Q. TRAINING. Officers authorized to carry the CED shall be permitted to do so only after successfully completing Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and Department-approved CED training. Any officer who has not carried the CED as a part of his or her assignment for a period of six months or more shall be recertified by a Department-approved CED instructor before carrying or using the device. Proficiency training for officers who have been issued CEDs shall occur bi-annually. A reassessment of an officer’s knowledge or practical skill may be required at any time if deemed appropriate by the Department-approved CED instructor. All training and proficiency for CEDs will be documented in the officer’s training file. Command supervisors and investigators shall receive CED training for the investigations they supervise, conduct, and review. Officers who do not carry CEDs shall receive training that is sufficient to familiarize themselves with the device and tactics of deployment and activation of the CEDs. The Commanding Officer of the Training Division is responsible for ensuring that all officers who carry CEDs have received initial and bi-annual proficiency training. Application of CEDs during training could result in injury to personnel and shall not be mandatory for certification. The Commanding Officer of the Training Division shall ensure that all training includes: A review of this Special Operations Bureau Order; A review of DGO 5.01, DGO 5.01.1, DGO 5.02; Performing weak-hand draws or cross-draws to reduce the possibility of unintentionally drawing, pointing and firing a firearm; Target area considerations, to include techniques or options to reduce the unintentional application of probes near the head, neck, chest and groin; Handcuffing a subject during the application of the CED and transitioning to other force options; Scenario-based training; CIT updates; De-escalation techniques; and Restraint techniques that do not impair respiration following the application of the CED.
Q. TRAINING. Officers authorized to carry the CED shall be permitted to do so only after successfully completing Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and Department-approved CED training. Any officer who has not carried the CED as a part of his or her assignment for a period of six months or more shall be recertified by a Department-approved CED instructor before carrying or using the device. Proficiency training for officers who have been issued CEDs shall occur bi-annually. A reassessment of an officer’s knowledge or practical skill may be required at any time if deemed appropriate by the Department-approved CED instructor. All training and proficiency for CEDs will be documented in the officer’s training file. Command supervisors and investigators shall receive CED training for the investigations they supervise, conduct, and review. Officers who do not carry CEDs shall receive training that is sufficient to familiarize themselves with the device and tactics of deployment and activation of the CEDs. The Commanding Officer of the Training Division is responsible for ensuring that all officers who carry CEDs have received initial and bi-annual proficiency training. Application of CEDs during training could result in injury to personnel and shall not be mandatory for certification. The Commanding Officer of the Training Division shall ensure that all training includes: A review of this Special Operations Bureau Order; A review of DGO 5.01, DGO 5.01.1, DGO 5.02; Performing weak-hand draws or cross-draws to reduce the possibility of unintentionally drawing, pointing and firing a firearm; Target area considerations, to include techniques or options to reduce the unintentional application of probes near the head, neck, chest and groin; Handcuffing a subject during the application of the CED and transitioning to other force options; Scenario-based training; CIT updates; De-escalation techniques; and Restraint techniques that do not impair respiration following the application of the CED.