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Provides specific law enforcement training addressing the unique issues of interacting with persons who have Autism Spectrum Disorders (per Senate Bill 1531). Designed to help law enforcement better recognize and respond to this growing population and to improve communication, reduce risk situations, and resolve issues with more positive outcomes.

Discusses the epidemic of Autism Spectrum Disorders and the impact of the growth of autism on law enforcement and first responders. Details what autism is, what to look for when encountering someone with autism, and demonstrates how to better approach and communicate with persons with autism. Details some of the interactions that officers may encounter in the field and demonstrates best-case practices.

The video program offers three viewing options:

1. Play video in its entirety (111 min.)

2. Select among 8 Telecourse segments:

• Introduction (3 min.)
• Facing the Autism Epidemic (18 min.)
• What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? (17 min.)
• Communication (16 min.)
• Witness Interviews (12 min.)
• Conflict and Arrest (17 min.)
• Field Interactions (9 min.)
• Resources, Referrals, and the Future (16 min.)

3. Select among 5 video interactions (scenarios only):

• Missing Child with Autism (4 min.)
• Suspicious Person Call (3 min.)
• Specialized Interview Skills (2 min.)
• Violence and Autism (1 min.)
• Officer Sensitivity (1 min.)

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Crisis Point: Domestic Violence & Hostage Negotiations

Addresses the need for first responders and dispatchers to be aware of the unique nature of hostage situations stemming from DV conditions. The program addresses several key questions, including:
1) what factors should a first responder consider in a DV critical incident?
2) How can officers recognize cases that may lead to hostage situations?
3) How can a first responder stabilize the scene until tactical teams arrive?
4) How can first responders assist negotiators in DV incidents?

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Cops and Schools

This telecourse gives patrol officers and supervisors practical information about policing school campuses. It examines how schools fit into the law enforcement beat, with emphasis on the following topics:
1) types of service calls that bring patrol officers to schools,
2) Community Policing and schools,
3) philosophy of the juvenile justice system,
4) school rules, the school system, and relevant state and federal laws,
5) understanding students and contemporary youth culture,
6) communication strategies for working with students, parents, and staff,
7) critical incident preparation and response on school campuses.

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Courtroom Testimony: Preparing for Trial

This telecourse program follows three criminal cases homicide, drug possession, and domestic violence from arrest through report writing, then into the courtroom where officers present their testimony under questioning from both the prosecution and the defense. Jury members then deliver a final verdict. The program also features comments from prosecution experts from throughout California and officers who have courtroom experience.

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Crime Victims With Disabilities

Roughly five million Californians live with a disability, and odds are that the peace officer will be called upon to assist an individual with a disability during the course of his or her duties. As first responders and investigators, peace officers may be the most important contact a victim will have with the criminal justice system. It is imperative that the officer’s approach reflects the values of dignity, respect, protection, and service that those in law enforcement owe to every victim of crime regardless of who they are. This video is divided into three distinct areas: 1) Sensory disabilities, 2) Developmental disabilities, and 3) Physical disabilities. The scenarios presented are designed to address some of the issues associated with law enforcement and its role in interviewing persons with disabilities. Each scenario is followed by a Strategies and Tactics section to provide additional ideas and information for effective interviewing.

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Cyber Crime: First Responders and the High Tech World

In this telecourse, first responders learn how prevalent cyber crime is today and what types of cyber crimes a first responder may encounter. The program demonstrates how first responders can recognize potential high-tech evidence, how to approach and secure a crime scene involving high-tech items, and how to protect fragile evidence in the digital world.

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Domestic Violence: A Matter of Culture

Addresses new immigrant and refugee ethnic groups within California that law enforcement might contact within the context of domestic violence. Given their increased presence in California, this is an effort to educate law enforcement to better serve the communities identified in the program. Designing an appropriate and effective response to domestic violence that is culturally sensitive is critical to successful intervention. This course is designed to provide officers with information about different cultures that can assist in a safe and successful intervention. Always remembering that the dignity of the individual is foremost, we hope this information can help law enforcement customize their approach in working with members of many cultures.

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Domestic Violence: Community Oriented Policing

Demonstrates several Community Oriented Policing (COP) approaches that have been designed to combat the specific issue of Domestic Violence. The program will review a variety of successful programs that provide strategies to solve problems, reduce calls for service, increase resources for patrol officers and investigators, improve relations with the community, and establish long term partnerships. The reference guide provides a summary of each program and additional contact information.

