Sec. 324. De-escalation training and continuing education to promote officer safety and professionalism
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Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 451 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: Not later than 90 days after the issuance of the updated Department-wide policy pursuant to section 717, the Associate Secretary of the Department shall ensure training relating to the use of force provided to law enforcement officers of the Department appropriately emphasizes de-escalation tactics and techniques. The Associate Secretary, acting through the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, in consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement, shall, to the extent practicable, increase the availability of training relating to the use of force, including de-escalation, in the training curriculum made available to State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers.
The Associate Secretary of the Department shall establish policies and guidelines to ensure that all law enforcement officers of the Department receive training upon on-boarding regarding accountability, standards for professional and ethical conduct. The training required under subsection
(a)shall include— best practices in community policing, cultural awareness, and carrying out enforcement actions near sensitive locations, responding to grievances, and how to refer complaints to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman; interaction with vulnerable populations; and standards of professional and ethical conduct. The Associate Secretary shall require all law enforcement officers of the Department to participate in continuing education, including relating to— the protection of the civil, constitutional, human, and privacy rights of individuals; and use of force policies. Courses offered as part of continuing education under subsection
(c)shall be administered in coordination with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890A the following new items: Sec. 890B. De-escalation training. Sec. 890C. Training and continuing education to promote officer safety and professionalism. .
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