CJ-52 2018 Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies (CLETA

Form CJ-52

OMB No. 1121-0255: Approval Expires 09/30/2016

2018 CENSUS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMIES (CLETA)
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Acting as collection agent: RTI International

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GENERAL ACADEMY INFORMATION
1. Which one of the following options best
describes the entity responsible for
operating your training academy in
2018? Select only one response.
State Peace Officer Standards and
Training (POST) (or equivalent state
authority)
State police/highway patrol agency
City/municipal police department
Sheriff’s office/department
County police department
Academy affiliated with a 4-year
college/university
Academy affiliated with a 2-year
college/community college
Technical school
Other (please specify):

No

b. Bachelor’s Degree
6. In 2018, was college credit awarded for
your academy’s BASIC training?
Yes, college credit was awarded
automatically
Yes, college credit was awarded
under certain circumstances (i.e.,
student-initiated)
No

In 2018, did your academy provide
any BASIC training?
Skip the rest of the survey
and submit it using the
instructions on the survey
cover sheet

3. In 2018, was your academy state- or
POST-certified/approved?
Yes
No

Yes
No
5. In 2018, were the following degrees
offered through your academy?
Yes
a. Associate’s Degree

2. For purposes of this survey, “Basic
Law Enforcement” (BASIC) training is
defined as the mandatory training for
newly appointed or elected law
enforcement officers as required by
federal or state statute, rule, or
regulation, depending upon the
jurisdiction of the agency hiring the
new officer.

Yes
No

4. In 2018, was your academy accredited
by the Commission on Accreditation
for Law Enforcement Agencies
(CALEA)?

7. In 2018, in addition to BASIC training,
did your academy offer the following
types of training? Include only trainings
conducted or provided by your academy.
Yes No
a. In-service training for active
duty, certified officers
b. Specialized training (e.g.,
SWAT, K-9, marine, etc.)
c. First-line or higher
supervisor training
d. Field training instructors
(FTO) / Police Training
Officers (PTO)
e. Lateral training for officers
hired from other agencies
f. Pre-service training
(Training prior to the
enrollment in a BASIC
training class)
g. Night class, extended
format, or modular format
h. Reserve officer course

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8. In 2018, did your academy provide BASIC training for the following positions?
Yes

No

a. Local police officer (city/county)
b. Sheriff's deputy (law enforcement)
c. University/college campus police officer
d. Corrections officer
e. Park ranger/officer
f. School resource officer
g. State police/highway patrol officer
h. Auxiliary officer
i. Pre-service/self-sponsored
j. Natural resources officer
k. Arson investigator or fire marshal
l. Constable
m.Transportation police officer
n. Tribal police officer
o. Marshal
9. In 2018, how many of the following types of law enforcement agencies sent recruits to
your academy’s BASIC training? Do not include self-sponsored candidates (candidates who
are not affiliated with or sponsored by an agency).
If your academy served only self-sponsored candidates, check here:

Go to Question 10
Number of
Agencies

a. Local police department (e.g., municipal, county, regional)
b. Sheriff’s office/department
c. State police/highway patrol agency
d. Special Jurisdiction
Examples: Public buildings/facilities (e.g., university, campus), Natural
resources (e.g., fish and wildlife, parks), Transportation (e.g., airports,
railroads, harbor), Criminal investigations (e.g., state/county/city
investigations, fraud), Special enforcement (e.g., alcohol, narcotics)
e. Total Number of agencies served in 2018 (Sum of rows a through d)
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f.

10. Enter the length of your core BASIC training program as of December 31, 2018 and mark
the appropriate unit of time. Do not include any formal field training program, details outside
your core program, or any breaks from scheduled BASIC training.
Length of BASIC training:

Hours
Weeks
Months
Semesters
Other increment (please specify):

11. In 2018, was field training mandatory for recruits following completion of your academy’s
BASIC training?
Yes, it was mandatory for all recruits
Yes, it was mandatory for some recruits (field training was agency-specific)
No
12. Did your academy oversee the field training component?
Yes
No

