Training & Accreditation Section

Mission

Training Section 2004 Ofc. Beers and Sgt. Deppa

The mission of the Lynnwood Police Department Planning, Training, and Accreditation Section is to provide quality training on all aspects of police work to departmental members and employees, maintain accurate, up to date computerized training records consistent with accreditation standards, and to track the expenditure of training funds.

Personnel
Authorized staffing for the Planning, Training and Accreditation Section was one full-time sergeant and two full-time officers.

Activity
In two-thousand and seven Snohomish County held its first regional Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) in more than 15 years. The Lynnwood Police Department played a pivotal role in the development and running of the academy. The police department provided a full-time training sergeant for the six-month academy and countless other specialized instructors, actors, training and equipment. Six Lynnwood Police Department recruits attended and completed the academy.

Training by Category hours	2008	2009	% Change
Roll Call	408	464	14%
Defensive Tactics	376	659	75%
Firearms	1426	1374	-4%
SWAT	1435	1810	26%
Other Formal Training	7074	5518	-22%
Totals hours
Paid Employees	11260	11103	-1%
Volunteers	3743	5940	59%
Explorers	1619	1880	16%
Total Training Hours	16622	18923	14%

Accomplishments
The Training Section facilitated 11,103 hours of training for police department employees in 2009, on par with the previous year. Police department volunteers received 5,940 hours of training, which is a 59% increase from the previous year. Total department training hours for 2009 were 18,923 hours. Major accomplishments were as follows:

• Facilitated the creation and implementation of an in-house three day police skills refresher course that provided fifty-six officers with training on a host of topics, to include: legal update, hazardous material response, interviewing, use of force and vehicle use policy review, property seizures, evidence processing, emergency vehicle operations, and others.
•  Coordinated and implemented a comprehensive review and update of the department policy manual.
• Managed and coordinated the department’s preparation for a comprehensive accreditation process conducted by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. The Lynnwood Police Department was found in compliance with all 105 individual standards and was awarded re-accreditation.
• Reviewed 23 vehicle pursuits and 18 use of force incidents.
• Held seven pursuit review boards.
• Conducted one major incident review board.
• Completed 138 formal training packets.
• Conducted lateral vascular neck restraint refresher training for 58 officers as part of police skills refresher training.
• Facilitated a lengthy testing process for the acquisition and implementation of a new in-car video system slated for early 2010.
• Coordinated the purchasing and installation of equipment on eleven replacement police cars.
• As part of police skills refresher, provided 256 hours of training in emergency vehicle operations.