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2022 CENSUS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMIES (CLETA)
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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
2022? Select only one response.
o State Peace Officer Standards and
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Training (POST) (or equivalent state
authority)
State police/highway patrol agency
City/municipal police department
Sheriff’s office/department
County police department
Regional training academy
Academy affiliated with a 4-year
college/university
Academy affiliated with a 2-year
college/community college
Technical school
Other (please specify):
2. For purposes of this survey, “Basic
Law Enforcement” (BASIC) training is
defined as the mandatory precertification training for newly
appointed or elected law enforcement
officers as required by federal or state
statute, rule, or regulation, in the
jurisdiction of the agency hiring the
new officer.
In 2022, did your academy provide
any BASIC training?
o Yes
o No
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and submit it using the
instructions on the survey
cover sheet
3. In 2022, was your academy accredited
by a nationally recognized,
independent credentialing body, such
as the Commission on Accreditation
for Law Enforcement Agencies
(CALEA) or the International
Association of Directors of Law
Enforcement Standards and Training
(IADLEST)? Do not include a state
POST certification.
o Yes
o No
4. In 2022, did your academy offer an
associate’s or bachelor’s degree or offer
college credit at a partner institution?
Yes No
a. Associate’s Degree
o
o
b. Bachelor’s Degree
c. College credit
o
o
o
o
5. In 2022, 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
o o
duty, certified officers
b. Specialized training (e.g.,
SWAT, K-9, marine,
o o
criminal investigations, etc.)
c. First-line or higher
o o
supervisor training
d. Field training instructors
(FTO) / Police Training
o o
Officers (PTO)
e. Lateral training for officers
o o
hired from other agencies
f. Pre-service training
(Training prior to the
o o
enrollment in a BASIC
training class)
g. Reserve officer course
o o
h. Night class, extended
format, or modular format
o o
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6. In 2022, did your academy provide BASIC training for the following positions?
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
Yes
No
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
7. In 2022, 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 8
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 2022 (Sum of rows a through d)
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f.
8. As of December 31, 2022, what were the required number of hours for completion of your
core BASIC training program and the number of hours mandated by state POST or state
law? Do not include any formal field training program, details outside your core program, or any
breaks from scheduled BASIC training.
a. Total number of hours required to complete core basic training
Hours
b. Number of hours mandated by state POST or state law
Hours
9. In 2022, was field training mandatory for recruits following completion of your academy’s
BASIC training?
o Yes, it was mandatory for all recruits
o Yes, it was mandatory for some recruits (field training was agency-specific)
o No
10. Did your academy oversee the field training component?
o Yes
o No
Go to Question 12
11. Enter the length of your core field training program as of December 31, 2022, in hours.
Hours
12. In 2022, 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?
o Yes
o No
Go to Question 14
13. In 2022, were recruits typically present during this training or orientation for family
members?
o Yes
o No
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14. In 2022, did community members influence or participate in your academy’s BASIC
training in the following ways? Community members include local residents, members
of the general public, community leaders/advocates/representatives, or individuals with
lived experience with the criminal justice system. For each row, please select “Not
applicable” if community influence/participation in BASIC training at your academy was not
possible in 2022. For example, an academy may not have engaged in the activity that year or
community influence/participation in the activity may have been outside an academy’s control.
A.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Academy Curriculum
Establishment/modification of the content of training curriculum
Participation as an instructor or guest lecturer
Participation in role-play scenarios
Participation in community competency or cultural immersion
programs/events
B. Recruitment and Selection
1. Establishment/modification of the academy director
recruitment and selection process or requirements
2. Establishment/modification of the instructor recruitment and
selection process or requirements
3. Establishment/modification of the student/cadet recruitment and
selection process or requirements
C. Oversight and Evaluation
1. Provision of academy oversight
2. Evaluation of instructor proficiency
3. Evaluation of student/cadet performance
Yes
No
Not applicable
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
BASIC TRAINING PERSONNEL
15. For BASIC recruit academy class(es) that ended in 2022, 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 trainers or instructors are those regularly scheduled for 35 hours
or more per week at the academy for the purpose of preparing and/or delivering training content.
Please report each trainer or instructor only once. If the academy has either no full-time or no part-time
trainers or instructors, enter 0 in row g for the appropriate group.