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Domestic Violence: Court Orders

Many laws governing domestic violence court orders have changed recently, making it critical that peace officers are updated. This telecourse reinforces the most important aspects of the Domestic Violence: Court Orders telecourse from February 1998, covers some important additional topics, and updates officers on changes since 1998. The telecourse covers these seven topics:
1) Types of Orders,
2) Service & Validity,
3) Emergency Protective Orders,
4) Firearms,
5) Bail/Custodial Issues,
6) Enhancing Victim Safety,
7) Additional Legal Changes.

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Domestic Violence: Effective Interviewing Techniques

Presents effective domestic violence interviewing techniques from the real-life perspective of law enforcement officers, district attorneys, and those who work with domestic violence survivors. The overall goals of the program include informing law enforcement about interviewing techniques, providing strategies for managing domestic violence as a crime, and introducing the proper investigative steps to ensure a successful prosecution.

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Domestic Violence Update

Focuses on one of the most dangerous calls an officer can make: domestic violence. Reinforces the fact that domestic violence calls are unpredictable, difficult and often pose a threat to first responders. Several segments provide an update on key domestic violence issues and provide insight that will assist officers in their investigations and in dealing with victims. Topics include: Officer-Involved Domestic Violence, 422 Criminal Threats, Emergency Protective Orders, Stalking, Strangulation and Suspicious Wounds.

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Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse

Focuses on law enforcements role in safeguarding both elderly and dependent adult victims. Segments include
1) types and indicators of abuse,
2) crime scene arrival,
3) interviewing victims, witnesses, and suspects,
4) documentation and follow-up,
5) working with other agencies,
6) self-neglect.

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Hate Crimes

Law enforcement officers typically deal with a single victim of crime. But hate crimes are far more complex— they are a message crime motivated by bias or the perception of bias and they have a domino effect of terrorizing not only the targeted victim, but also terrorizing the victim’s family and entire community to which the victim belongs.

This program defines hate crimes according to California and Federal laws and identifies the protected groups or characteristics of victims of hate crimes. The benefits of working closely with community contacts and witnesses are outlined, along with discussion of victim resources available statewide. Gathering evidence, investigation, and reporting of hate crimes is also detailed. The program teaches that it is in the best interest of everyone, especially law enforcement, to do their best in combating hate crimes.

The DVD program offers three viewing options:

1. Play Telecourse in its entirety (114 min.)

2. Select among 12 Telecourse segments:

• Introduction (3 min.)
• Defining Hate Crimes (8 min.)
• Gathering Evidence (6 min.)
• Bridging Cultural Gaps (9 min.)
• Using Community Contacts (11 min.)
• Interviewing Reluctant Witnesses (18 min.)
• Reporting It Right (7 min.)
• Victim Resources (8 min.)
• Gang-Related Hate Crimes (8 min.)
• Hate Crime by Association (10 min.)
• Persons With Disabilities (11 min.)
• Using Technology (12 min.)

3. Select among five Telecourse interactions (scenarios only):

• Hate Crime: Lesbian Couple (13 min.)
• Report Writing Considerations (1 min.)
• Hate Crime: Interracial Couple (5 min.)
• Hate Crime: Mentally Challenged Person (8 min.)
• Hate Crime: Homeless Person (5 min.)

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Hate Crimes: A Proactive Approach

When a peace officer arrives on the scene of a hate crime, what he or she does in the first few minutes is critical just like many other types of crime scenes. However, the victim of a hate crime is unlike any other victim an officer will encounter. This program features top experts on the subject of hate crimes in California and presents reenactments that show the officer firsthand what to look for when arriving at the scene of a hate crime. Featured topics include:
1) difference between a hate crime and a hate incident,
2)profile of hate crime suspects,
3) how officers can assist prosecutors in hate crime cases,
4) how to take a proactive stance on hate crime in the local community,
5) update on current state and federal laws governing hate crimes,
6) resources for officers investigating a hate crime.

The DVD offers options of
1) Play telecourse in its entirety,
2) Select among five Telecourse segments,
3) Select among four Telecourse interactions.

