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2018 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />16 | P a g e <br /> <br />VII. Police Education Summary <br />PREPARED BY LT. DAN DIEGNAU <br />Training is a main foundation of the department’s current and future mission, vision and goals. <br />Law enforcement education is a vital and important part of delivering quality and professional <br />police service to the community. The St. Anthony Police Department is committed to <br />maintaining highly trained and professional service through quality and continual training and <br />education. The objectives of the training program are to: <br />- Provide for continued professional development of department personnel. <br />- Enhance the safety of officers and the community. <br />- Foster unity of purpose and cooperation with the community that they serve and to enhance <br />the image of the department. <br />-Provide training that has been reviewed for content by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer <br />Standards and Training (POST) Board and the St. Anthony PD command staff to ensure our <br />police officers are receiving training that clearly falls in line with the learning objectives set forth <br />by the department mission. <br /> The state of Minnesota currently requires all licensed police officers to complete 48 hours of <br />continuing education credits certified by the POST Board every three years. In <br />2017, the State of Minnesota passed legislation that increased the number of <br />mandated continuing education credits for licensed police officers every three <br />year licensing cycle. This legislation now mandates that 16 of the 48 required <br />training hours be in the areas of crisis intervention, conflict management and cultural diversity. <br />This legislation took effect July 1, 2018. Other mandated training within the 48 hours includes <br />emergency vehicle operation, use of force, and firearms training. St. Anthony officers routinely <br />exceed these minimum standards. Mandates require officers to incorporate specific training <br />topics to satisfy the State’s requirement’s to stay proficient and current in our profession. <br />Additionally, the police department and officers must engage in training opportunities that <br />enhance our individual skills sets and complement our respective job assignments on the <br />department. These training opportunities may include, but are not limited to, Leadership <br />development; OSHA mandates; Firearm certification; Investigation development; TEMPO/EMR <br />medical training; Emergency vehicle operation; DWI detection; Body worn camera