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Procedure 4160Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Procedures Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2024/10/02, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentFIELD TRAINING PROGRAM - 1FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM 4160.1 PURPOSE The purpose of this procedure is to establish guidelines, define responsibilities and set standards for all personnel involved in various aspects of the Field Training Program. It is the position of the Santa Ana Police Department that a formalized and standardized Field Training Program can best answer the demand for more professional police officers. The Field Training Program is designed to afford all incoming peace officers the highest degree of field training. 4160.2 FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM PROCESS The basic recruit training program involves three steps: The Basic Police Academy, field training with qualified Field Training Officers and a one-year probationary patrol performance period directly supervised by a field sergeant. The one-year probationary period includes the field-training phase. Training for lateral police officers requires field training with qualified Field Training Officers and a one-year probationary patrol performance period directly supervised by a field sergeant. Training for reserve police officers involves similar steps: Basic Police Academy, Basic Extended Police Academy, or Level II & III Reserve Academy, and extended field training with qualified Field Training Officers and probationary patrol performance period directly supervised by a field sergeant. The Field Training Program process for basic recruits, lateral police officers, and reserve police officers will train officers in topics including, but not limited to: •Department orientation •Criminal and civil codes •Departmental policies and procedures •Report writing •Patrol functions •Radio procedures •Investigative procedures •Crime scene investigation •Vehicle and traffic procedures •Community relations •Search, seizure and arrest procedures •Juvenile procedures Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Procedures Manual FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2024/10/02, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentFIELD TRAINING PROGRAM - 2•Cultural awareness •Communications skills •City geography •Courtroom testimony and demeanor •Community Oriented Policing Philosophy •Police professionalism and discipline 4160.3 FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM PHASES The twenty-three week Field Training Program consists of a two-week orientation period and five separate phases: •Orientation: 2-Weeks Orientation •Phase I: o1-Week FTO Observation (no evaluation) o4-Weeks FTO Training •Phase II: 4-Weeks FTO Training •Phase III: o4-Weeks FTO Training o2-Weeks Traffic Training •Phase IV: 4-Weeks FTO Instruction •Phase V: o1-Week Transitional FTO Instruction (Optional) o2-Week FTO Training (Four days, totaling 50 hours) - Solo Performance Academy graduates and lateral officers with less than one-year patrol experience will complete the entire 23-week Field Training Program. Lateral police officers with at least one-year uniformed patrol experience and a POST Basic Certificate may be eligible for early release from the Field Training Program. At a minimum, lateral officers shall not be released from the Field Training Program until successful completion of the first 12 weeks, starting with Phase I. Additionally; lateral officers shall meet all requirements of the Field Training Program before being released into their solo probationary period. Early release for eligible lateral officers shall be at the discretion of the assigned Field Training Program Commander and will be based on the recommendations of the trainee’s assigned Field Training Officers and the Department’s Field Training Program Supervisor. Neither academy graduates nor lateral officers shall be released from the Field Training Program until they have successfully completed Phase V of the program. Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Procedures Manual FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2024/10/02, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentFIELD TRAINING PROGRAM - 34160.3.1 EXTENSION OF FIELD TRAINING PERIOD The assigned Field Training Program Commander may extend any phase of the Field Training Program for an individual trainee when that trainee is determined to have minor deficiencies that can reasonably be overcome with additional training. Any extension should be for a minimum of two weeks to provide a sufficient period for additional training and remediation. 4160.3.2 CRITERIA FOR RELEASE FROM THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM A qualified Field Training Officer shall accompany each trainee throughout the duration of the Field Training Program and shall complete daily and weekly evaluations for each assigned trainee for all phases of training with the exception of the first week of orientation. All trainees shall demonstrate the following to their assigned Field Training Officers prior to release from the Field Training Program: 1.Successful completion of all examinations and demonstrated proficiency in all subject areas contained in the Department’s Field Training Program Manual through practical application or other demonstration of knowledge. 2.Demonstrated competency as a police officer during the final examination consisting of a one-week solo performance Ghost Ride. A.The one-week Ghost Ride shall consist of four (4) workdays, totaling 50 hours. The workdays shall be consecutive unless there are only three (3) consecutive workdays in the workweek. If there are only three (3) consecutive workdays in the workweek, the 4th workday shall be the first workday of the following workweek. 4160.4 TRAINEE RESPONSIBILITIES Trainee responsibilities are documented in the Santa Ana Police Department Field Training Manual. 4160.5