professional demeanor toward subject being
Searched
6. Protect the searching officer
7. Assist in restraining the subject if necessary
8. Assist the searching officer by taking possession of any found weapons or
contraband
2. Application / Practice by students
Peace officers must be ready and physically capable of taking control of a subject and to justify their actions if the subject refuses to follow verbal commands, physically resists, or attempts to attack the peace officer during a detention or arrest situation.
LEARNING DOMAIN 33
ARREST AND CONTROL
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Close proximity of the officer and subject
2. Single technique may not be adequate to gain complete control of subject
The application of a restraint device (i.e., handcuffs, plastic flex cuffs, leg restraint devices, full body restraints) on a subject can be a difficult and potentially dangerous task for a peace officer. Peace officers must be proficient in the use of proper methods to ensure their safety and the safety of the subjects.
a. Attack on the officer or others
b. Escape of the prisoner
c. Destruction or concealment of evidence
d. Self-infliction of injury by suspect
e. Combat between prisoners
B. Explain the potential hazards when using restraint devices on a subject
1. Restraint devices are a temporary restraint
2. Restraint devices can be defeated
3. Restraint devices can, unless applied properly, be used as a weapon
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ARREST AND CONTROL
4. Restraint devices do not totally immobilize a prisoner
C. Demonstrate the proper application and correct positioning of handcuffs on a suspect
1. Behind suspect’s back whenever possible
2. On suspect’s bare wrist between hand and ulnar bone
3. Shape of handcuffs should correspond to shape of suspect’s wrist
4. Should be secure, but not too tight
5. Should not be applied over the top of clothing or jewelry
6. Always double lock the handcuffs
D. Explain various double-locking mechanisms on handcuffs
1. Lever lock
2. Push pin lock
3. Slot lock
E. Discuss responsibilities of the contact and cover officers when handcuffing multiple subjects.
1. Contact Officer responsibility
2. Cover Officer responsibility
When transporting a prisoner, peace officers must recognize that the unpredictable nature of prisoners can create a serious threat. Officers must be aware of safety hazards and appropriate transporting procedures to ensure their safety and the safety of the prisoner.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Search of vehicle area
3. Proper procedures for positioning prisoner in vehicle
4. Use of safety belts
5. Observation of prisoner while transporting
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ARREST AND CONTROL
maintains advantage and control over prisoner
2. A second officer, if available, should act as cover officer
Exercise testing is mandated and regulated by POST Commission Procedure D-1, which states:
Academies/presenters shall provide the following to students who fail a required exercise test on the first attempt:
- An opportunity to review their results
- A reasonable amount of time, as determined by the academy/presenter, to prepare for a retest
- An opportunity to be tested on the failed test, if the student fails the second test, the student fails the course
Required exercise testing for each format of the basic course is set forth in the Training and Testing Specifications (TTS). The student is required to successfully pass each exercise test outlined below for the specific course of instruction the student is enrolled in.
ARREST AND CONTROL SAFETY
All arrest and control exercise testing must be conducted under written academy/presenter safety procedures and or protocols established in accordance with the POST safety guidelines. Students are required to comply with every aspect of presenter safety procedures and or protocols during Arrest and Control training and testing.
All one on one force exercise testing must be conducted with a safety officer/referee overseeing the test. The safety officer/referee has absolute control over the test and can call a halt to or stop the exercise test anytime the risk for student/staff injury exists.
Exercise tests developed by POST that specifically prescribes the PC 832/Module III Arrest and Control techniques which requires the student to demonstrate basic search and control methods.
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ARREST AND CONTROL
Visual Search
Cursory/Pat/Frisk/Search
Full Body Search Incident to Arrest
The student will demonstrate competency in the following performance dimensions:
Presenters must use the POST-developed PC 832/Module III Arrest and Control Competency Exercise Test Form or a presenter-developed form approved by POST, which minimally includes the performance dimensions used for this exercise test.
The student will demonstrate competency in the following performance dimensions:
Presenters must use the POST-developed PC 832/Module III Arrest and Control Competency Exercise Test Form or a presenter-developed form approved by POST, which minimally includes the performance dimensions used for this exercise test.
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ARREST AND CONTROL
The student will demonstrate competency in the following performance dimensions:
7. Verbal Commands/Instructions
Presenters must use the POST-developed PC 832/Module III Arrest and Control Competency Exercise Test Form or a presenter-developed form approved by POST, which minimally includes the performance dimensions used for this exercise test.
The student will demonstrate competency in the following performance dimensions:
4 Control
Presenters must use the POST-developed PC 832/Module III Arrest and Control Competency Exercise Test Form or a presenter-developed form approved by POST, which minimally includes the performance dimensions used for this exercise test.
2. Maintaining proper balance and control
3. Maintaining awareness
4. Protecting the searching officer from possible interference
5. Physically assisting the searching officer if it becomes necessary
6. Observing subject(s)
7. Awareness of cover and concealment
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XI. HOURLY REQUIREMENTS
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on arrest and control/baton.
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours __10__
Agency Specific Hours __0___
Total Instructional Hours __10__
LEARNING DOMAIN 39
CRIMES AGAINST THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Arrest and successful prosecution depend on the development of probable cause. Peace officers must know the elements required to arrest for crimes that obstruct law enforcement in their duties and to correctly categorize these crimes as misdemeanors or felonies.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
3. Threatening a public officer
Arrest and successful prosecution depend on the development of probable cause. Peace officers must know the elements required to arrest for crimes related to false information and to correctly categorize these crimes as misdemeanors or felonies.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
LEARNING DOMAIN 39
CRIMES AGAINST THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
None
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on crimes against the justice system.
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours ____1_
Agency Specific Hours ____0_
Total Instructional Hours ____1_
LEARNING DOMAIN 42
CULTURAL DIVERSITY/DISCRIMINATION
Effective date of outline: October 1, 2019
Peace officers need to recognize and respect the complexities of cultural diversity to develop skills necessary for identifying and responding to California’s changing communities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
within the community and law enforcement organizations
Peace officers need to become aware of stereotyping that could lead to prejudicial viewpoints and unlawful acts of discrimination.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY/DISCRIMINATION
4. Relying on stereotypes can lead an officer to flawed and often dangerous
decision-making—which generally produces inappropriate officer behavior.
3. It is a way of thinking about others that may be based on misconceptions
and/or misunderstandings
LEARNING DOMAIN 42
CULTURAL DIVERSITY/DISCRIMINATION
Students shall be provided with a minimum number of instructional hours on cultural diversity/sexual harassment/hate crimes.
Description Hours
POST Minimum Required Hours ___1__
Agency Specific Hours ___0__
Total Instructional Hours ___1__