Go to Question 14

13. Enter the length of your core field training program as of December 31, 2018 and mark the
appropriate unit of time.
Length of field training
segment in recruit
training program:

Hours
Weeks
Months
Semesters
Other increment (please specify):

14. In 2018, did your academy provide any training or orientation for the families of recruits in
BASIC training, such as preparing family members for lifestyle changes they may
encounter when the recruit begins work as a law enforcement officer?
Yes
No

Go to Question 16

15. In 2018, were recruits typically present during this training or orientation for family
members?
Yes
No
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BASIC TRAINING PERSONNEL
16. For BASIC recruit academy class(es) that ended in 2018, how many of the total number
of personnel serving as trainers or instructors worked full-time or part-time in each
category shown below? Full-time employees are those regularly scheduled for 35 hours or
more per week. Please report each trainer or instructor only once.

a. Sworn officers employed by, or permanently assigned

to, the academy

Number of full- Number of parttime trainers or time trainers or
instructors
instructors

b. On-duty sworn officers temporarily assigned to the
academy
c. Off-duty sworn officers compensated to teach

d. Retired sworn officers
e. Civilians employed by, or permanently assigned to,
the academy
f. Civilians temporarily assigned to the academy
g. Total number of trainers or instructors
  (Sum  

of Rows a through f)

17. In 2018, what was the minimum education requirement for your academy’s full-time
trainers or instructors?
Graduate degree required
Four-year college degree required
Two-year college degree required
Some college but no degree required
High school diploma or equivalent required
Not applicable—there was no formal education requirement for our academy trainers or
instructors
18. In 2018, what was the minimum number of years of law enforcement experience
required for your academy’s full-time trainers or instructors? If there was no minimum
requirement, enter 0.
years

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19. In 2018, were the following certifications required for your academy’s full-time trainers
or instructors?

Yes
No
a. State- or POST-certification
b. Academy certification
c. Qualified subject matter expert
d. Other certification requirement (please specify):

20. In 2018, were the following used to evaluate the performance of your academy’s trainers
or instructors?

Yes
No
a. State- or POST-certification
b. Supervisory evaluations
c. Peer evaluations (i.e., evaluated by other
instructors)
d. Student feedback/evaluations
21. In 2018, did your academy provide ongoing or refresher training for your trainers or
instructors?
Yes
No

Go to Question 23

22. Were the following used to develop the content of your academy’s 2018 training
sessions for your trainers or instructors?

Yes
No
a. Job task analysis or needs analysis
b. State- or POST-commission
c. Subject matter expert
d. Law enforcement advisory board
e. Academy staff input

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ACADEMY RESOURCES
23. In 2018, which of the following resources did BASIC training recruits have access to?
If recruits did not have access to a resource, select only the box in the far-right column.
 Recruits in BASIC training had
access to the resource and the
resource was…
Operated by
Operated by
your
another entity/
academy
organization

Resource
A. Educational
1.

Computer lab

2.

Electronic tablet/iPad

3.

Internet/on-line classes

4.

Media lab/video production facility

5.

Mobile data terminals

6.
7.

Resource center/library
Subscription to web- or online-based
training content (e.g., LETN, PoliceOne
Academy, In the Line of Duty)

Video conferencing classes

8.

B. Weapons/Self-Defense
1. Defensive tactics room
2. Firearms training simulators
3. Indoor firearms range
4. Outdoor firearms range
5. Scenario training facility
C. Physical Fitness/Agility
1.
2.
3.

Fitness facilities (e.g., gym, weight room)
Obstacle course
Swimming pool

D. Driving-Related
1. Driving simulator
2. Vehicle operation range/driving track
E. Living Arrangements
1. Dormitory/residential facilities

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Recruits
in BASIC
training
did not
have
access

24. Enter your academy’s total operating budget for the fiscal year that included June 30,
2018. Exclude recruit salaries and purchases of equipment (e.g., cars, computers with a life
expectancy of five or more years). If the budget is not available, provide an estimate and check
the box.
$

,

,

If amount is estimate, check here.

