LEMAS Supplement Survey – Post-Academy Training question

Attachment A: LEMAS Supplement Survey – Post-Academy Training questionnaire

Agency Information

1. Enter the number of full-time and part-time paid agency employees for the pay period that included December 31, 2022.

• Count employees who were regularly scheduled to work less than 35 hours per week as part-time. If none, enter '0'

Pay period that included December 31, 2022:
	Full-time	Part-time
a. Sworn personnel with general arrest powers
b. Officers/deputies with limited or no arrest powers (e.g., jail or correctional deputies)
c. Non-sworn/civilian personnel
d. Total number of employees (sum of rows a, b, and c)

2. Enter your agency's total operating budget for the fiscal year that included December 31, 2022. If the budget is not available, provide an estimate and check the box below. DO NOT include building construction costs or major equipment purchases.

Operating budget: $

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Please mark if this figure is an estimate

Post-Academy Characteristics

For purposes of this survey, “post-academy training” is defined as law enforcement training provided to full-time sworn personnel with general arrest powers at any point in their career following any recruit/field training. To qualify as “post-academy” training, expenses for the training should be approved or provided by your agency (e.g., paid by the agency, course registration approved by the agency). Training can be in-person or web-based distance learning.

“Post-academy training” includes:

• Mandatory training required to maintain officer certification or licensure.

• Mandatory training required by law or other mandate (e.g., state or local legislation, judicial ruling, consent decree, or collaborative reform).

• Promotional training provided by your agency.

• Elective training provided by your agency beyond requirements of the law.

• Elective or mandatory training provided by other law enforcement, state, or federal agencies beyond the requirement of law

Do NOT include any training:

• Associated with basic academy training or field training programs for new officers or deputies.

• Used in lieu of disciplinary action.

3. Enter your agency’s total budget for post-academy training for the fiscal year that included December 31, 2022. If the budget is not available, provide an estimate and check the box below. DO NOT include building construction costs or major equipment purchases.

Post-academy training budget: $

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Please mark if this figure is an estimate

4. In the calendar year 2022, did your agency …

	Yes	No
Provide any post-academy training to your agency’s full-time sworn personnel using trainers employed or contracted by your agency?
Provide any post-academy training to full-time sworn personnel from an outside agency?
Send your agency’s full-time sworn personnel to participate in post-academy training provided by an outside agency or organization?

4. What was the minimum annual number of post-academy hours of training that were mandated for your agency’s full-time sworn personnel as of December 31, 2022? If no training was mandated, enter ‘0’.

	Hours
a. Hours mandated by state POST or state law
b. Hours mandated by local law
c. Additional training hours mandated, but not by law
d. Total hours of training (sum of rows a, b, and c)

The next few questions refer to the calendar year 2022, that is, January through December 2022.

IF ANSWER FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING HOURS(ITEM C IN QUESTION 5) >0, GO TO QUESTION 5a BELOW, OTHERWISE GO TO Q6

5a. For agency training not mandated by law during 2022, were any of the following used to develop the content of your agency’s additional training?

	Yes	No
Job task analysis or needs analysis
State- or POST- commission standards or requirements
Subject matter expert input or recommendations
Law enforcement advisory board input or recommendations
Academy staff input or recommendations
Formal community input or recommendations (e.g., advisory board, commission reports)
Informal community needs or request (e.g., conversations with the community, general feedback from community)
State legislative requirements
Local legislative requirements
Internal agency decisions by chief executive and command staff
Consent decree
Judicial ruling
Agency accreditation requirements
Grant requirements
Other (Please specify):

4. In 2022, did your agency provide specific training for full-time sworn personnel following a promotion or assignment to any of the positions listed below?

If the position does not exist or if no new assignments were made in 2022, select N/A.

	Yes	No	N/A
Chief executive
Intermediate supervisor (below chief executive and above sergeant or first-line supervisor)
Sergeant or equivalent first-line supervisor
Detective, violent crime
Detective, property crime

4. Did your agency authorize or provide any of the following for full-time sworn personnel in 2022?

	Yes	No
Education incentive pay
Special skills proficiency pay
College tuition reimbursement
Flexible hours to attend college
Flexible hours to attend law enforcement conferences

Providers of Post-Academy Training

[FOR AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE THEIR OWN OST-ACADEMY TRAINING – YES TO Q4a]

4. As of December 31, 2022, how many personnel were serving as post-academy trainers or instructors in each category shown below?

	Full-time trainers or instructors	Part-time trainers or instructors
Sworn personnel employed by your agency
Retired law enforcement personnel employed by your agency
Non-sworn/civilian personnel employed by your agency
Sworn personnel NOT employed by your agency
Retired law enforcement personnel NOT employed by your agency
Non-sworn/civilian personnel NOT employed by your agency

Questions 9, 10 and 11 ask about full-time post-academy trainers only in the calendar year 2022.

4. In 2022, what was the minimum education requirement for your agency’s full-time post-academy trainers or instructors?

1. Graduate degree required

2. Four-year college degree required

3. Two-year college degree required

4. Some college but no college degree required

5. High school diploma or equivalent required

6. Minimum education requirement varied by training subject

7. Not applicable – There was no formal education requirement

4. In 2022, were any of the following certifications required for full-time post-academy trainers or instructors used by your agency?

