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Arroyo Grande Police Department

DEPARTMENTAL POLICYLEXIPOL

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EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENT:

YEARLY REVIEW (HIGH LIABILITY AREAS)DAILY REVIEW OF ALL POLICIES REQUIRED REVISION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTPOLICY IS ONLINE @WWW.AGPD.ORG

8 POINTS OF CHANGE (8 CANT WAIT)

1. Require De-Escalation.

2. Establish Use of Force Continuum.

3. Duty to Intervene.

4. Ban shooting at moving vehicles.

5. Ban Chokeholds and Strangleholds.

6. Exhaust all Alternatives Before Shooting.

7. Require Warning Before Shooting.

8. Require All Use of Force are Reported.

DE-ESCALATION

8 Points of Change Require De-Escalation:

Require officers to de-escalate situations, where possible, by communicating with subjects, maintaining distance, and otherwise eliminating the need to use force.

The Arroyo Grande Police Department supports the concept of de-escalation. Penal code 835a, as amended by Assembly Bill 392, requires officers to continually evaluate factors that may require either escalation or de-escalation in order to protect themselves or others.

USE OF FORCE CONTINUUM

8 Points of ChangeEstablish Use of Force Continuum:

Establish a force continuum that restricts the most severe types of force to the most extreme situations and creates clear policy restrictions on the use of each police weapon and tactic.

Officers are trained in a variety of techniques and are issued a variety of equipment in order to apply reasonable use of force. Officers are expected to comply to the use of force guidelines to make such decisions in a professional, impartial, and reasonable manner.

DUTY TO INTERVENE

8 Points of Change Duty to Intervene:

Require officers to intervene and stop excessive force used by other officers and report these incidents immediately to a supervisor.

Lexipol 300.2.1Officers who observe another officer using unreasonable force shall, when in position to do so, intercede to prevent the use of unreasonable force and should promptly notify supervisor.

BAN SHOOTING AT MOVING VEHICLES

8 Points of Change Ban Shooting at Moving Vehicles:Ban officers from shooting at moving vehicles in all cases, which is regarded as a particularly dangerous and ineffective tactic. While some departments may restrict shooting at vehicles to particular situations, these loopholes allow for police to continue killing in situations that are all too common. 62 people were killed by police last year in these situations. This must be categorically banned.

Lexipol 300.4.1Shooting at moving vehicles are rarely effective and officers shall make every effort to get out of the path of the approaching vehicle instead of discharging their firearm. There are instances where shooting at a moving vehicle may be justified such as the vehicle being used as a weapon against a citizen or the officer or the occupants themselves are shooting from the moving vehicle.

BAN CHOKEHOLDS AND STRANGLEHOLDS

8 Points of Change Ban Chokeholds and Strangleholds:

Allowing officers to choke or strangle civilians results in the unnecessary death or serious injury of civilians. Both chokeholds and all other neck restraints must be banned in all cases.

Existing policy does not allow nor are officers trained in the use of a, “chokehold.” Department policy does allow for a “carotid restraint control hold” however, the use of this technique has been suspended until further review.

EXHAUST ALL ALTERNATIVES BEFORE SHOOTING

8 Points of Change Exhaust All Alternatives Before Shooting:

Require officers to exhaust all other alternatives, including non-force and less lethal force options, prior to resorting to deadly force.

Lexipol 300.3Officers shall use only that amount of force that reasonably appears necessary given the facts and totality of the circumstances known to or perceived by the officer at the time of the event (Ca. Penal Code 835a).

REQUIRE WARNING BEFORE SHOOTING

8 Points of Change Require Warning Before Shooting:

Require officers to give a verbal warning in all situations before using deadly force.

Lexipol 300.4(b)In the event of lethal force, “where feasible, the officer shall, prior to the use of force, make reasonable efforts to identify themselves and warn that deadly force may be used.”

REQUIRE ALL USES OF FORCE ARE REPORTED

8 Points of Change Require All Uses of Force are Reported:

Require officers to report each time they use force or threaten to use force against civilians. Comprehensive reporting includes requiring officers to report whenever they point a firearm at someone, in addition to all other types of force.

Lexipol 300.5Policy 300.5 requires any use of force shall be reported to the direct supervisor and shall be document edpromptly, completely, and accurately.

Thank You

Shawn CosgroveCommander

Arroyo Grande Police Department

TRAININGSTANDARDS

Ensuring Quality of Life

POLICE TRAINING OVERVIEWSTATE OF CALIFORNIA

Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)2002 - POST established mandated training for all police officers.

• Arrest and Control – Biennial• Emergency Vehicle Operations – Biennial• Force Option Simulator – Biennial• Communications - Biennial

UPDATED TRAINING STANDARD2010 – Arroyo Grande Police Department performed a complete overhaul of our training program.


• Identify areas of high liability• Provide continuous and consistent training in Perishable Skill areas• Develop in-house instructors• Identify the needs of the community• Create an annual training calendar• Meet POST training mandates• Stay current with national, state and local laws• Develop subject matter experts• Set a training standard that required all sworn employees participate in

TRAINING MATRIX


Training Calendar

• Date• Delivery Method• Training Topic• Location• Cycle• Mandates• Who Attends

ANNUAL TRAININGThe Arroyo Grande Police Department developed training in 8 high-liability areas of concern.


• Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• Arrest and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• Force Option Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVOC) . . . . . . . . . . . . • Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) . . . . . . . . . . . • Legal Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Crisis Intervention and Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . .

POST Requirement AGPD4 hours Biennial 22 hours Annual4 hours Biennial 8 hours Annual4 hours Biennial 4 hours Annual4 hours Biennial 4 hours Annual2 hours Biennial 8 hours Annual8 hours Biennial 8 hours AnnualNo Requirement 2 hours AnnualFTO’s Only 8 hours Annual

DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS


• Arrest and Control• Mobile Field Force• Taser• Baton• Active Shooter

• A.L.I.C.E.• WRAP• Less Lethal• Active Shooter• Force Option Simulator• Firearms

COMMUNITY BASED TRAININGArroyo Grande Police Department introduced a framework for annual community based policing training.


• Crisis Intervention (CIT)• Mental Health Regulation and Process• De-Escalation• Cultural Diversity• Responding to Non-Criminal Barricade• Implicit Bias

STATISTICAL REVIEW


Calls for Service 19,291

.078 % Use of Force

2019 Calls for Service vs. Use of ForceArrests - 670Use of Force - 15Citizen Complaint - 0

Thank You

Michael T. MartinezCommander

arroyo grande police department

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