25. Enter your academy’s total budget for equipment (e.g., purchase of cars, radios,
computers, etc., with a life expectancy of five years or more) for the fiscal year that
included June 30, 2018. If the budget is not available, provide an estimate and check the box.
$

,

,

If amount is estimate, check here.

BASIC ACADEMY TRAINEES
26. For the BASIC recruit academy class(es) that ended in 2018, please indicate the total
number of recruits who started BASIC training, and the total number who completed it,
by sex.
Number of recruits who Number of recruits who
STARTED training
COMPLETED training
a. Male
,
,
b. Female

,

,

c. Total for classes ending in 2018
(Sum of Rows a and b)

,

,

27. For the BASIC recruit academy class(es) that ended in 2018, please indicate the total
number of recruits who started BASIC training, and the total number who completed it,
by race and ethnicity.
Number of recruits who Number of recruits who
STARTED training
COMPLETED training

a. White, non-Hispanic
,
,
b. Black or African American, non,
,
Hispanic
c. Hispanic or Latino

,

,

d. American Indian or Alaska
Native, non-Hispanic

,

,

e. Asian, non-Hispanic

,

,

f. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
Islander, non-Hispanic

,

,

g. Two or more races

,

,

h. Not known

,

,

,

,

i.

Total for classes ending in 2018
(Sum of Rows a through h)

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28. For those recruits who did not complete BASIC training in the classes that ended in
2018, please provide the number of recruits by each primary reason for non-completion
by sex. Please respond to this question using only numbers; report unknowns within row ‘k’.
Count each recruit only once, even if there were multiple reasons for dismissal.
If all recruits completed BASIC training in
the classes that ended in 2018, check here:

Go to Question 29
Male

Female

a. Injury/illness

,

,

b. Failure to qualify – firearms

,

,

c. Failure to qualify – driving

,

,

d. Failure to qualify – other

,

,

e. Inability to meet physical standards

,

,

f. Academic

,

,

g. Disciplinary

,

,

h. Voluntary

,

,

i.

Withdrawn by sponsoring agency

,

,

j.

Other reason for non-completion

,

,

,

,

,

,

k. Don’t know / no information available
l.

Total for classes ending in 2018 (Sum
of rows a through k)

29. In 2018, did your academy have a set of formal rules concerning BASIC recruit behavior
(e.g., disciplinary code, code of conduct)?
Yes
No

Go to Question 31

30. Were the following actions taken in response to violations in 2018?
Yes
No
a. Loss of privileges
b. “Extra duty” tasks (e.g., writing assignments)
c. Motivational physical training
d. Lowering of specific course grades
e. Verbal reprimand
f. Written reprimand
g. Counseling
h. Demerits
i. Probation/suspension
j. Termination/dismissal/expulsion
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BASIC CORE CURRICULUM
31. The training environment of academies can be described as using a stress model (i.e.,
military or paramilitary style), a non-stress model (i.e., academic or adult learning), or a
combination of the two models. Which of the following best describes the training
environment of your academy’s 2018 BASIC training program?
All or mostly stress model
More stress than non-stress model
Equal balance of stress and non-stress model
More non-stress than stress model
All or mostly non-stress model
32. Indicate whether your academy’s BASIC training program provided instruction on the
following topics in 2018. If yes, provide the approximate number of hours of instruction
required in your 2018 BASIC training program. We understand that these categories may
not reflect your course titles and the list is not comprehensive. Please give your best
estimates, even if a topic was integrated throughout the curriculum. If estimating, please check
the box in the far-right column for that particular topic.
If Yes, enter
If number of
number of hours hours is an
of BASIC training
estimate,
instruction
check this
2018 BASIC training subject area
Yes
No required on topic
column
A. Operations
1.

Basic first-aid/CPR

2.

Computers/information systems

hours

3.

Emergency vehicle operations

hours

4.

Investigations

hours

5.

Patrol procedures/techniques

hours

6.

Report writing

hours

7.

Evidence processing and storage

hours

8.

Traffic accident investigations

hours

9.

Radar/lidar

hours

hours

10. Intelligence gathering and analysis

hours

11. Interrogation/interviewing

hours

B. Weapons/Defensive Tactics
1.

Defensive tactics

hours

2.

