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Section I: Survey Questions about Law Enforcement Training Needs
1. Please indicate your organization’s perception of the current training needs of rural law enforcement personnel
in the jurisdiction served by your organization on the “Prevention/Problem Solving” and
“Enforcement/Investigation” aspects of the Crime and Disorder Problems below. (Please answer this question
even if your organization does not design and deliver training).
Crime and Disorder Problems
Violent Crime
Current Training Needs of the Rural Law Enforcement
Personnel Served by Your Organization
High
Medium
Low
None
Prevention/Problem solving …………………………………………………
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
Prevention/Problem solving …………………………………………………
Enforcement/Investigation ………………………………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving …………………………………………………
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
Prevention/Problem solving …………………………………………………
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
Prevention/Problem solving …………………………………………………
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………………………………………
Prevention/Problem solving …………………………………………………
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
Prevention/Problem solving ………………………………………...……….
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
Prevention/Problem solving ………………………………………..……….
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
Prevention/Problem solving ………………………………………..……….
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
Property Crime
Drug and Alcohol-Related Crime
Domestic Violence
Gang Crime
Terrorism
Farming/Agricultural Crime
Computer Crime/Cyber Crime
Human Trafficking
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Juvenile Delinquency
Prevention/Problem solving ………………………………………..……….
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
Prevention/Problem solving ………………………………………...……….
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………...
Prevention/Problem solving ………………………………………..……….
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
School Safety
Traffic Safety
Optional: Please list any other Crime or Disorder Problems about which the rural law enforcement personnel in the
jurisdiction served by your organization currently have a high need for training. Please indicate for each whether the
training need is related to “Prevention/Problem Solving” and/or “Enforcement/Investigation.”
Other Crime and Disorder Problems
Focus of Needed Training
Prevention/Problem solving
Enforcement/Investigation
Prevention/Problem solving
Enforcement/Investigation
Prevention/Problem solving
Enforcement/Investigation
2. Please indicate your organization’s perception of the current Executive, Command, or Supervisory training needs
of the rural law enforcement management (only) personnel in the jurisdiction served by your organization.
(Please answer this question even if your organization does not design and deliver training).
Management Tasks
Law Enforcement Management
Current Training Needs of the Rural Law Enforcement
Personnel Served by Your Organization
High
Medium
Low
None
Leadership/management ………………………………………….. ………..
Resource management (e.g., budget, finance, generating revenue,
doing more with less)………………………………………………………….
Personnel management (e.g., recruitment, hiring, selection,
retention, benefits)…………………………………………………………….
Supervision ……………………………………………………………………
Addressing employee training needs……………………………………….
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Technology management…………………………………………...……….
Community relations/community involvement …………………………….
Media relations/strategic communication ………………………………….
Risk management/liability reduction ……………………………………….
Disaster/crisis/emergency management and planning …………………..
Managing the use of force………………………………………………..
Managing jail/detention facilities…………………………………………
Law Enforcement Strategies/Tactics
High
Medium
Low
None
Community policing………..………………………………………...……….
Problem-oriented policing …………………………………………………..
Intelligence-led policing ……………………………………………………..
Strategies for reducing violent crime …………………………………….....
Strategies for reducing property crime ……………………………………..
Strategies for reducing drug and alcohol-related crimes ……….………...
Strategies for reducing gang problems …………………………………….
Strategies for managing asset forfeiture……………………………………
Strategies for reducing delinquency…………………………………………
Disaster/crisis/emergency strategies and tactics ………………………….
Coordination/Collaboration with Other Agencies
High
Medium
Low
None
Developing Memoranda of Agreement/Understanding ...……..………….
Working with Federal law enforcement agencies …………………………
Working with State law enforcement agencies ……..……………………..
Working with local law enforcement agencies (non-Tribal)………………
Working with Tribal law enforcement agencies …………………………...
Working with other government agencies (e.g., emergency
management, fusion centers, public health, social services)……………..
Working with non-governmental and private sector organizations………
Coordinating the tactical response in high-risk situations…………………
Optional: Please list any other law enforcement management topics about which the rural law enforcement personnel
in the jurisdiction served by your organization currently have a high need for training.
Other Management Training Needs
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3. Please indicate your organization’s perception of the current law enforcement job task-related training needs of the
rural law enforcement field level personnel in the jurisdiction served by your organization. (Please answer this
question even if your organization does not design and deliver training).
