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The changing nature of police work, affected by technological, social, economic, and operational factors has required POST to re-frame its efforts to advance the professionalism of California law enforcement.

In compliance with Penal Code Section 13515.36, POST has created a training course for peace officers on how to recognize and interact with persons suffering from PTSD and TBI. This report, submitted to the Legislature, describes the extent of this training, and is intended to assist the Legislature in determining the adequacy of law enforcement continuing education on this topic. In conjunction with this report, POST has also developed a two-hour DVD training course on TBI and PTSD.

This manual facilitates a baseline standard throughout California by outlining the key duties and training required for a public safety dispatcher. The forms provide important and detailed documentation of competency.

This volume of customizable forms is a companion to the CTO Program Guidelines. Use these forms to document dispatcher competencies.

A fundamental role of law enforcement is the protection of the rights all people have to peacefully assemble, demonstrate, protest, or rally. In turn, law enforcement also has the responsibility to ensure public safety and to protect the lives and property of all people. These guidelines are designed to assist law enforcement leadership in addressing the many challenges and issues surrounding a response to incidents of crowd management.

The POST Missing Persons Guidelines were updated in December 2011, pursuant to Penal Code 13519.07. This manual includes the information and guidance that officers and field supervisors need to successfully investigate missing persons cases. It includes standardized curriculum to guide law enforcement agencies and POST-certified presenters in development of training for missing persons investigations.

Legislation was enacted in the late 1980s requiring POST to establish statewide minimum standards for public safety dispatchers. At that time, POST conducted a detailed job analysis of this position that appeared in 1991. This updated analysis reviews the 1991 study and reflects changes in technology and the duties of dispatchers.

The purpose of this occupational analysis was to define the tasks that new death investigators must perform safely and competently. This occupational analysis will serve as the basis for the development of statewide training for death investigators. Local agencies can also opt to use results to develop selection criteria for new death investigators in their jurisdiction.

The primary goal of tactical medicine is to support and assist a tactical team in accomplishing its mission during a deployment or response to a critical incident. Significant progress, growth, and advancement in tactical medicine training and education have occurred over the last two decades, and this has resulted in the development of specific training programs for tactical medicine providers and operators. This publication addresses critical legal and practical issues of the tactical medicine component of SWAT operations identified in the POST SWAT Guidelines.

This publication is part of a suite of materials that integrate ethical considerations and effective decision-making strategies into Basic Academy training and field operations.