De-escalation/verbal judo

hours

3.

Firearms skills

hours

4.

Nonlethal weapons

hours
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32. (continued) Indicate whether your academy’s BASIC training program provided
instruction of the following topics in 2018. If yes, provide the approximate number of
hours of instruction required in your 2018 BASIC training program.

2018 BASIC training subject area

Yes

No

If Yes, enter
number of hours
of BASIC training
instruction
required on topic

C. Legal
1.

Criminal/constitutional law

hours

2.

Juvenile justice law and procedures

hours

3.

Traffic law

hours

D. Community Policing
1. Community partnership
building/collaboration

hours

2.

Cultural diversity/human relations

hours

3.

Mediation/conflict management

hours

4.
5.

Problem-solving approaches

Applying research methods to study
crime and disorder
Using crime mapping to analyze
community problems

6.

hours
hours
hours

E. Self-Improvement
1.

Basic foreign language

hours

2.

Communications

hours

3.

Ethics and integrity

hours

4.

Health and fitness

hours

5.

Professionalism

hours

6.

Stress prevention/management

hours

F. Special Topics
1.

Opioids

hours

2.

Clandestine drug labs

hours

3.

Crimes against children

hours

4.

Cyber/internet crimes

hours
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If number of
hours is an
estimate,
check this
column

32. (continued) Indicate whether your academy’s BASIC training program provided
instruction of the following topics in 2018. If yes, provide the approximate number of
hours of instruction required in your 2018 BASIC training program.

2018 BASIC training subject area

Yes

If Yes, enter number
If number of
of hours of BASIC
hours is an
training instruction estimate, check
required on topic
this column

No

F. Special Topics (continued)
5.

Emergency management

hours

6.

Terrorism

hours

7.

Domestic violence

hours

8.

Elder abuse

hours

9.

Gangs

hours

10. Hate crimes/bias crimes

hours

11. Human trafficking

hours

12. Mental illness

hours

13. Sexual assault

hours

14. Sexual harassment

hours

15. Victim response

hours

16. Response to an active shooter

hours

17. DUI/Sobriety

hours

33. In 2018, did your academy use reality-based (mock) scenarios for the following topics
during BASIC training?
Yes
No
a. Firearms
b. Self-defense
c. Non-lethal weapons
d. Threat assessment
e. Non-lethal live fire (e.g., simunitions, paintballs)
f. Verbal tactics
g. Arrest control tactics
h. Use of force continuum / Situational use of force
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34. In 2018, did your academy include the following types of weapons training in your
BASIC academy?

Yes

No

a. Revolver
b. Semi-automatic pistol
c. Shotgun (any type)
d. Manual rifle
e. Semi-automatic rifle (e.g., AR-15)
f. Fully-automatic rifle (e.g., M-16, AK-47, MP5)
g. Knife/edged weapon
h. Baton
i. Flashlight
j.

OC spray/foam

l.

Blunt force projectile (e.g., bean bag, rubber bullets)

k. Chemical agent projectile (e.g., CS/tear gas, OC pellets)

m. Conducted Energy Device (e.g., Taser, stun gun, Stinger)
n. Explosives
o. Other (please specify):

35. In 2018, did your academy include the following in your BASIC firearms or related
training?
Yes
No
a. Night-time or reduced light conditions
b. Firearms training simulators
c. Simulated stressful conditions
d. Training with off-duty weapons
e. Non-lethal live fire (e.g., simunitions, paintball)

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36. In 2018, did your academy include the following techniques in your BASIC
control/defensive tactics instruction for use in the field?

Yes
No
a. Weapon retention
b. Knife and edged weapon defense
c. Open hand techniques
d. Closed hand techniques
e. Takedown techniques (e.g., straight arm bar)
f. Hold or neck restraint (e.g., carotid hold)
g. Leg hobble or other restraints (not including handcuffs)
h. Full body restraints
i.

Pressure-point control

j.

Verbal command presence

k. Speed cuffing
l. Other (please specify):

37. In 2018, did your academy’s BASIC training program provide any instruction on how to
identify or respond to excessive force used by other officers?
Yes
No

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