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ARIDE
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division, in partnership with the Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Office, is offering a two-day (2) training seminar titled “Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE).”
The ARIDE program was developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with input from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP). Although the focus of ARIDE is on drug impaired driving, students will get a review of SFSTs and must demonstrate their proficiency in front of an instructor. Students must pass this SFST proficiency exam to continue.
The SFST program trains officers to identify and assess drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol while the Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC) program provides more advanced training to evaluate suspected drug impairment. ARIDE is intended to bridge the gap between these two programs by providing officers with general knowledge related to drug impairment and by promoting the use of Drug Recognition Experts (DREs) in the State of Connecticut. Students will be given an overview of the seven drug categories and the physiological effects these drugs have on the human body. Students will learn how to observe, identify, and articulate the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both. In addition, they will learn the medical conditions and other situations that can produce similar signs of impairment. The role of eye examinations in disclosing the possibility of drug impairment and in suggesting the possible category or categories of drugs being used will be discussed. Students will receive the latest updates in SFST Testing. Legal issues associated with impaired driving as well as pre-arrest and post-arrest procedures will also be discussed.
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ARIDE - Offsite
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division, in partnership with the Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Office, is offering a two-day (2) training seminar titled “Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE).”
The ARIDE program was developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with input from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP). Although the focus of ARIDE is on drug impaired driving, students will get a review of SFSTs and must demonstrate their proficiency in front of an instructor. Students must pass this SFST proficiency exam to continue.
The SFST program trains officers to identify and assess drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol while the Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC) program provides more advanced training to evaluate suspected drug impairment. ARIDE is intended to bridge the gap between these two programs by providing officers with general knowledge related to drug impairment and by promoting the use of Drug Recognition Experts (DREs) in the State of Connecticut. Students will be given an overview of the seven drug categories and the physiological effects these drugs have on the human body. Students will learn how to observe, identify, and articulate the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both. In addition, they will learn the medical conditions and other situations that can produce similar signs of impairment. The role of eye examinations in disclosing the possibility of drug impairment and in suggesting the possible category or categories of drugs being used will be discussed. Students will receive the latest updates in SFST Testing. Legal issues associated with impaired driving as well as pre-arrest and post-arrest procedures will also be discussed.
Students successfully completing this course will receive 13 Review Training Credit hours in area 610 (Impaired Driving)
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ARIDE 06232026 |
Hartford Police Academy |
06/23/2026 - 06/24/2026 |
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Basic Recruit Academy
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Basic Training Session - 389
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Recruit Session 389 beginning January 9th, 2026 and operating through June 26th, 2026
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Critical Incident Management
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division, is providing a three (3) day training course on Critical Incident Management. The training will be administered by Lieutenant Michael Creter et. Al. from the Hartford Police Department. This course is a prerequisite for the Critical Incident Management Train-the-Trainer course.
Decisions that are made or not made during the first thirty to sixty minutes of a critical incident, e.g. mass casualty, barricaded gunman, hostage taking, chemical spill, or airline crash, are crucial to its outcome. The initial responding supervisors will determine whether the incident is allowed to accelerate out of control or is quickly stabilized.
With comprehensive training, responding personnel are quick to transition to a crisis management style while utilizing a set of critical tasks to stabilize the scene. Without establishing a standard set of tasks, experience has demonstrated that management of these events is fragmented and confusing.
This course will provide attendees with instruction on the nature and characteristics of critical incidents and provide them with the opportunity to manage various types of incidents in a simulated environment. Participants will manage incidents on a detailed and realistic 96 square foot Model City Simulator.
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De-Escalation Principles and Practice
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division, is cooperation with the Center for Advanced Policing (CAP) at the University of New Haven (UNH), is offering a two-day training seminar titled “De-Escalation Principles and Practice Training.” Instruction will be provided by trainers from the Center for Advanced Policing.
Reducing the unnecessary or avoidable use of force is a significant challenge facing policing today. Policing’s legitimacy is challenged when community members cannot trust the police. This issue has profound effects on the public’s willingness to cooperate with the police, comply with their directives peacefully, and obey the law. The challenge to the policing profession is to ensure that the de-escalation training is efficient, effective, and useful in the field.
The training provided includes a proprietary de-escalation program offered in two modalities, in-person to officers and in-person to train-the-trainers. The training, which incorporates DISC Esoterica®, builds on situational awareness, body language and appropriate approaches and distancing based upon active and passive threats. The training includes verbal judo and procedural justice-based de-escalation and crisis intervention by incorporating rapid personality and threat assessment tools to the officer. The National De-escalation Training Center and its regional centers are the only providers in the country that delivers IADLEST certified level three de-escalation training, which is also approved by the Department of Justice. The training incorporates several actual scenarios that officers will partake in throughout the training.
