EDUCATION AND TRAINING - SB 978

Building expertise and excellence through dedicated training for a safer community.

Salinas Police Department Education and Training Materials

SB978

According to legal mandate SB978, commencing on January 1, 2020, all local law enforcement agencies, are required to “conspicuously post on their Internet Web sites all current standards, polices, practices, operation procedures, and education and training materials that would otherwise be available to the public if a request was made pursuant the California Public Records Act” (Government Code section 7920.000).

The Salinas Police Department is committed to enhancing the quality of life through the delivery of professional, superior, and compassionate police services to the community. Providing quality training to develop its personnel to further this mission is essential. Training is provided within the confines of funding, staffing levels, and legal mandates. The training referenced in this section consists of the regular and ongoing topics presented by the Salinas Police Department. The Department does not maintain education and training materials from external training vendors.

Please note: Police training is designed to prepare officers for challenging work. Training materials may depict graphic images or other content, that may be deemed inappropriate or misinterpreted due to lack of context.

Web Based Training

The California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) maintains an online training platform. As web-based training is assigned, it will be referenced here. Associated records are maintained by POST.

Canine

The Salinas Police Department uses the training vendor Precision Canine to conduct initial and ongoing, apprehension and detection training. Training frequency is monthly at a minimum. Records are maintained by the vendor.