Policy Text
SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDERS
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260.02
DEPARTMENT TRAINING
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PURPOSE
The Department seeks to provide ongoing training and encourages all personnel to participate in
advanced training and formal education on a continual basis. Training is provided within the confines
of funding, requirements of a given assignment, staffing levels, and legal mandates. Whenever
possible, the Department will use courses certified by the California Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training (POST).
POLICY
It is the policy of this department to administer a training program that will provide for the professional
growth and continued development of its personnel. By doing so, the Department will ensure its
personnel possess the knowledge and skills nec essary to provide a professional level of service that
meets the needs of the community.
A. RESEARCH, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION RESPONSIBILITES
1. The objectives of the Training Program are to:
a. Enhance the level of law enforcement service to the public.
b. Increase the technical expertise and overall effectiveness of our personnel.
c. Provide for continued professional development of department personnel.
d. Ensure compliance with POST rules and regulations concerning law enforcement training.
2. A traini ng plan will be developed and maintained by the In -Service Training Sergeant. It is the
responsibility of the Training Sergeant to maintain, review, and update the training plan on an annual
basis. The plan will address the following areas:
a. Departmental updates
b. Legal updates
c. Perishable skills
d. POST and Legislative updates
B. TRAINING ASSESSMENT
1. Training Division will conduct an annual training -needs assessment of the Department.
2. The needs assessment will be reviewed by the Captain of the Training, Research and Development
Division. Upon approval by the staff, the needs assessment will form the basis for the training plan for
the fiscal year.
C. TRAINING COMMITTEE
1. The In -Service Training Sergeant shall establish a Training Committee, which will serve to assist with
identifying training needs for the Department. The Training Committee shall be comprised of at least
three members, with the In -Service Training Lieutenant acting as the chairperson. Members should
be selected based on their abilities at post -incident evaluation and at assessing related training
needs. The In -Service Training Sergeant may remove or replace members of the committee at
his/her discretion, with the approval of the In -Service Training Lieutenant.
2. The Training Committee should review certain incidents to determine whether train ing would likely
improve future outcomes or reduce or prevent the recurrence of the undesirable issues related to the
incident. Specific incidents the Training Committee should review include, but are not limited to:
a. Any incident involving the dea th or serious injury of an employee.
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b. Incidents involving a high risk of death, serious injury or civil liability.
c. Incidents identified by a supervisor as appropriate to review to identify possible training needs.
d. Incidents involving reportable uses of force for training and/or equipment needs.
3. The Training Committee should convene on a regular basis as determined by the In -Service
Training Sergeant to review the identified incidents.
4. The committee shall determine by consensus whether a training need exists and then submit written
recommendations of its findings to the In -Service Training Lieutenant. The recommendation should
not identify specific facts of any incidents, such as identities of employees involved or the date, time
and location of the incident, but shoul d focus on the type of training being recommended.
5. The In -Service Training Sergeant will consider the recommendations of the committee and determine
what training should be addressed, taking into consideration the mission of the Department and
available resources.
D. TRAINER RESTRICTIONS (Government Code §7286)
1. Any officer that receives a sustained internal affairs complaint for excessive force will not be
allowed to train any officer(s) for a period of three years from the date of the sustained
compla int. This includes:
a. Field training
b. In-service training
c. Academy instruction or evaluation
d. Roll call presentations
2. Officers shall advise any supervisor that tasks them with a training assignment that they are
not authorized to instruct, teach, or train in accordance with Government Code §7286 . Failure
to do so will be cause for discipline.
a. The officer is not obligated to go into detail about the prior incident or complaint as to why
they cannot train other than to advise the supervisor that in accordance with applicable
law they are not authorized to train at that time.
3. When an internal affairs complaint for excessive force is sustained by the Captain/Manager
responsible for reviewing the investigation, the Internal Affairs Division shall inform the following:
a. The involved employee
b. The involved employee’s captain
c. The Training Division Captain
4. Upon receiving notice from the Internal Affairs Division that an internal affairs complaint for
excessive force has been sustained, the Training Division Ca ptain or designee shall notify the
involved employee in writing that they are prohibited from training for a period of three years . The
employee shall be directed to sign the notice and provide a copy to the Internal Affairs Division to
be included with t he results of that investigation.
E. TRAINING PROCEDURES
1. All employees assigned to attend training shall attend as scheduled unless previously excused by
their immediate supervisor. Excused absences from mandatory training should be limited to