D.C. Code § 5-107.02
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§ 5-107.02. Mandatory continuing education program for sworn members of the Metropolitan Police Department.
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(a) The Department shall implement a program of continuing education for its sworn members, which shall consist of a minimum of 32 hours of training each year.
(b) The continuing education required by subsection (a) of this section shall include, at a minimum, instruction on:
(1) Community policing;
(2) Recognizing and preventing biased-based policing, racism, and white supremacy;
(3) Limiting the use of force and employing de-escalation tactics;
(4) Prohibited techniques, as that term is defined in § 5-125.02(6) ;
(4A) Best practices for identifying, and interacting with individuals living with, Alzheimer's Disease or other dementias, and the risks such individuals face, such as wandering and elder abuse[;]
(5) Mental and behavioral health awareness;
(6) Linguistic and cultural competency;
(7) The constitutional requirements for conducting searches and seizures, including the use of protective pat-downs, and the limitations on the use of consent searches, as described in § 23-526 ; and
(8) The duty of a sworn officer to report, and the method for reporting, suspected misconduct or excessive use of force by a law enforcement officer that a sworn member observes or that comes to the sworn member's attention, as well as any governing District laws and regulations and Department written directives.
(b) The continuing education required by subsection (a) of this section shall include, at a minimum, instruction on:
(1) Community policing;
(2) Recognizing and preventing biased-based policing, racism, and white supremacy;
(3) Limiting the use of force and employing de-escalation tactics;
(4) Prohibited techniques, as that term is defined in § 5-125.02(6) ;
(4A) Best practices for identifying, and interacting with individuals living with, Alzheimer's Disease or other dementias, and the risks such individuals face, such as wandering and elder abuse[;]
(5) Mental and behavioral health awareness;
(6) Linguistic and cultural competency;
(7) The constitutional requirements for conducting searches and seizures, including the use of protective pat-downs, and the limitations on the use of consent searches, as described in § 23-526 ; and
(8) The duty of a sworn officer to report, and the method for reporting, suspected misconduct or excessive use of force by a law enforcement officer that a sworn member observes or that comes to the sworn member's attention, as well as any governing District laws and regulations and Department written directives.
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