Job Tasks
Prepare/Protect
Current Training Needs of the Rural Law Enforcement
Personnel Served by Your Organization
High
Medium
Low
None
Meet with community residents about local problems……………………
Diagnose and solve local crime and disorder problems………………….
Protect dignitaries/public officials……………………………………….......
Recruit/manage informants……………………………………………….....
Protect critical infrastructure………………………………………………...
Conduct surveillance of individuals/locations……………………………..
Recognize and document suspicious activities……………………………
Enforce immigration laws…………………………………………………….
Plan and execute raids/warrants……………………………………………
Enforce evacuation/quarantine orders……………………………………..
Provide court security…………………………………………………………
Staff jail/detention facilities………………………………………………
Medium
Low
None
Respond to crimes in progress…………………………………………..
Respond to domestic violence………………….……………………..…….
Interdict crime vehicles/felony stops……………………………………......
Respond to terrorist threats …. ……………………………………………..
Respond to natural and manmade disasters ………………………………
..
Respond to anti-government/hate groups………………………………….
Respond to reports of missing persons/abducted children………………
Track/search in wilderness/backcountry……………………………………
Low
None
Respond
High
Investigate
High
Medium
Investigate high-profile crimes………………………………………………
Investigate homicides/violent crimes……………………………………….
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Investigate domestic violence……………………………………………….
Investigate sexual assault……………………………………………………
Investigate human trafficking………………………………………………..
Investigate property crimes…………………………………………………..
Investigate traffic accidents………………………………………………….
Investigate drug and alcohol-related crimes (including identifying
drug evidence/drug labs)……………………………………………………..
Investigate technology-related crimes (e.g., cyber crime)………………..
Protect and document crime scenes (including collecting evidence)..….
Protect and collect digital evidence……………..………………………….
Interview adult victims and witnesses………………………………………
Interview child victims and witnesses………………………………………
Interrogate suspects………………………………………………………….
Prepare Reports/Testify
High
Medium
Low
None
Prepare reports (e.g., understanding agency and
prosecutorial requirements/report writing)…………………………………
Coordinate with prosecutors/states attorneys
during trial preparation/plea negotiations………………………………….
Prepare to/testify………………………………………………………………
Low
None
General Skills
High
Medium
Officer safety…………………………………………………………………..
Operate emergency vehicle(s)/tactical driving……………………………
Victim services/relations…………………………………………………….
Computer use…………………………………………………………………
Law enforcement-related technology……………………………………..
Emergency communication ………………….……………………………..
Knowledge of laws/regulations……………………………………………..
Problem solving, critical thinking, and decision-making………………….
Interpersonal skills/conflict resolution………………………………………
Interact with special needs populations
(e.g., mentally ill/disturbed individuals)…………………………………….
Interact with culturally diverse populations…………………………………
Use of force (including deadly force)…….………………………………….
Use of firearms…………………………….…………………………………..
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Optional: Please list in the box below any other law enforcement job tasks about which the rural law enforcement
personnel in the jurisdiction served by your organization currently have a high need for training.
Other Law Enforcement Job Task-Related Training Needs
Section II: Survey Questions about Your Organization’s Training
1. Please indicate the type of training that your organization offers and/or oversees (i.e., designing and delivering
training, and/or designing training courses that are delivered by others under your auspices) to rural law enforcement
personnel. (Please choose one response.)
Both Basic/Recruit Training and In-Service/Advanced Training
Only Basic/Recruit Training
Only In-Service/Advanced Training
Do not offer or oversee training
If you do not offer or oversee training (as defined above), please skip to Section III.
2. Please indicate whether your organization offers and/or oversees training—basic and in-service (including
designing and delivering training, and/or designing training courses that are delivered by others under your auspices)—
for rural law enforcement personnel on the Prevention/Problem Solving and Enforcement/Investigation aspects
of the Crime and Disorder Problems below.
Check both basic and in-service training if your organization provides both types of training on a topic.
Crime and Disorder Problems
Your Organization Offers Training
Violent Crime
Basic Training
In-Service Training No Training
Prevention/Problem solving …………………………….....………………..
Enforcement/Investigation …………………………………………………..
Prevention/Problem solving ………………………………………………...
Enforcement/Investigation ...………………………………………………...
