2022 Greensboro Police Annual Report

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CITY OF GREENSBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT

2022HIGHLIGHTS GPD isoneofonlyfourlaw enforcem entagenciesin thestateauthorized bytheNorthCarolinaTraining and StandardsCom m ission to haveapolice-recruittraining a cademy. Aspiring policeoficerrecruitsreceive750 hoursof instruction from oficersand professionalstaf m em berswho aresubjectm aterexpertsin their fields.Oficersjoining GPD from otheragencies receive100 hoursoftraining.Annualy,aloficers, including participantsin thesworn volunteerprogram , m ustcom plete24 hoursofm andated training.In2022, thetraining topicsincluded legalupdates,juvenile justice,m entalhealth response,enhancing com m unity policing,ethicsand firearm s. BUILDING OURSKILLS TRAINING DIVISION & POLICEACADEMY • Training Division re-established aTraining Advisory Com m iteeto help lesson oficers’useofforce.Every oficerintheGreensboro PoliceDepartm enthas received Integration,Com m unication,Assessm entand Tactics(ICAT)Training,which helpsoficersassess situations,m akesafeand efectivedecisions,and docum entand learn from theiractions. • Eighty-sixoficersparticipated in CrisisIntervention Training. • Training Division enhanced developm entaltraining fordepartm entleaders.Twiceayear,sergeantsand corporalsm ayatend M ethodistUniversity’sW est PointLeadership Program ,a m iltaryleadership course adapted fornon-m iltaryorganizations.Lieutenants and captainsm aynow virtualyatend the NorthwesternCenterforPublicSafetySchoolofPolice Staf andCom m and.

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