Use-of-Force Continuum: Indiana Training Requirements
Training
Citation
Filed Dec. 23, 2003
Summary and Notes
Sets forth police chief executive training program requirements, including on the lawful use of force.
Relevant Excerpt
The police chief executive training program will consist of not less than forty (40) hours of instruction, participation, and examination and shall include:
(6) Firearms policies and other lawful use of force.
Filed Dec. 23, 2003
Sets forth the pre-basic training course necessary for those who have not completed basic training, and includes courses on arrests, search and seizure, use of force and firearms use.
(a) Every law enforcement officer and every reserve police officer appointed after June 30, 1993, who has not successfully completed basic training as prescribed in 250 IAC 2-3 must successfully complete the prebasic training course prescribed in this section before that officer can make an arrest, conduct a search or seizure of persons or property, or carry a firearm as part of the duties of a law enforcement officer or reserve police officer.
(b) The prebasic course:
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shall consist of forty (40) hours of instruction;
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must include the subjects of arrest, search and seizure, use of force, and firearms qualification; and
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must be offered periodically at regional sites throughout the state.
(c) Course materials, instructors, and sites for the prebasic course are to be provided by the board.
(d) In addition, the board may certify prebasic courses that may be conducted by other public or private entities, including colleges and universities.
Filed Dec. 23, 2003
Sets forth in-service training requirements, which include firearms and physical use of force training.
Any person who has successfully completed basic training and has been appointed to a law enforcement department or agency as a law enforcement officer or reserve police officer, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is not eligible for continued employment unless the officer successfully completes a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of in-service training each calendar year. Subject matter for this training must meet the following requirements:
(1) A minimum of two (2) of these hours must be in the subject of firearms, a minimum of two (2) of these hours must be in the subject of physical tactics/use of force, and a minimum of two (2) of these hours must be in the subject of police vehicle operations. The remaining hours must include subjects included within the minimum basic training curriculum approved by the board or must be approved by the board based upon a need expressed by the law enforcement agency or department employing the officer.
Mandatory in-service training requires training in interacting with persons with mental illness, addictive disorders, intellectual disabilities, autism, developmental disabilities, and Alzheimer's disease or related senile dementia, to be provided by persons approved by the secretary of family and social services and the board, and training concerning human and sexual trafficking and high risk missing person.
(1) As applied to a law enforcement officer or correctional officer acting in the performance of his or her official duties, the term “deadly force” means force that is likely to cause death or great bodily harm and includes, but is not limited to:
(a) The firing of a firearm in the direction of the person to be arrested, even though no intent exists to kill or inflict great bodily harm; and
(b) The firing of a firearm at a vehicle in which the person to be arrested is riding.
(2)(a) The term “deadly force” does not include the discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer or correctional officer during and within the scope of his or her official duties which is loaded with a less-lethal munition. As used in this subsection, the term “less-lethal munition” means a projectile that is designed to stun, temporarily incapacitate, or cause temporary discomfort to a person without penetrating the person's body.
(b) A law enforcement officer or a correctional officer is not liable in any civil or criminal action arising out of the use of any less-lethal munition in good faith during and within the scope of his or her official duties.
​Executive Training Program to include training on lawful use of force and cultural diversity.
(j) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish an executive training program. The executive training program must include training in the following areas:
(6) Lawful use of force.
(9) Cultural diversity.