Property Crime
Drug and Alcohol-Related Crime
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
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Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Prevention/Problem solving...……………………………………………….
Enforcement/Investigation ……………………….………………………….
Domestic Violence
Gang Crime
Terrorism
Farming/Agriculture Crime
Computer Crime/Cyber Crime
Human Trafficking
Juvenile Delinquency
School Safety
Traffic Safety
3. Please indicate whether your organization offers Executive, Command, or Supervisory training for rural law
enforcement personnel (including designing and delivering training, and/or designing training courses that are
delivered by others under your auspices) on each of the topics below.
Management Tasks
Your Organization Offers Training
Law Enforcement Management
Yes
No
Leadership/management ………………………………………………………………
Resource management (e.g., budget, finance, generating revenue,
doing more with less)… ………………………………………………………….……..
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Personnel management (e.g., recruitment, hiring, selection,
retention, benefits)…………………………………………………………….…………
Supervision………………………………………………………………………………
Addressing employee training needs…………………..……………………………..
Technology management……………………………………………………………….
Community relations/community involvement……………………………………….
Media relations/strategic communication…………………………………………….
Risk management/liability reduction………………………………………………….
Disaster/crisis/emergency management and planning……………………………..
Managing the use of force………………………………………………………………
Managing jail/detention facilities……………………………………………………….
Law Enforcement Strategies/Tactics
Yes
No
Community policing………………………………………………………………...……
Problem-oriented policing………………………………………………………………
Intelligence-led policing………………………………………………………………..
Strategies for reducing violent crime………………………………………………….
Strategies for reducing property crime……………………………………………….
Strategies for reducing drug and alcohol-related crimes…………………………..
Strategies for reducing gang problems………………………………………………
Strategies for managing asset forfeiture……………………………………………..
Strategies for reducing delinquency………………………………………………….
Disaster/crisis/emergency strategies and tactics…………………………………….
Coordination/Collaboration with Other Agencies
Yes
No
Developing Memoranda of Agreement/Understanding …………………………….
Working with Federal law enforcement agencies……………………………………
Working with State law enforcement agencies………………………………………
Working with local law enforcement agencies (non-Tribal)…………………………
Working with Tribal law enforcement agencies..………………………………………
Working with other government agencies
(e.g., emergency management, fusion centers,
public health, social services)………………………………………………………….
Working with non-governmental and private
sector organizations ……………………………………………………………………
Coordinating the tactical response in high-risk situations…………………………..
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4. Please indicate whether your organization offers training—basic and/or in-service (including designing and
delivering training, and/or designing training courses that are delivered by others under your auspices)—to rural law
enforcement field level personnel on each of the law enforcement job tasks below.
Check both basic and in-service training if your organization provides both types of training on a topic.
Law Enforcement Job Tasks
Your Organization Offers Training
Prepare/Protect
Basic Training
In-Service Training
No Training
Meet with community residents about local problems…………………….
Diagnose and solve local crime and disorder problems…………………..
Protect dignitaries/public officials………………………………………......
Recruit/manage informants……………………………………………….....
Protect critical infrastructure…………………………………………………
Conduct surveillance of individuals/locations…………………………….
Recognize and document suspicious activities…………………………..
Enforce immigration laws……………………………………………………
Plan and execute raids/warrants……………………………………………
Enforce evacuation/quarantine orders…………………………………….
Provide court security………………………………………………………..
Staff jail/detention facilities………………………………………………
Respond
Basic Training
In-Service Training
No Training
Respond to crimes in progress………………………………………….
Respond to domestic violence………………………………………………
Interdict crime vehicles/felony stops……………………………………….
Respond to terrorist threats …………….…….…………………………….
Respond to natural and manmade disasters. …………………………….
Respond to anti-government/hate groups…………………………………
Respond to reports of missing persons/abducted children………………
Track/search in wilderness/backcountry…………………………………..
In-Service Training
No Training
Investigate
Basic Training
Investigate high-profile crimes………………………………………………
Investigate homicides/violent crimes……………………………………….
Investigate domestic violence……………………………………………….
Investigate sexual assault……………………………………………………
Investigate human trafficking………………………………………………..
Investigate property crimes………………………………………………….
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Investigate traffic accidents………………………………………………….
Investigate drug and alcohol-related crimes
(including identifying drug evidence/drug labs)…………………..………..
