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.

(b)  The 2011 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, Communications, and Understanding;

(3)           Career Survival: Leadership and Mentoring;

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

(5)           Domestic Violence: Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender (LGBT) Relationships; and

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

(c)  The 2011 Detention Officer In-Service Training Program requires 16 hours of training in the following topical areas:

(1)           Legal Update for Detention Officers;

(2)           Career Survival for Detention Officers; Interpersonal Communications;

(3)           Communicable Diseases and Pandemics; and

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

(d)  The 2011 Telecommunicator In-Service Training Program requires 16 hours of training in the following topical areas:

(1)           Elder Abuse Awareness and the Telecommunicator;

(2)           Tactical Dispatch;

(3)           Handling Difficult Callers; and

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

(e)  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.

(f)  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.

(g)  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.

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

Eff. January 1, 2007;

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