12 NCAC 10B .2005          MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

(a)  A Sheriff or Department Head may use a lesson plan developed by the North Carolina Justice Academy, or may use a lesson plan for any of the topical areas developed by another entity.  The Sheriff or Department Head may also use a lesson plan developed by a certified instructor, provided that the instructor develops the lesson plan in accordance with the Instructional Systems Development model as taught in Criminal Justice Instructor Training in 12 NCAC 09B .0209. Successful completion of training shall be demonstrated by passing tests as developed by the delivering agency or as written by the North Carolina Justice Academy.  A written test comprised of at least five questions per hour of training shall be developed by the delivering agency, or the agency may use the written test developed by the North Carolina Justice Academy, for each in-service training topic.  A student shall pass each test by achieving 70 percent correct answers. 

(b)  The 2012 Law Enforcement In-Service Training Program requires 24 hours of training in the following topical areas:

(1)           Legal Update;

(2)           Juvenile Minority Sensitivity Training: Interactions Skills in Building Rapport;

(3)           Career Survival: Social Networking and Digital Communications;

(4)           Firearms Training and Requalification for deputy sheriffs as set out in Section .2100 of this Subchapter;

(5)           Awareness of Issues Surrounding Returning Military Personnel; and

(6)           Any topic areas of the Sheriff's choosing.

(c)  The 2012 Detention Officer In-Service Training Program requires 16 hours of training in the following topical areas:

(1)           Inmate Movement;

(2)           Career Survival for Detention Officers; Social Networking and Digital Communications; and

(3)           Any topic areas of the Sheriff's or Department Head's choosing.

(d)  The 2012 Telecommunicator In-Service Training Program requires 16 hours of training in the following topical areas:

(1)           Legal Update for Telecommunicators;

(2)           Career Survival for Telecommunicators; Social Networking and Digital Communications; and

(3)           Any topic areas of the Sheriff's or Department Head's choosing.

(e)  The 2013 Law Enforcement In-Service Training Program requires 24 credits of training and successful completion in the following topical areas:

(1)           Legal Update;

(2)           Juvenile Minority Sensitivity Training: Don't Press Send;

(3)           Domestic Violence: The Children are Watching;

(4)           Firearms Training and Requalification for deputy sheriffs as set out in Section .2100 of this Subchapter; and

(5)           Any topic areas of the Sheriff's choosing.

(f)  The 2013 Detention Officer In-Service Training Program requires 16 credits of training and successful completion in the following topical areas:

(1)           Inmate Sexual Assaults;

(2)           Detention Officer Legal Update;

(3)           Awareness of Issues Surrounding Returning Military Personnel; and

(4)           Any topic areas of the Sheriff's or Department Head's choosing.

(g)  The 2013 Telecommunicator In-Service Training Program requires 16 credits of training and successful completion in the following topical areas:

(1)           Officer Involved Shootings;

(2)           Radio Demeanor and Broadcast Techniques; and

(3)           Any topic areas of the Sheriff's or Department Head's choosing.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17E-4; 17E-7;

Eff. January 1, 2007;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2013; February 1, 2012; January 1, 2011; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2009; January 1, 2008.