Use-of-Force Continuum: New York Training Requirements
Training
Citation
N.Y. Sec. 2.30: Training requirements for peace officers
Added L. 1980, c. 843, §2
Effective date Jan. 1, 2011
Summary and Notes
Officers must receive annual "instruction in deadly physical force and the use of firearms and other weapons."
Relevant Excerpt
1. Every peace officer in the state of New York must successfully complete a training program, a portion of which shall be prescribed by the municipal police training council and a portion of which shall be prescribed by his or her employer. The portion prescribed by the municipal police training council shall be comprised of subjects, and the hours each is to be taught, that shall be required of all types or classes of peace officers. The hours of instruction required by the municipal police training council shall not exceed one hundred eighty, unless a greater amount is either required by law or regulation, or is requested by the employer.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 8.203, 9 NY ADC 8.203
First enacted and effective Nov. 18, 2020
New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative.
Each chief executive of such local government shall convene the head of the local police agency, and stakeholders in the community to develop such plan, which shall consider evidence-based policing strategies, including but not limited to, use of force policies, procedural justice; any studies addressing systemic racial bias or racial justice in policing; implicit bias awareness training; de-escalation training and practices; law enforcement assisted diversion programs; restorative justice practices; community-based outreach and conflict resolution; problem-oriented policing; hot spots policing; focused deterrence; crime prevention through environmental design; violence prevention and reduction interventions; model policies and guidelines promulgated by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council; and standards promulgated by the New York State Law Enforcement Accreditation Program.
NY EXEC § 840 - Functions, powers and duties of council
Formerly § 828, L. 1972, c. 399, § 1
Amended L. 1973, c. 66, §3
Renumbered § 840, L. 1973, c. 603, § 13
Effective date Feb. 23, 2020
Executive law that allows the council to establish and update training mandates for the police force.
4. The council shall, in addition:
(d)(1) Establish and regularly update a model law enforcement use of force policy suitable for adoption by any agency that employs police or peace officers.
(2) The model law enforcement use of force policy shall include, but is not limited to:
(i) information on current law as it relates to the use of force by police and peace officers;
(ii) guidelines regarding when use of force is permitted;
(iii) requirements for documenting use of force;
(iv) procedures for investigating use of force incidents;
(v) guidelines regarding excessive use of force including duty to intervene, reporting, and timely medical treatment for injured persons;
(vi) standards for failure to adhere to use of force guidelines;
(vii) training mandates on use of force, conflict prevention, conflict resolution and negotiation, de-escalation techniques and strategies, including, but not limited to, interacting with persons presenting in an agitated condition; and
(viii) prohibited uses of force.