7-32-214. Basic training program required.
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7-32-214 . Basic training program required.
(1)A reserve officer may not be authorized to function as a representative of a law enforcement agency performing general law enforcement duties after 2 years from the original appointment unless the reserve officer has satisfactorily completed a minimum 88-hour basic training program that must include but need not be limited to the following course content:
(a)introduction and orientation--1 hour;
(b)police ethics and professionalism--1 hour;
(c)criminal law--4 hours;
(d)laws of arrest--4 hours;
(e)criminal evidence--4 hours;
(f)administration of criminal law--2 hours;
(g)communications, reports, and records--2 hours;
(h)crime investigations--3 hours;
(i)interviews and interrogations--2 hours;
(j)patrol procedures--6 hours;
(k)crisis intervention--4 hours;
(l)police human and community relations--3 hours;
(m)juvenile procedures--2 hours;
(n)defensive tactics--4 hours;
(o)crowd control tactics--4 hours;
(p)firearms training--30 hours;
(q)first aid--10 hours; and
(r)examination--2 hours.
(2)The law enforcement agency is responsible for training its reserve officers in accordance with minimum training standards established by the council.