Policy Text
SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
G.O. 260.04
1 OF 2
260.04
ADVANCED MANAGEMENT TRAI NING COURSE SELECTION
04-07-03
PURPOSE
To establish procedures for selecting personnel to attend advanced management training courses.
POLICY
To select qualified supervisors fo r advanced management training courses.
PROCEDURE
A. GENERAL
1. Applications for advanced management training courses shall be completed and
submitted through the chain of command to the Chief of Police, unless otherwise
indicated.
2. The applicant's immediate supervisor shall attach written comments to the application
indicating his/her recommendation.
3. Upon approval of the applicant, the Chief of Police, or a designee, shall forward
approved applications to the Captain, Office of Technical Services, Training Division.
4. After the approval process is complete, t he Training Captain shall log the application and
notify the selected candidate(s) that their application has been approved by the
Department and has been forwarded to the requested training course coordinator.
B. SHERMAN BLOCK SUPERVISOR Y LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
1. Applications for the She rman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI) shall be
accepted from sworn supervisors who hold the rank of Sergeant.
2. Upon completion of POST Supervisor's School, every sergeant shall:
a. obtain and complete an application for SL I from POST (www.post.ca.gov/TRAIN/
sli.htm).
b. submit the completed application through their chain of command to the Chief of
Police.
3. Sergeants who do not desire to attend SLI after completing POST Supervisor's School,
shall submit a memorandum to their Offi ce Chief through the chain of command.
C. POST COMMAND COLLEGE
1. Applications for the POST Command College shall be accepted from sworn supervisors
holding the rank of lieutenant and above.
2. Supervisors applying for the POST Comm and College shall obtain an application from
POST (www.commandcollege.com) and submit the completed application through their
chain of command to the Chief of Police.
3. Upon request, the Training Division shall provide names of Command College graduates
to candidates so they may become famili ar with the Command College Assessment
Center process.
D. DELINQUENCY CONTROL INSTITUTE
1. Applications for the Delinquency Control Institut e shall be accepted from:
a. lieutenants or above.b. sergeants assigned to the Of fice of Investigations.
2. Supervisors applying for the Delinquency C ontrol Institute shall obtain an application
from the University of Southern Ca lifornia (www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/dci/
index.html)and forward the completed applic ation through their chain of command to
their Office Chief.
3. The Office Chief, or a designee, shall fo rward approved applications to the Captain,
Office of Technical Se rvices, Training Division.
E. FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY
1. Applications for the FBI National Academy shall be accepted from sworn supervisors
who hold the rank of lieutenant or abov e and sergeants who have successfully
completed the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute.
SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDERS
G.O. 260.04
2 OF 22. Supervisors applying for the FBI National Academy shall obtain an application from the
Sacramento FBI Office and submit the comp leted application through their chain of
command to the Chief of Police.
F. SENIOR MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE FOR POLICE
1. Applications for the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) shall be accepted
from sworn supervisors who hold the rank of lieutenant or above, and from civilian
managers in equivalent positions.
2. Managers applying for SMIP shall obtain an application from the SMIP website
(www.policeforum.org/smip.html), and subm it the completed application through the
chain of command to the Chief of Police.
3. If more than one nomination is made for a part icular session, the Chief of Police shall
indicate the priority order of the candidates.