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2020 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />2 | Page <br /> <br />training records must be maintained by the employing agency, which document compliance. The <br />instruction must be based on learning objectives developed by the P.O.S.T Board and reflected in our <br />department policy. Yearly audits are completed by the P.O.S.T. Board to assure agency compliance. <br />All of our officer’s receive on-going training cored in evidence-based police de-escalation trainings. <br />Officers receive training involving Crises Intervention Team Training (C.I.T.) and Integrating <br />Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (I.C.A.T). All officer’s complete yearly training in Procedural <br />Justice and Fair and Impartial Policing and research suggests that by increasing public cooperation, the <br />procedural approach to community interaction may enhance the safety of both law enforcement officers <br />and the communities we serve. <br />As a former nationally certified use of force and defensive tactics instructor for this agency, I affirm that <br />throughout my 26+ year career with this police agency, we have always mandated that police officer’s <br />document all Police Use of Force and subsequent De-Escalation. <br />In the spirit of community building and increasing public trust and transparency of the department, we <br />have made our entire 1,255 page police policy manual available to the public. To review this document, <br />please visit https://savmn.com/415/Transparency-Data-Sharing and select policy manual. <br />As public servants, policing requires us to have thousands of interactions with the public and the <br />community we serve. We will aim to establish connections with all community members and rely on <br />positive relationships to solve issues. We are mindful that policing involves a special trust given to us by <br />the public to uphold and enforce the law. Often times, these contacts are during times of crisis and <br />distress and can unfold rapidly and in unforeseen directions. As rooted in policy, we will direct our <br />response towards being fair in processes, transparent in actions, while providing opportunity for voice, <br />and remaining impartial in decision making. <br />Police departments across the nation are indeed listening and reforming their policies to reduce officer <br />use of force by enhancing their training to focus more on de-escalation tactics, while engaging training <br />and resources grounded in mental health initiatives. Whether this will successfully change the <br />perception of police officers from one of warriors to one of guardians is yet to be known. <br />What I can offer is background related to what we have done and how we are continuing to equip our <br />officers to perform with a service mindset. That said, we will focus on serving our community by strictly <br />adhering to our Mission, Vision and Policy, which directly influences our training, hiring and delivery of <br />services. We will continue to build a culture that emphasizes a service mind set.