Investigate technology-related crimes (e.g., cyber crime)………………..
Protect and document crime scenes (including collecting evidence)…...
Protect and collect digital evidence..…………………………………………
Interview adult victims and witnesses……………………………………….
Interview child victims and witnesses……………………………………….
Interrogate suspects………………………………………………………….
Prepare Reports/Testify
Basic Training
In-Service Training
No Training
Prepare reports (e.g., understanding agency and
prosecutorial requirements/report writing)…………………………………
Coordinate with prosecutors/states attorneys
during trial preparation/plea negotiations………………………………….
Prepare to/testify………………………………………………………………
General Skills
Basic Training
In-Service Training
No Training
Officer safety…………………………………………………………………..
Operate emergency vehicle(s)/tactical driving……………………………
Victim services/relations…………………………………………………….
Computer use…………………………………………………………………
Law enforcement-related technology………………………………………
Emergency communication………………….. …………………………….
Knowledge of laws/regulations……………………………………………..
Problem solving, critical thinking, and decision-making………………….
Interpersonal skills/conflict resolution………………………………………
Interact with special needs populations
(e.g., mentally ill/disturbed Individuals)…………………………………….
Interact with culturally diverse populations………………………………..
Use of force (including deadly force)…….…………………………………
Use of firearms…………………………….………………………………….
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Optional: Please list in the box below any other law enforcement topics on which your organization provides training
(Or simply note the link to your online training catalog).
Other Law Enforcement Topics on which
Your Organization Provides Training
Section III: Questions about RPI Training
1. RPI is interested in supporting law enforcement training organizations in ensuring that law enforcement
personnel serving rural areas and Indian Country receive the training they need. Please rate how helpful the
following types of RPI support would be to State and local law enforcement training organizations:
Develop a system for routinely coordinating with State and local training organizations
regarding the training they are developing and the training needed from RPI.
Very Helpful
Not at All Helpful
Somewhat Helpful
A Little Helpful
Not at All Helpful
Somewhat Helpful
A Little Helpful
Not at All Helpful
Provide training materials for use by training organization instructors after their completion of an RPI
Train-the-Trainer session.
Very Helpful
A Little Helpful
Provide Train-the-Trainer sessions for training organization instructors.
Very Helpful
Coordinate with training organizations to deliver training.
Very Helpful
Somewhat Helpful
Somewhat Helpful
A Little Helpful
Not at All Helpful
Help ensure that local law enforcement personnel serving rural areas are aware of the
available RPI training (e.g., by providing training promotional materials for distribution
by training organizations during their training deliveries, or via e-mail and/or posting on
their Web sites).
Very Helpful
Somewhat Helpful
A Little Helpful
Not at All Helpful
A Little Helpful
Not at All Helpful
Other (please specify and rate): _____________
Very Helpful
Somewhat Helpful
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2. Please identify the top 5 priority topics (inclusive of those listed above and/or others) that you believe RPI should
develop training on for law enforcement personnel serving rural areas and Indian Country.
Top 5 Rural Law Enforcement Training Priorities for RPI
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
3. How can RPI make its training most useful to law enforcement personnel serving rural jurisdictions and Indian
Country?
Section IV: Demographic Information
Please provide the following information about your organization:
1. Which of the following options best describes your training organization? (Please choose one response.)
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Organization
Law Enforcement Training Academy (Please also choose the response below that best describes your
agency’s status.)
Serving a State
Serving a Regional (multi-jurisdictional) Area
Serving a Single Jurisdiction
Serving an Individual Law Enforcement Agency
Other (please specify):_________
2. Which State is your training organization located in? ________________
3. What institution/authority does your training organization operate under? (Please choose one response.)
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State Government
Tribal Authority
Regional Authority
County/Parish
Municipal (City/Town/Township/Borough/Village)
Public College or University
Private College or University
Other (please specify): _______________
Thank you for completing the survey.
[For hard copy surveys only]:
Please return the completed survey(s) by fax or in the enclosed self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Rural Law Enforcement Training Needs Assessment Project
c/o CRA, Inc.
4401 Ford Avenue, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22302
Fax: (703) 519-8725
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| File Type | application/pdf |
| File Title | Microsoft Word - POSTSurvey 122110 |
| Author | pseidman |
| File Modified | 2010-12-21 |
| File Created | 2010-12-21 |