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3.35 Training: Specialized Training
3.35.1 Specialized Assignment Training (Revised: 7/3/24)
To provide professional, efficient and effective law enforcement services to the community,
certain personnel in special assignments will receive training in areas requiring an advanced
degree of knowledge or skill. Training is designed on the basis of an assessment of c ritical job
tasks, generally made by POST or another similar professional law enforcement organization.
Special assignment training is in addition to the quality , basic and on -going training provided to
all personnel throughout their career. Specialized training is intended to develop or extend the
knowledge, skills and abilities of the member performing specialized assignments.
Personnel in the following special assignments shall receive additional training to enhance their
skills:
A. Detective
1. Basic criminal investigations
2. Interview and interrogation
3. Child abuse investigations
4. Sexual assault investigations
5. Financial crimes investigations
6. Identity theft investigations
7. Computer crime investigations
8. Crime scene investigations
B. Crime Analyst
1. Basic crime prevention
C. Evidence and Records Technician
1. Records management and th e Public Records Act
2. Property and evidence management
3. Evidence collection
D. Field Training Supervisor
1. Field training program supervisor/administrator/coordinator (SAC)
E. Field Training Officer (FTO)
1. FTO
F. Bicycle Officer
1. Bicycle Patrol officer
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G. Firearms Instructor
1. Firearms instructor
2. Rifle instructor
H. Use of Force Instructor
1. Weaponless defense instructor
2. Impact weapons instructor
3. Chemical agent instructor
I. Security Services Manager
1. PRO-Watch computer system
2. Individual identity database
3. Recharge journals
4. Invoice training
5. Video security system and capabilities (Web capabilities)
6. LiveScan equipment and functions
7. Select courses in the Management Practice Series (MPS) core of classes in UC
Learning Center
J. Security Services Supervisor
1. PRO -Watch badge and monitoring modules
2. Select courses in the MPS core of classes in UC Learning Center
K. Public Safety Ambassador /Health Safety Ambassador
1. PRO -Watch badge (read only ) module .
All personnel receiving specialized assignment training shall attend Police Department
sponsored training to obtain additional skills, knowledge and ability in the specific assignment.
Depending on the job task, certain specialized assignments will require update training , as
outlined in “Staff Development Plan, Sergeants and Officers in Specialty Assignments.”
Certification, when given, will be maintained in the member’s training file upon successful
completion of the training. All personnel receiving specialized assignment training will
successfully complete the required objectives of the training in order to continue assignment in
that position. Those personnel who do not successfully complete the training will be offered
remedial training, if available, to improve the chances of succes sful completion prior to
reassignment. Any officer who is selected for a specialized assignment shall normally be
scheduled to attend the specialized training within 30 days of the appointment. If no training
class or school is readily available, the time period may be extended with the approval of a
Division Manager.