Policy Text
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
MAY 2021
Chief Mark Flores, Cal State East Bay
Chief Nina Jamsen, Cal State San Bernardino
Chief Gregory Murphy, CSUNUNIVERSITY-WIDE
TRAINING
GUIDE
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 INTRODUCTION
3 PURPOSE
3 TRAINING DEFINITIONS
4 POST CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
5 POLICE OFFICER
7 CORPORAL
8 SERGEANT
9 LIEUTENANT
11 CAPTAIN
13 CHIEF OF POLICE
14 DISPATCHER
15 SPECIALIZED ASSIGNMENTS
3INTRODUCTION
The university-wide California State University
Police Department is interested in and
responsible for the continual growth and
development of its personnel. Through
professional training and personal education,
an employee can achieve professional and
personal excellence, as well as meet career
goals. The University Police Department
(UPD) will ensure its personnel possesses the
knowledge and skills necessary to provide a
professional level of service that meets the
needs of the community.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the California State University
Police Department’s Training Guide is to:
1) Meet Executive Order 1046, Section III.
Training;
2) Conform to California Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training
(POST) mandates;
3) Enhance the level of law enforcement
service to the public;
4) Increase the technical expertise and overall
effectiveness of its personnel; and
5) Provide opportunities for continued
professional development of department
personnel.
The UPD Training Guide is designed to identify
the training needs and set training priorities
for every rank and position and specialized
assignment within the CSU’s University Police
Department. It also outlines how often each
training subject should be taken and the overall
hours of each training topic. The guide should
be used as an objective tool to bring uniformity
and consistency to training and to provide
employees with the greatest opportunity
possible for success. This training guideline
is to be used regularly by supervisors and
managers to meet the training needs of their
employees and to evaluate training requests
from employees.The Police Department will strive to use a
variety of training sources for the educational
and professional development of its employees.
Whenever possible, the department will use
courses certified by POST.
The Training Guide in no way identifies all of
the training that will occur for the members
of the University Police Department over the
course of their career. Additionally, it does not
guarantee that a member will receive all of the
training identified for their position, only the
training that has been identified as mandatory.
TRAINING DEFINITIONS
Training outlined within this guide is divided
into three categories: Mandatory, Desirable and
Professional Development. These categories
provide guidance as to which training courses
officers receive at the various stages of their
career. The following defines each category:
Mandatory —Courses in this category are
required by POST, state or federal regulation,
CSU or University Police department policy.
They provide basic knowledge and foundation -
al skills for each level of officer certification and
are considered critical to the position.
Desirable —These courses, though not required
for compliance purposes, are considered a
priority and should be completed as soon
as possible. They provide fundamental,
base-building training that will support officers
throughout their career and help round out
the skills they need to effectively serve their
communities.
Professional Development —Courses in this
category will help officers in their professional
development efforts and prepare them for
promotion within their department. These
courses focus on considered skills that will be
needed in the future and may include optional
training or training of specific interest to the
individual. Ideally, officers would complete this
training before promoting or moving to the next
assignment. This development generally pro -
vides additional competency training for those
seeking to move up within the organization.
4 POST CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
The following are the six primary certificates
issued by the California Commission on Peace
Officer Standards and Training, along with the
requirements for each:
Basic Certificate —The Basic Certificate is
awarded, as defined in Commission Regu -
lation 1011, to full-time peace officers of a
POST-participating agency who have satisfac -
torily completed the prerequisite Basic Course
requirement and the probationary period of the
employing agency.
Intermediate Certificate —The Intermediate
Certificate is awarded, as defined in Commis -
sion Regulation 1011, to employed full-time
peace officers of a POST-participating agency
who have a Basic Certificate and who have
acquired the specified training and education
points and/or college degree and the pre -
scribed years of law enforcement experience.
Advanced Certificate —The Advanced Certif -
icate is awarded, as defined in Commission
Regulation 1011, to employed full-time peace
officers of a POST-participating agency who
have an Intermediate Certificate and who have
acquired the specified training and education
points and/or college degree and the pre -
scribed years of law enforcement experience.Supervisory Certificate —The Supervisory
Certificate is awarded, as defined in
Commission Regulation 1011, to employed
full-time peace officers of a POST-participating
agency who have an Intermediate Certificate,
have earned a minimum of 60 semester units
at an accredited college, served for two years
as a first-level supervisor and who have
completed the Supervisory Course.
Management Certificate —The Management
Certificate is awarded, as defined in
Commission Regulation 1011, to employed
full-time peace officers of a POST-participating
agency who have an Advanced Certificate,
have earned a minimum of