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PC 832 Arrest and Firearms Training Specifications

The PC 832 Arrest and Firearms Course is the minimum training standard for California peace officers as specified in Commission Regulation 1005. Listed below are the individual learning domains that make up the curriculum for this course.

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  • PC 832 Minimum Hourly Requirements (doc)
  • LD 01 Leadership, Professionalism and Ethics (doc)
  • LD 02 Criminal Justice System (doc)
  • LD 03 Policing in the Community (doc)
  • LD 05 Introduction to Criminal Law (doc)
  • LD 15 Laws of Arrest (doc)
  • LD 16 Search and Seizure (doc)
  • LD 17 Presentation of Evidence (doc)
  • LD 18 Investigative Report Writing (doc)
  • LD 20 Use of Force (docx)
  • LD 30 Crime Scenes, Evidence, and Forensics (doc)
  • LD 33 Arrest and Control (doc)
  • LD 35 Firearms/Chemical Agents (doc)
  • LD 39 Crimes Against the Justice System (doc)
  • LD 42 Cultural Diversity/Discrimination (doc)

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