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Identifying Fraudulent and Counterfeit Government Documents

The scope of counterfeit documents in California is wide-ranging and affects everybody in every walk of life-- from people assuming another's identity using counterfeit documents, to people purchasing or selling vehicles on counterfeit documents. It's a cycle of serious crime, involving persons with past and current criminal histories, and is not just an issue limited to fake driver licenses and underage drinking.

This training program teaches that counterfeit and fraudulent government documents spans into serious criminal areas such as narcotics trafficking, human trafficking, gang business and terrorist activity. The program details the differences between a counterfeit, fraudulent, or altered document; describes the tools that officers may use to identify security features on government documents; and teaches that thorough investigation of all cases is key to preventing fraud. The video teaches that with rapid advancements in counterfeiting technologies, law enforcement must keep pace with high-tech developments and every peace officer in the field serves a critical frontline role in recognizing fraudulent and counterfeit government documents.

The video program offers three viewing options:

1. Play video in its entirety (114 min.)

2. Select among 8 training segments:

• Introduction (8 min.)
• Resources and Databases (16 min.)
• Counterfeiting (17 min.)
• CA Driver Licenses and ID Cards (16 min.)
• CA Vehicle Documents (19 min.)
• Bordering State Documents (15 min.)
• Federal and International Documents (18 min.)
• Wrap-Up 3 min.)

3. Select among 5 video interactions (scenarios only):

• Indicators of Counterfeit Identification (3 min.)
• Multiple IDs (4 min.)
• Vehicle Stop: Conflicting Information (4 min.)
• Vehicle Stop: Out-of-State Information (4 min.)
• Vacant House Call (5 min.)

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Late Life Domestic Violence

Features four scenarios illustrating the nature of late life domestic violence and how to properly respond to calls of this type.
Telecourse segments include
1) the dynamics of late life domestic violence,
2) victim profiles,
3) arrival at the crime scene,
4) interviewing victims,
5) evidence collection,
6) documentation and laws,
7) resources.

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Law Enforcement Awareness of Disabilities

Lists the four major types of developmental disabilities; describes the general characteristics which identify persons with each disability; discusses strategic communication and safety techniques utilized with each disability; differentiates between techniques to be utilized when the person with a developmental disability is either a victim of, a witness to, or a perpetrator of a crime; discusses People First terminology and the characteristics of persons having a Traumatic Brain Injury.

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Law Enforcement Response to Homeless

Homelessness is a symptom of serious social issues including mental illness, substance abuse, family violence, personal displacement, criminal subcultures, and poverty. This Telecourse presents proactive California-based law enforcement programs in eleven cities that seek to address some of these root causes of homelessness. The DVD offers options of 1) Play telecourse in its entirety, or 2) Select among nineteen Telecourse segments.

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Law Enforcement Response to Homelessness Update

Examines the current issues related to homelessness via a unique mix of service providers, peace officers, officers of the court, and former homeless people--all who have collaborated to provide insight and valuable tools for peace officers. Segments include dealing effectively and humanely with homeless, identifying and investigating crimes against the homeless, officer safety considerations, best practices and long-term strategies, and the case for respect, dignity and intervention. Meets the legislative madate on POST to develop a two-hour telecourse on crimes against homeless persons as established by Penal Code Section 13519.64.

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Parole and Local Law Enforcement

The State of California has the largest prison population in the free world. More parolees are released every year into this state than any other state or country in the world. By viewing this telecourse, the peace officer will have a better understanding of the extent of the parolee population in California, how to identify parolees, and how to handle them once they are identified. A field reference guide, the Parole Redi-Ref is available to peace officers.

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Racial Profiling Update

The California Legislature in 2000 amended penal code section 13519.4 by defining racial profiling as the practice of detaining a suspect based solely on race and ethnicity without any individualized criminal suspicion of the person being stopped. This telecourse program examines the definition of racial profiling from both community and law enforcement perspectives, legal issues, overview of civil rights milestones, and shows the impact of racial profiling as examined through community and ethical considerations.

The program features officers' narratives of real-life experiences and includes interviews with private citizens as well as subject matter experts. Resources for the program include various community organizations, the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, and officers’ own stories-- all designed to build a refresher presentation that educates officers on the right way to do their job legally, ethically and professionally.