Number of full- Number of parttime trainers or time trainers or
instructors
instructors
a. Sworn personnel employed by your academy
b. Retired law enforcement personnel employed by your academy
c. Non-sworn/civilian personnel employed by your academy
d. Sworn personnel NOT employed by your academy
e. Retired law enforcement personnel NOT employed by your
academy
f. Non-sworn/civilian personnel NOT employed by your academy
g. Total number of trainers or instructors (Sum of
Rows a through f)
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16. In 2022, what was the minimum formal education requirement for trainers or instructors at
your academy? Please select one response for each column. Select “Not applicable” if your
academy does not have full-time or part-time trainers or instructors.
Full-time
trainers and
instructors
Part-time
trainers and
instructors
Graduate degree required
o
o
Bachelor’s degree required
o
o
Associate’s degree required
o
o
Some college but no degree required
o
o
High school diploma or equivalent required
o
o
No minimum education required for our academy
trainers or instructors
o
o
Not applicable – academy does not have full-time or
part-time trainers or instructors
o
o
17. In 2022, for trainers and instructors at your academy, did your academy require
experience as a sworn officer? Please select one response for each column. Please select
“Not applicable” if your academy does not have full-time or part-time trainers or instructors.
Full-time
trainers and
instructors
Part-time
trainers and
instructors
Require experience as a sworn officer, please specify
the required years of experience as a sworn officer
o
o
No sworn officer experience requirements
o
o
Not applicable – Academy does not have full-time or
part-time trainers or instructors
o
o
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18. In 2022, were the following certifications required for trainers or instructors at your
academy? Please enter a response for each row for both the full-time and part-time columns.
Please select “Not applicable” if your academy does not have full-time or part-time trainers or
instructors.
Full-time
Part-time
trainers and
trainers and
instructors
instructors
Yes
No
Yes
No
a. State- or POST-certification
o
o
o
o
b. Academy/instructor certification
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
1.
o
o
o
o
2.
o
o
o
o
3.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
c. Subject matter or specialty certification (e.g.,
firearms certified, driving certified, first aid
certified, etc.)
d. Other certification requirement(s) (please specify):
e. Not applicable – Academy does not have full-time
or part-time trainers or instructors.
19. In 2022, were the following used to evaluate the performance of trainers or instructors
at your academy?
Yes
No
a. Supervisory evaluations
o
o
b. Peer evaluations (i.e., evaluated by other
o
o
training personnel)
c. Student feedback/evaluations
o
o
d. Other (please specify)
o
o
20. In 2022, did your academy provide refresher training on general instruction to trainers
or instructors at your academy?
o Yes, provided internally
Go to Question 21
o Yes, provided externally
Go to Question 22
o Yes, provided internally and externally
o No
Go to Question 22
Go to Question 21
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21. Were the following used to develop the content of the 2022 internally-provided training
sessions on general instruction for trainers or instructors at your academy?
Yes
No
a. Job task analysis or needs analysis
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
b. State- or POST-commission
c. Subject matter expert
d. Law enforcement advisory board
e. Academy staff input
f. Academy student input
o
o
o
o
o
ACADEMY RESOURCES
22. In 2022, which of the following resources did BASIC training recruits have access to?
Please select a response for each resource.
Resource
Yes
No
A. Educational
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Commercial web or online training content (e.g., LETN,
PoliceOne Academy, In the Line of Duty)
o
o
o
Video conferencing classes
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
1.
Computer lab
2.
Laptop/electronic tablet/iPad
3.
Internet/on-line classes
4.
Media lab/video production facility
5.
Mobile data terminals
6.
Resource center/library
7.
8.
B. Weapons/Self-Defense
1. Defensive tactics room
2.
3.
Use of force training simulator
Indoor firearms range
4.
5.
Outdoor firearms range
Scenario training room/facility
C. Fitness and Health
1.
2.
3.
Fitness facilities (e.g., gym, weight room)
Obstacle course
Swimming pool
4.
Mental health services
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(continued) In 2022, which of the following resources did BASIC training recruits have
access to? Please select a response for each resource.
Resource
Yes
No
D. Driving-Related
1. Driving simulator
2. Vehicle operation range/driving track
o
o
o
o
o
o
E. Living Arrangements
1. Dormitory/residential facilities
o
o
o
23. Enter your academy’s total operating budget for the fiscal year that included June 30,
2022. Include staff salaries but 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 estimate box.
$
,
,
If amount is estimate, check here.
