NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Directive 1.2 - Training
1.2.1 Training
The New Albany Police Department places a high value on employee training. This includes
initial training, follow-up training, specialized training, and in-service training. For the purposes of
this directive, training is considered to be either mandatory or optional/specialized.
1.2.2 Mandatory Training
The following training is mandatory for sworn police officers of the New Albany Police
Department:
A. All officers will successfully complete the Basic Peace Officer Training course prior to
being sworn in and accepting an appointment with the department or by completing the
Basic Peace Officer Training course at the Ohio State Highway Patrol within 6 months of
being sworn in and accepting an appointment with the department. Upon being
appointed or completing the academy, a newly sworn officer will receive training on
Departmental policies (including Response to Resistance training) and will qualify with
his/her weapon on an Ohio Peace Officer Training Council (OPOTC) certified course by a
Departmental Firearms Instructor.
B. Each newly appointed officer will be placed with a Field Training Officer (FTO) for close
supervision for approximately 480 hours. Supervision of the FTO and newly appointed
officer is the responsibility of the Sergeant to which he/she is assigned. Field training
should be scheduled to allow the new officer to be exposed to a wide variety of situations
and conditions, including an assignment to each shift normally worked by officers.
Any officer with more than three years of patrol experience may apply for assignment as
FTO. The FTO is responsible for completing a Daily Observation Report which is signed
by the new officer and forwarded to the FTO supervisor. The FTO supervisor is
responsible for the completion of weekly and monthly training reports which are
forwarded to the Chief of Police for final approval.
C. All sworn officers are required to complete an annual retraining program to include
firearms qualification, a review of the Departmental Response to Resistance, and Vehicle
Pursuit policies. Firearms training/qualifications will be scheduled a minimum of twice
during each calendar year. Each officer must qualify with his/her duty weapon,
Departmental shotgun, and back-up/off-duty weapon(s) during at least one of the yearly
qualifications. Officers who carry a patrol rifle while on duty must also qualify in the use
of this rifle at least once per calendar year.
D. All sworn officers are required to complete a biennial training program on the ASP
Tactical Baton and chemical irritant. This training shall also include a review of the
Departmental Response to Resistance policies.
E. All newly appointed supervisors will be required to attend training in the areas of
supervision, management, disciplinary procedures, leadership, and administrative skills
as soon as possible after appointment.
F. All employees are required to attend biennial First-Aid/CPR training. This training will
also cover the proper use of the Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).
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