This program serves as a racial profiling refresher training course as outlined in Commission Regulation 1081(a)(33) and required by Penal Code Sections 13519.4 (f) and (i), which states that once initial racial profiling training is completed, each officer shall undergo a refresher course every five years.

The program reviews and summarizes the core information from the initial five-hour training and updates changes in laws and practices as part of a comprehensive two-hour refresher. The DVD program offers two viewing options:

1. Play Telecourse in its entirety (110 min.)

2. Select among eight Telecourse segments:

• Introduction (9 min.)
• Expert Perspective (8 min.)
• Perspectives of Local Constituency Groups: City of Compton (24 min.)
• Negative Impact of Racial Profiling (9 min.)
• Historical Perspective (19 min.)
• The Whren Decision (19 min.)
• The Ethics of Racial Profiling (9 min.)
• Final Thoughts (11 min.)

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Recognizing Mental Illness: A Proactive Approach

Focuses on the relationship between law enforcement and the mental health community and provides instruction on how to handle situations involving persons with psychological disabilities. Highlights different types and causes of mental illness, including schizophrenia, disorganized speech, anxiety illness, mood disorders, major depression, personality disorders, brain damage, dementia, delirium, and Alzheimers. Presents effective tactics used by peace officers when approaching and communicating with persons suffering mental illness and profiles successful partnerships between law enforcement and mental health professionals.

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Response to Human Trafficking

Gives an in-depth look at the dynamics of human trafficking, its key elements and indicators. Presents the types of calls where officers are likely to find human trafficking situations, describes the settings where they may encounter victims, and offers information about the many types of services non-governmental organizations can provide for victims of human trafficking. Meets the legislative mandate on POST to develop a two-hour telecourse for training law enforcement officers in the handling of human trafficking complaints as established by Penal Code Section 13519.4.

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Responsibility for Children When the Parent is Arrested

In September 2006, Assembly Bill No.1942 (AB1942) added Penal Code Section 833.2 to encourage law enforcement and county welfare agencies to develop protocols in collaboration with other entities on how to best ensure the safety of children when a parent or guardian is arrested. Further, Penal Code Section 13517.7 required the Commission on POST to develop training and guidelines in critical topic areas related to this issue.

POST has developed the Responsibility for Children When the Parent is Arrested telecourse in response to 833.2 and 13517.7. The DVD program offers several viewing options:

1. Play Telecourse in its entirety (117 min.)

2. Select among 7 Telecourse segments:

• Introduction (6 min.)
• Emotional Trauma and its Effects on Children (19 min.)
• Procedures for Arrest and Booking, Including Additional Phone Calls (19 min.)
• Use of County Welfare Services/Similar Service Providers (13 min.)
• Temporary Supervision of Minor Children to Ensure Their Safety and Well-Being (20 min.)
• Sample Procedures to Assist Law Enforcement (22 min.)
• Building Long-Term Law Enforcement and County Welfare Service Relationships (17 min.)

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Suicide By Cop, Part 1

Police Assisted Suicide and Suicide by Cop have long-term, often devastating effects on those involved. In a Suicide by Cop incident, law enforcement officers become unwilling executioners for suicidal individuals or criminals who cannot face the lawful consequences of their apprehension. Part 1 of this telecourse series includes: background information on the phenomenon and the behavior of Suicide by Cop subjects; information gathering strategies and assessment tools for Call Intake Personnel; and profiles of two incidents narrated by the actual officers involved.

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Suicide By Cop, Part 2

This second part of the two-part telecourse series details the tactics and strategies for first responders and examines post-incident considerations. Part 2 of this telecourse series includes: the impact on involved personnel; investigation and documentation of a Suicide by Cop incident; civil and criminal litigation; and community relations and the media.

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Traffic Stops

Discusses effective traffic stop tactics and presents a sampling of common procedures that agencies may use as a springboard for discussion on local agency policy for conducting traffic stops. Presents several scenarios where the officers involved make some common traffic stop mistakes. A panel of experts review each scenario and discuss what went right and what went wrong.

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Workplace Violence

Workplace violence is a vitally important issue affecting law enforcement officers, who must deal with increased cases of threats, severe injuries, and murder. This telecourse examines: what generates such violent behavior in the workplace; how to use threat assessment techniques to identify workplace violence potential; officer safety issues relating to workplace violence; applying intervention strategies in workplace violence cases; and how to develop a post-incident management plan.

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