BASIC ACADEMY TRAINEES
24.
For the BASIC recruit academy class(es) that ended in 2022, please indicate the total
number of recruits who started BASIC training, and the total number who completed BASIC
training, by sex.
Number of recruits who Number of recruits who
STARTED training
COMPLETED training
a. Male
,
,
b. Female
,
,
c. Total for classes ending in 2022
(Sum of Rows a and b)
,
,
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25. For the BASIC recruit academy class(es) that ended in 2022, please indicate the total
number of recruits who started BASIC training, and the total number who completed
BASIC training, by race and ethnicity.
Number of recruits
Number of recruits who
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 2022
(Sum of Rows a through h)
,
,
,
,
26. For the BASIC recruit academy class(es) that ended in 2022, please indicate the total
number of recruits who started BASIC training, and the total number who completed
BASIC training who…
Number of recruits
who STARTED training
Number of recruits who
COMPLETED training
a. …were military veterans
,
,
b. …possessed an associate’s degree
,
,
c. …possessed a bachelor’s degree
,
,
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27. For those recruits who did not complete BASIC training in the classes that ended in
2022, please provide the number of recruits by each primary reason for noncompletion by sex. Please respond to this question using only numbers; report unknowns
within row k. Count each recruit only once based on the primary reason for non-completion,
even if there were multiple reasons for dismissal.
If all recruits completed BASIC training in
the classes that ended in 2022, check here:
Go to Question 28
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/personal reasons
i.
Withdrawn by sponsoring agency
j.
Other reason for non-completion
k. Don’t know / no information available
l.
Total for classes ending in 2022 (Sum of rows a through k)
BASIC CORE CURRICULUM
28. The training philosophy 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
philosophy of your academy’s 2022 BASIC training program?
o All or mostly stress model
o More stress than non-stress model
o Equal balance of stress and non-stress model
o More non-stress than stress model
o All or mostly non-stress model
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29. Indicate whether your academy’s BASIC training program provided instruction on the
following topics in 2022. If yes, provide the approximate number of hours of instruction
required in your 2022 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 number If number of
of hours of BASIC
hours is an
training instruction estimate, check
2022 BASIC training subject area
Yes
No required on topic
this column
A. Operations
1.
Basic first-aid/CPR
2.
Computers/information systems
3.
Emergency vehicle operations
4.
Evidence processing and storage
5.
Intelligence gathering and analysis
6.
Interrogation/interviewing
7.
Investigations
8.
Patrol procedures/techniques
9.
Radar/lidar
10. Report writing
11. Traffic accident investigations
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
hours
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
hours
hours
hours
hours
hours
hours
hours
hours
hours
hours
hours
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
B. Weapons/Defensive Tactics
1.
De-escalation/verbal judo
2.
Defensive tactics
3.
Firearms skills
4.
Less-lethal weapons
hours
hours
hours
o
o
o
o
C. Legal
1.
Criminal/constitutional law
2.
Juvenile justice law and procedures
3.
Traffic law
o
o
o
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o
o
o
hours
hours
hours
o
o
o
(continued) Indicate whether your academy’s BASIC training program provided instruction
of the following topics in 2022. If yes, provide the approximate number of hours of
instruction required in your 2022 BASIC training program.
2022 BASIC training subject area
Yes
D. Community Policing
1. Applying research methods to study
crime and disorder
2.
Community partnership
building/collaboration
3.
Cultural diversity/human relations
4.
Mediation/conflict management
5.
Problem-solving approaches (e.g.,
identifying/understanding community
problems, devising response
6.
strategies, assessing outcomes, etc.)
Using crime mapping to analyze
community problems
If Yes, enter number If number of
of hours of BASIC
hours is an
training instruction estimate, check
No required on topic
this column
o
o
hours
o
o
o
o
o
o
hours
hours
o
o
o
o
hours
o
o
o
hours
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
hours
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
hours
hours
o
o
E. Self-Improvement
1.
Basic foreign language
2.
Communications
3.
Ethics and integrity
4.
Health and fitness
5.
Professionalism
6.
Stress prevention/management
hours
hours
hours
hours
hours
F. Special Topics
1.
Clandestine drug labs
2.
Crimes against children
3.
Cyber/internet crimes
4.
