The Albert Lea
Police Department believes that education and ongoing
training are essential if the citizens are to receive
quality police services. The department is committed to
making training decisions that benefit the individual
officer, the department, and the City. Attempts are made to
provide training for all basic areas and also offer some
specialized or advanced training. The greatest share of the
training sessions covered basic police work or refreshed
current skills. Many officers attended longer, specialized
courses providing the department with the latest available
knowledge in a particular area. The officers attending these
specialized schools returned to work and shared their new
knowledge with fellow officers.
Our staff possesses a wealth of knowledge in diverse areas. Several members of the department hold instructor certifications in Firearms, Use of Force, Bike Officer, and Non-lethal Weapons. In addition, other officers have a great deal of experience in a specific area. We utilize these personnel for in-service training conducted during shift changes and within the department with special duty days. When local training was unavailable, the department utilized training and staff development seminars throughout the country to meet our officer and community needs.
The following is a summation of the training that officers of the Police Department received in 2006. Not included in these totals is the monthly SWAT training received by members of the Emergency Response Unit.
| Description |
Attendees |
Hours |
Total Hours |
| Initial Responding Officer Training |
| Sexaul Assault Investigation |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| CPR/First Aid |
28 |
4 |
112 |
| Use of Force |
28 |
4 |
112 |
| Pursuit Driving School |
14 |
8 |
112 |
| Intoxilyzer Training |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Dispatch Training |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Report Writing |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Firearms Qualifications |
27 |
2 |
54 |
| SFST/DWI Update |
16 |
4 |
64 |
| FEMA Incident Tests |
21 |
6 |
126 |
| 2006 DWI & Traffic Safety Law Training |
10 |
3 |
30 |
| Use of Force New Employee Training |
1 |
45 |
45 |
| Advanced/Standardized Field Sobriety |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Search & Seizure/Warrant Concepts |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Law Enforcement Guide to Forfeitures |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Surveillance Techniques |
4 |
4 |
16 |
| Commerical Vehicle Analysis Reporting |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| |
| Specialized Training: |
|
|
|
| Computer Forensics |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Query Only Training |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| FTO Basic Certification |
2 |
40 |
80 |
| i-SAFE America |
3 |
8 |
24 |
| K-9 Trials and Certification |
1 |
|
60 |
| Computerized Crim |
3 |
8 |
24 |
| Evidence Collection Technique |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Reid Interview Technique |
2 |
|
40 |
| Clan Lab Update |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Non-lethal Weapons Instructor School |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Death Investigations |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Background Investigation |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Basic SWAT School |
4 |
40 |
160 |
| Automatic Pawn System |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Practical Homicide Investigations |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Forgery/Identity Theft/Welfare Fraud Investigation |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Pandemic-a Tabletop Orientation |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Financial Crimes & Exploitation |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Minnesota Investigator Conference |
2 |
24 |
48 |
| |
| Management Development: |
|
|
|
| Police Accountability |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Data Practice |
3 |
8 |
24 |
| Law Enforcement Planner's Course |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Spring Regional ATOD Forum |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Chiefs Executive Training |
1 |
32 |
32 |
| MN Alcohol Traffic Association Conference |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Toward Zero Death Conference |
2 |
8 |
40 |
| Underage Drinking National Conference |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| FEMA Incident Command |
4 |
9 |
36 |
| Program Sharing Conference |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Youth at Risk Summit |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Canine Administrator Seminar |
1 |
16 |
16 |
| UMCPI Management Training |
6 |
63 |
315 |
| Public Information Officer Training |
3 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
| |
Total Hours |
2042.5 |
