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In addition to weapons, physical skills, and related knowledge, the Training Division

ensured that several mental health and emotional crisis training were taught to enhance

officer awareness and handle situations properly.

PowerDMS Training

PowerDMS was an integral component of 2021 as it proved efficient and user-friendly

for multiple trainings during COVID in 2020. The Training Division was able to

disseminate presentations for Mental Health First Aid (sworn & civilian) and use of

force topics (Policy review, Excited Delirium/Agitated Chaotic Events, LEADS, Taser,

OC, baton & handcuffing) which were then followed up by topic-specific instructors on

a small group or individual basis to reinforce the information as well as meet the

physical Taser standard of deploying cartridges.

Professional Development Trainings

In 2021, the Training Division sent one hundred sixty-one officers to fifty-six separate

trainings, schools, classes, conferences, and seminars which included Suicide

Awareness, Autism training for Dispatchers, Peer Support, Mental Health, Officer

Wellness, Crisis Intervention, Justice Reform, Race & Justice, Biased Based Policing,

First Amendment Rights, Distracted Driving Enforcement, Advanced Roadside

Impairment Driving Enforcement (ARIDE), Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), De-

escalation, Use of Force, Use of Force Analysis, Force Science Analyst, LOCKUP Arrest

& Control, LOCKUP OC, baton & handcuffing, Weapon Retention, Less Lethal

Munitions, Ballistic Shield, Glock Armorer, Tactical Medicine, FAA Drone Pilot, Notary

Public update, Best Recruiting and Hiring Practices, Applicant Interview Techniques,

Background Investigations, Crowd Response, Technology Threats, Social Network

Investigations, Organized Retail Crime, Cryptocurrency Investigations, Gang

Recognition, Criminal Intelligence Fundamental, Amtrak safety, National Grid safety,

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