Domestic violence
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hours
hours
hours
o
o
o
o
(continued) Indicate whether your academy’s BASIC training program provided instruction
of the following topics in 2022. If yes, provide the approximate number of hours of
instruction required in your 2022 BASIC training program.
2022 BASIC training subject area
Yes
If Yes, enter number If number of
of hours of BASIC
hours is an
training instruction estimate, check
this column
No required on topic
F. Special Topics (continued)
5. DUI/Sobriety
o
o
hours
o
6.
Elder abuse
o
o
hours
o
7.
Emergency management
o
o
hours
o
8.
Gangs
o
o
hours
o
9.
Hate crimes/bias crimes
o
o
hours
o
10. Human trafficking
o
o
hours
o
11. Opioids
o
o
hours
o
12. Public order/protest management/mass
demonstrations
13. Responding to persons with mental
illness/behavioral health issues (e.g.,
crisis intervention)
14. Response to an active shooter
o
o
hours
o
o
o
hours
o
o
o
hours
o
15. Sexual assault
o
o
hours
o
16. Sexual harassment
o
o
hours
o
17. Terrorism
o
o
hours
o
18. Victim response
o
o
hours
o
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30. In 2022, did your BASIC training program require the following types of FORMAL
ASSESSMENTS? A formal assessment is a graded test or exam used to evaluate
performance and required to complete BASIC training. If YES, indicate the number of
formal assessments required within each category that are used as part of the formal
evaluation of the recruit.
If YES, specify
the number of
Yes
No
assessments
required.
a. Scenario based assessments
o
o
b. Written assessments
o
o
c. Oral assessments
o
o
d. Skills/proficiency assessments
o
o
e. Physical fitness assessments
o
o
o
o
f. Other types (please specify):
31. In 2022, did your academy use role play scenarios and activities for the following topics
during BASIC training?
Yes No
a. Active shooter response
o
o
b. Arrest control tactics
o
o
c. Firearms
o
o
d. Interviews/interrogations
o
o
e. Less-lethal weapons
o
o
f. Public order/protest management/mass demonstrations
o
o
o
o
g. Responding to persons with mental illness/behavioral health
issues (e.g., crisis intervention)
h. Self-defense
o
o
i. Threat assessment
o
o
j. Use of force continuum/situational use of force
o
o
k. Vehicle pursuit
o
o
l. Verbal tactics
o
o
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32. In 2022, did your academy include the following types of weapons training in your
BASIC academy?
Yes
No
a. Revolver
o
o
b. Semi-automatic pistol
o
o
c. Shotgun (any type)
o
o
d. Manual rifle
o
o
e. Semi-automatic rifle (e.g., AR-15)
o
o
f. Fully-automatic rifle (e.g., M-16, AK-47, MP5)
o
o
g. Baton
o
o
h. Blunt force projectile (e.g., bean bag, rubber bullets)
o
o
i.
Chemical agent projectile (e.g., CS/tear gas, OC pellets)
o
o
j.
Conducted Energy Device (e.g., Taser, stun guns, Stinger)
o
o
k. Explosives
o
o
l.
o
o
m. Knife/edged weapon
o
o
n. OC spray/foam
o
o
o
o
Flashlight
o. Other (please specify):
33. In 2022, did your academy include the following in your BASIC firearms or related
training?
Yes
No
a. Use of force training simulators
o
o
b. Night-time or reduced light conditions
o
o
c. Non-lethal live fire (e.g., simunitions, paintball)
o
o
d. Simulated stressful conditions
o
o
e. Training with off-duty weapons
o
o
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34. In 2022, did your academy include the following techniques in your BASIC
control/defensive tactics instruction for use in the field?
Yes
No
a. Closed hand techniques
o
o
b. Full body restraints
c. Hold or neck restraint (e.g., carotid hold)
d. Knife and edged weapon defense
e. Leg hobble or other restraints (not including handcuffs)
f. Pressure-point control
g. Speed cuffing
h. Martial arts training (e.g., jiu-jitsu)
i.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Other (please specify):
35. In 2022, did your BASIC training program provide any instruction on how to identify or
respond to potential excessive force used by other officers or deputies?
o Yes
o No
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| File Title | CLETA2019 |
| Author | Hyland, Shelley |
| File Modified | 2023-01-19 |
| File Created | 2023-01-19 |