	Yes	No
State- or POST- certification
Academy certification
Qualified subject matter expert
Other (Please specify)______________

4. In 2022, what was the minimum number of years of law enforcement experience required for your agency’s full-time post-academy trainers or instructors? If there was no minimum requirement, enter 0. ____

4. For post-academy training conducted in 2022, did your agency use any personnel from the following agencies/organizations to provide training within your agency?

	Yes	No
Outside law enforcement agency
State or local government
Federal government
For-profit organizations (e.g., businesses, corporations, LLCs)
Non-profit organizations (e.g., NGOs, philanthropies, community groups)
Colleges or universities

4. In 2022, were any of the following used to evaluate the performance of post-academy trainers or instructors used by your agency?

	Yes	No
Supervisory evaluation
Peer evaluations
Student feedback/evaluations
Other (Please specify) ______________

Post-Academy Training Content

14. Please indicate whether your agency provided post-academy training instruction on the following subject areas since 2018.

• Include training regardless of how it is provided (e.g., by your agency, by an outside agency).

• Only include training for your full-time sworn personnel with general arrest powers.

• For each subject area that is mandatory or optional, complete the questions under the “If applicable” heading.

• We understand that these categories may not reflect your course titles and the list is not comprehensive. Please give us your best estimates, even if a topic was integrated throughout the curriculum.

Training subject area

Please select one choice for each subject area

If applicable (complete if training is mandatory or optional)

Mandatory for all full-time sworn officers

Optional or mandatory only for some full-time sworn officers

Not provided since 2018

Number of hours for most recent training

Frequency since 2018

More than once per year

Once per year

Less than once per year

Operations

First-aid/CPR

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Computers/information systems (e.g., records or case management systems, new software)

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Emergency vehicle operations

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Evidence processing and storage

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Interrogation/interviewing

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Criminal investigation procedures/techniques

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Patrol procedures/techniques

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Traffic enforcement safety/tactics

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Strip search/stop and frisk

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Foot pursuits

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Vehicle pursuits

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SWAT/Hostage

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School resource officer (SRO)

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Hazardous materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents

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Defensive Tactics

Reporting use of force

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Electronic control weapons

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OC spray

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Baton

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Firearms skills

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Physical comply and control tactics

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Martial arts training (e.g. ju-jitsu)

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Legal Updates

Legal Updates (including local, state, and federal)

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Sexual harassment

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Community Policing

Community partnership building/collaboration

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Problem solving

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Self-Improvement

Health, fitness, and nutrition

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Stress prevention/management

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Agency Management

In-custody deaths

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Civilian complaints

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Body-worn cameras

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First line Supervision

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Leadership training

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Special Topics

Crimes against children

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Cyber/internet crimes

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Domestic violence

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DUI

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Elder abuse

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Ethics and integrity

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Hate crimes/bias crimes

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Human trafficking

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Substance use disorders (e.g., opioids, methamphetamines, hallucinogenics)

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Responding to victims of sexual assault

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Juveniles

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Public records / FOIA

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14a Please indicate whether your post-academy training provided instruction on the Agency Technical subject areas since 2018.

• If your agency has never provided post-academy training on an Agency Technical subject area, please check NA – Never provided

• Include training regardless of how it is provided (e.g., by your agency, by an outside agency).

• Only include training for your full-time sworn personnel with general arrest powers.

• For each subject area that is mandatory or optional, complete the questions under the “If applicable” heading.

  Training subject area

  Please select one choice for each subject area

  If applicable (complete if training is mandatory or optional)

  Mandatory for all full-time sworn officers

  Optional or mandatory only for some full-time sworn officers

  Not provided since 2018

  NA – Never provided

  Number of hours for most recent training

  Frequency since 2018

  More than once per year

  Once per year

  Less than once per year

  
  

  Agency Technical

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Facial recognition

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  Drones

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  LPR

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  Other (Please Specify): ______

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• We understand that these categories may not reflect your course titles and the list is not comprehensive. Please give us your best estimates, even if a topic was integrated throughout the curriculum.

14b: Since 2018, did your agency provide specific training for full-time sworn personnel following a promotion or assignment to any of the

positions listed below?

If the position does not exist or if no new assignments were made in 2022, select N/A.

	Yes	No	N/A
School resource officer (SRO)
SWAT/Hostage negotiations
Community police officer
K9
Crisis intervention team
Civilian or intelligence analyst (sworn or non-sworn/civilian)

14c. Since 2018, did your post-academy training provide any instruction on how to identify or respond to potential excessive force used by other officers or deputies?

1. Yes

2. No

Detailed Information on Select Topics

[RESPONDENTS WILL BE ASKED DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT A SELECT SET OF TOPICS. IF MANDATORY OR OPTIONAL, PRESENT FIRST SET OF QUESTIONS. IF NOT PROVIDED, PRESENT SECOND SET OF QUESTIONS]

15. For the following topics, please consider any post-academy training for full-time sworn personnel provided by your agency since 2018.

