CA Commission on POST

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a successful law enforcement officer in California? It all starts with the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)! Take a deep dive into exploring how POST establishes professional standards, provides training resources, and supports officers and dispatchers through every step of their careers.   Check out the full video on our YouTube Channel: https://lnkd.in/gjpAhW5S   #GetToKnowPOST #ThisIsPOST #CAPOST #LawEnforcement #PeaceOfficers #Dispatchers #Training #PublicSafety 

Calling all dispatchers! POST is excited to announce that the newest video program, Public Safety Dispatcher: Critical Incidents, is now available on the Learning Portal. This course offers two hours of automatic CPT credit upon completion. Visit www.lp.post.ca.gov for more information.    #CommissionOnPOST #CAPOST #LawEnforcement #PublicSafetyDispatcher #LearningPortal

#GetToKnowPOST – POST’s Training Program Services (TPS) Bureau is responsible for developing training standards for mandated law enforcement course curricula and implementing new training programs. Some of these programs include the Robert Presley Institute for Criminal Investigations, Instructor Development Institute, Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, Command College, Executive Development Course, and much more. TPS also investigates how the application of various forms of technology can assist instructors with presenting the best possible training to the more than 90,000 peace officers who serve the communities of California. #ThisIsPOST #CAPOST #CommissionOnPOST

Every day should be #WorldMentalHealthDay. POST recognizes this important day and encourages agencies to discover the POST Organizational Wellness Program. This adaptive and contemporary program mentors law enforcement agencies, helping them develop or update organizational wellness programs that are specific to the holistic needs of their sworn and professional staff. Lauray MacElhern, Managing Director at UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health, shares what makes the POST Organizational Wellness Program so unique.   Want more information? Visit post.ca.gov/wellness.   #CommissionOnPOST #CAPOST #LawEnforcement #MentalHealth #OrganizationalWellness #YouAreNotAlone

POST is excited to share San Joaquin Delta College recently presented their first Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course. Twenty-four students completed the course and the feedback was excellent. Congratulations to the Class 24-01! The next course will be held in the January 2025. #CommissionOnPOST #CAPOST #PublicSafetyDispatchers #PublicSafetyDispatcherTraining

#GetToKnowPOST – The Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division is POST’s newest division. It is comprised of six bureaus: four professional conduct bureaus covering districts throughout California, the Certification Bureau, and the Intake and Disposition Bureau. The division has many roles including issuing professional certificates to peace officers who meet all the criteria to be certified in the state of California. Another role of the division is to review investigations submitted by law enforcement agencies and conduct additional investigations into serious misconduct. The division makes findings on the investigations, reviews grounds for decertification or suspension, and determines whether to recommend action against an officer’s certification. The division reports the findings to the Peace Officer Standards Accountability Advisory Board who hold public meetings to review the cases and make recommendations to the POST Commission. The Commission then reviews those recommendations made by the board based on whether there is evidence that reasonably supports the board’s conclusion that misconduct has been established. If action is to be taken against an officer's certification, the Commission returns the determination to the division to commence formal proceedings consistent with the Administrative Procedure Act. #ThisIsPOST #CAPOST #CommissionOnPOST

To assist California agencies and their personnel with the recent changes in law relating to hate crime investigations (AB 449), POST developed a short video. This video reviews hate incidents versus hate crimes, discusses statistical trends, and offers key resources and reminders for field officers and deputies. To view the full video, follow the link: https://lnkd.in/gVKhd55F POST would like to extend a special thanks to Gina, Turac, and Hong who shared their stories to benefit California peace officers. POST would also like to thank the following individuals and organizations for assisting in the development and production of this program: Brandon Brooks, Project Manager, California Black Media Andrea Beth Damsky, Commissioner, California Commission on the State of Hate Greg DeGiere, Advocate, The ARC of California Cynthia Deitle, Chief (ret.), Civil Rights Unit, FBI Jamie Knox, Chief, Walnut Creek Police Department Ariella Loewenstein, Deputy Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League of Los Angeles Zach Markwith, Deputy Director, Islamic Networks Group Orlando Martinez, Detective III, Los Angeles Police Department Becky Monroe, Deputy Director, California Civil Rights Department Hoang Nguyen, Director of External Affairs, AAPI Equity Alliance Emily Romero, Program Coordinator, CHIRLA

Go behind the scenes with us on the production of video segments for Learning Domain (LD) 42: Cultural Diversity/Discrimination! These new video segments will help basic course instructors enhance the LGBTQ+ curriculum as reflected in LD 42. Stay tuned for the release in Spring 2025! #CAPOST #CommissionOnPOST #LawEnforcement #BasicAcademy #filming

Last month, POST hosted a 24-hour Scenario Management Course at POST’s Headquarters in West Sacramento. Basic academy scenario managers are required to complete this course prior to their management of scenario testing. Twenty-six attendees participated in this course, representing 15 basic academies throughout the state. During the course, the attendees received instruction on scenario competencies, test development, testing, remedial training requirements, and scenario test security protocols. For more information about the Scenario Management Course, visit the POST website. #CAPOST #ScenarioManagementCourse #BasicAcademy #LawEnforcement

#GetToKnowPOST – POST’s Legal Affairs Bureau (LAB) provides high-quality and timely advice and assistance to the POST Commission and Executive Management on the full range of legal issues involving the Commission’s work. In addition, LAB supports the work of POST’s various bureaus by providing guidance and legal advice to the bureaus in their respective areas of responsibility. #ThisIsPOST #CAPOST #CommissionOnPOST