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 is one full-time sergeant and one officer.

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	2006	2007	% Change
Roll Call	576	431	-25%
Police Skills Refresher	1039	502	-52%
Firearms	1132	1079	-5%
SWAT	1433	1322	-8%
Other Formal Training	8040	9460	18%
Totals
Paid Employees	12220	12794	5%
Volunteers	5162	4103	-21%
Other Formal Training	1584	1775	12%
Total Training Hours	18966	18672	-2%

Accomplishments
The Training Section provided 12,794 hours of training to police department employees in 2007, a 5%
increase over the previous year. Police department volunteers received 4,103 hours of training, which is a
28% decrease from the previous year. Total department training hours for 2007 was 18,672, which is
consistent with the previous year.

• Facilitated basic academy training of eight new police officers and one new custody officer. This included Training Sergeant Patrick Fagan serving as the Basic Law Enforcement Academy’s training sergeant.
• Facilitated field training for three new police officers and three new custody officers. These officers have assumed full time duties as “solo” officers.
• Integrated FATS (Firearm Training Simulator) training into the annual firearms training program.
• Reviewed 29 vehicle pursuits and 25 use of force incidents.
• Conducted on-site legal update training to 32 Lynnwood police officers and numerous officers from
  areas agencies. The course was instructed by the Senior Council of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.
• Held six pursuit review boards.
• Increased firearms training by a total of 32% over the past two years.
• Initiated the training process for two new defensive tactics instructors through the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.
• Facilitated active-shooter training for several police officers via a federally funded training program.
• Assumed oversight of several equipment functions of the agency.
• Facilitated Detective Post’s attendance at Troy University’s Polygraph school in Atlanta, Georgia where she completed the training and is now certified as a Polygraph Examiner.