PSC Backup- APD Training Academy Report - Anne Kringen 12-5-22 — original pdf

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Austin Police Department Public Safety Commission Training Academy Report Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Background 143rd Academy Graduation 42 NEW OFFICERS October 2020 APD Plan & Council Approval March – June 2021 144th Pilot Academy Graduation 66 NEW OFFICERS January 2022 Kroll Pilot Academy Evaluation Complete May 2022 145th & 146th Academies Graduation 63 NEW OFFICERS November 2022 Kroll Initial Evaluation Completed April 2021 144th Pilot Academy Begins June 2021 145th Academy Begins March 2022 146th Academy (TOP) Begins July 2022 Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Key Academy Goals • Community Involvement • Disproportionately impacted groups • Community resources • Subject-matter experts • Adult Learning • De-escalation • Evidence-based training • Embedded throughout curriculum Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Community Connect Community Connect is a new program at the academy that engages APD cadets with community members emphasizing groups that are disproportionately impacted by policing 43 hours • Holocaust Museum in Houston with ADL • Austin Public Library • IDD Field Day • Community Meet and Greet • Community Panel and Texas School for the Deaf Tour • Jail to Jobs: Wilco Animal Shelter • Mexican American Cultural Center Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Community Engagement Community engagement activities for APD cadets occur throughout the academy, enhancing understanding and linking cadets with social service providers 18 hours • Multiculturalism • Transgender rights • Hate crimes Jails to jobs • MADD • Mental Health Services • • Settlement Home • Sobering Center • Language Access Services Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Outside SMEs - Teaching Course Subject Matter Expert History of Race and Policing in America Taught by Dr. Kevin Foster Professional Policing Multiculturalism & Human Relations Mindfulness and Resiliency US and TX Constitution Spanish Co-taught by Dr. Sean Roche in cooperation with Dr. Shirin Khosropour, Dr. Autumn Caviness, Windy Hill, Lisa Reyes Taught by Noelle Davis, Dr. Rick Morley, Public Safety Wellness Team Co-taught by Andrea Marsh in cooperation with Sadot Azzua, Christian Mendoza Interacting with Deaf or Hard of Hearing With complementary time taught by Otis Sizemore Transgender Sexual Harassment Recognition With complementary time taught by Dr. Wayne Maines Taught by Zeenat Kwon, APDHR Hate Crimes and Law Enforcement Taught by the Anti-Defamation League Fitness, Wellness, Stress Management Airrosti Consular Notification TABC/Beverage Code in cooperation with the Mexican Consulate Co-taught by Greg Louis, TABC Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Adult Learning • Research demonstrates that adults learn different than children • Adult Learning Theory incorporates this insight • Self-direction • Life experience to facilitate learning • Goal focus • Focus on how information is relevant • Practical orientation • Active learning • Curriculum staff and instructors are working to add adult learning principles throughout the curriculum Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 ICAT – De-escalation • Integrated Communication, Assessment, and Tactics • Empirically-validated de-escalation training offered by PERF • Taught by Advanced Education to current officers and cadets • Office of Community Policing Services Grant • PERF review of existing ICAT training offered at APD • PERF train the trainer to expand capacity (August, 2022) • PERF follow-up review (TBD, 2023) Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Questions? Questions ? Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022