• Include training regardless of how it is provided (e.g., by your agency, by an outside agency).

  Training subject area

  Please select one choice for each subject area

  If applicable complete if training is mandatory or optional)

  Mandatory for all full-time sworn officers

  Optional or mandatory only for some full-time sworn officers

  Not provided since 2018

  Number of hours for most recent training

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Month and year of most recent training

  Public order / Protest management / Mass demonstrations

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  Racial profiling, unbiased policing, implicit bias

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  Response to an active shooter

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  Use of force continuum/situational use of force

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  De-escalation/verbal judo

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  Procedural justice

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  Suicide prevention/mental health awareness

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  Peer intervention training

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  Responding to persons with mental illness/behavioral health issues (e.g., crisis intervention)

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  Homeless persons

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• Only include training for your full-time sworn personnel with general arrest powers.

• For each subject area that is mandatory or optional, complete the questions under the “If applicable” heading.

• We understand that these categories may not reflect your course titles and the list is not comprehensive. Please give us your best estimates, even if a topic was integrated throughout the curriculum.

[IF TRAINING IS MANDATORY OR OPTIONAL]

For the following questions on [TOPIC], please answer according to how the post-academy training was most recently provided.

16. Did your agency use any personnel from the following agencies/organizations to provide training within your agency on [TOPIC]?

	Yes	No
Outside law enforcement agency
Other state or local government
Federal government
For-profit organizations (e.g., businesses, corporations, LLCs)
Non-profit organizations (e.g., NGOs, philanthropies)
Colleges or universities

16a. Who provides or instructs post-academy training on [TOPIC]?

	Yes	No
Sworn personnel employed by your agency
Retired law enforcement personnel employed by your agency
Non-sworn/civilian personnel employed by your agency
Sworn personnel NOT employed by your agency
Retired law enforcement personnel NOT employed by your agency
Non-sworn/civilian personnel NOT employed by your agency

17. Are any of the following methods used in the training of [TOPIC]?

	Yes	No
In-person classroom lecture
In-person group activities
Pre-recorded video, lecture, or presentations
Real-time, distance-based learning (e.g., video conference or webinar)
Written or interactive web-based distance learning
Scenario-based exercises, live action (e.g., role playing or simulated events with trainers)
Scenario-based exercises, technology-based simulations (e.g., virtual reality; FATS)
Roll-call training

18. How did your agency measure successful completion of the post-academy training on [TOPIC]?

	Yes	No
Knowledge-based test
Skills-based test
Satisfaction or feedback survey
Attendance

19. Does your agency use any of the following data to gather evidence on the effectiveness of training on [TOPIC]?

Data Source	Yes	No
Follow-up surveys with participants (e.g., weeks or months after training)
Calls for service data
Crime or incident data
Arrest data
Use of force incidents
Civilian complaints
Body-worn camera footage
Officer observations
Community feedback surveys
Other (please specify ________)

20. How often is training on [TOPIC] repeated for full-time sworn personnel after the initial training on this topic is provided?

1. Twice or more times per year

2. Once a year

3. Once every 2 years

4. Once every 3 or more years

5. Ad-hoc (e.g., as needed but no fixed time interval)

6. Not repeated (e.g., single training with no refresher)

21. Why is training on [TOPIC] provided to full-time sworn personnel?

	Yes	No
Job task analysis or needs assessment
State- or POST- commission standard or requirement
Subject matter expert input or recommendation
Law enforcement advisory board input or recommendation
Academy staff input or recommendation
Formal community input or recommendations (e.g., advisory board, commission reports)
Informal community needs or request (e.g., conversations with the community, general feedback from community)
State legislative requirement
Local legislative requirement
Internal agency decision by chief executive and command staff
Consent decree
Judicial ruling
Agency accreditation requirements
Grant requirements
Other (Please specify) ___________________________

[IF TRAINING HAS NOT BEEN OFFERED SINCE 2018]

22. What are the reasons that your agency has not provided training on [TOPIC]?

	Yes	No
Already provided in basic academy or field training
No perceived need for the training
Cost of implementing training too high
Lack of qualified trainers
Lack of appropriate facilities or equipment
Lack of budget or financial support
Insufficient staffing/inability to take officers off assignment
Lack of appropriate course
COVID-related health restrictions, no alternative training model available
Other (Please specify) ___________________________

23. How likely are you to consider providing [TOPIC] training in the next 12 months?

1. Very likely

2. Somewhat Likely

3. Somewhat Unlikely

4. Very unlikely

5. Unsure / Don’t know

24. What factors will determine whether or not you would provide [TOPIC] training in the next 12 months?

	Yes	No
Public expectations
Directive from your agency’s Chief executive (chief, sheriff, director, or agency head)
Guidance or directive from local government
Guidance or directive from state government
Guidance or directive from federal government
Availability of funding
Free or low-cost training
Ability to find appropriate course
Ability to find qualified trainers
Requirement of accreditation
Improved officer availability
Other (Please specify) ___________________________

[CYCLE THROUGH OTHER TRAINING TOPICS]

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