A few of our new officers and recruits attempt to complete the infamous deck of cards #workout at our station this morning. Each of our entry level hires will receive 4-6 weeks of on-duty, in house training before they begin the @wa_cjtc Basic Law Enforcement Academy (about 4.5 months). Once they graduate, they will receive an additional 4-6 weeks of post-academy, in house training before they begin their 15 weeks of evaluation in the field (Field Training Officer program). If they successfully

The average police officer in the United States receives 0-4 hours of on-duty training time per year on to how to safely and effectively control someone. We are trying to change that by incorporating regularly occurring training into our officer’s workday. The on-duty training provides an opportunity to practice and periodically pressure test tactics and techniques that we teach from the @graciesurvivaltactics (GST) Hybrid program. Our new hires receives about 4 weeks of on-duty, in house traini