The training will cover the following topics over two days:
• The subject and the threat environment
• De-escalation fundamentals using procedural justice as a foundation
• Trauma informed policing and crisis intervention
• Integrating personality assessment with de-escalation
• Body language and rapid personality identification
• Active and passive threat stages and safe distancing
Students successfully completing the course will receive 13 Review Training Credit hours in area 312 (De-Escalation).
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De-Escalation Principles and Practice Train-the-Trainer
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division, is cooperation with the Center for Advanced Policing (CAP) at the University of New Haven (UNH), is offering a five-day training seminar titled “De-Escalation Principles and Practice Train-the-Trainer (T-t-T).” Instruction will be provided by trainers from the Center for Advanced Policing.
Reducing the unnecessary or avoidable use of force is a significant challenge facing policing today. Policing’s legitimacy is challenged when community members cannot trust the police. This issue has profound effects on the public’s willingness to cooperate with the police, comply with their directives peacefully, and obey the law. The challenge to the policing profession is to ensure that the de-escalation training is efficient, effective, and useful in the field.
The training provided includes a proprietary de-escalation program offered in two modalities, in-person to officers and in-person to train-the-trainers. The training, which incorporates DISC Esoterica®, builds on situational awareness, body language and appropriate approaches and distancing based upon active and passive threats. The training includes verbal judo and procedural justice-based de-escalation and crisis intervention by incorporating rapid personality and threat assessment tools to the officer. The National De-escalation Training Center and its regional centers are the only providers in the country that delivers IADLEST certified level three de-escalation training, which is also approved by the Department of Justice. The training incorporates several scenarios and teach-backs throughout the five days.
The training will cover the following topics over five days:
• Why de-escalation training
• The subject and the threat environment
• De-escalation fundamentals using procedural justice as a foundation
• Trauma informed policing and crisis intervention
• Integrating personality assessment with de-escalation
• Body language and rapid personality identification
• DISC Esoterica Risk Matrix
• Active and passive threat stages and safe distancing
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Field Training Officer (FTO)
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division is offering a three-day training program titled Field Training Officer (FTO) to certify qualified officers as Field Training Officers (FTO) for their agency.
This course is specifically designed for experienced uniformed patrol personnel selected to serve as Field Training Officers with probationary employees. The course emphasizes the FTO’s role in assisting probationary officers in certifying for solo patrol operations by applying the knowledge and skills acquired during Basic Police Training and using them according to agency policy, procedures, and community service delivery standards and the POST Field Training and Evaluation Program. Lt. Jay Masi (West Haven), Lt. Steven Morgan (Rocky Hill), Lt. Robert Martin (Berlin) will be the instructors for this class.
Topics that will be covered include:
• Liability
• Operational Authority Key Elements
• Phase Training Evaluation Process
• Standard Evaluation Guidelines
• Recruit Proficiency Check-off List
• Development of Effective Teaching Skills
• Beginning the Field Training Experience
• Remediation
• Termination
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FTO 06032026 |
POST Academy |
06/03/2026 - 06/05/2026 |
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Fundamentals of Crisis Negotiation - Fundamentals of Crisis Negotiation
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division, in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is offering a five-day training seminar titled, “Fundamentals of Crisis Negotiation.” The training session is designed as an introductory course. The lead instructor will be a Special Agent from the FBI’s New Haven Field Office. Additional instructors for this course will include Special Agents from the FBI’s New Haven Field Office, and negotiators from the Connecticut State Police and Trumbull Police Departments.
The presentation will focus on crisis negotiation concepts, a practical overview of negotiations, active listening techniques, role-play, abnormal psychology, mental health and crisis intervention considerations, legal aspects, and other specialty topics.
The seminar is specifically designed for an audience of patrol officers/first responders without previous crisis or hostage negotiation training who plan to become negotiators.
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Trauma Informed Policing
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division is providing a training “Trauma Informed Policing.” Dr. Lorenzo Boyd, PhD, and staff of Renz Consulting, will be the instructors for this training.
The purpose of this class is to explain the trauma-informed approach to policing. TIP aims to help officers identify and respond appropriately to trauma in their daily interactions with community members. TIP helps to reduce harm and avoid re-traumatizing individuals who have experienced trauma, increase community trust, reduce race-based community trauma, increase officer wellness, and improve public safety.
What will be covered?
• What is trauma?
• Trauma responses and possible long-term effects
• Trauma informed responses (e.g., individual officer)
• Trauma informed systems (e.g., policy and procedures)
• The effects of trauma on individual officers
• Community & vicarious trauma
• Trauma informed interviewing
• Various trauma responses
• The effects of trauma on citizens’ interactions with police
• Cultural narratives
• Tips for officer wellness
Students successfully completing the course will receive 10 Review Training Credit hours in area 402 (Stress Management).
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Trauma Informed Policing - Trauma Informed Policing - 8hr
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division is providing a training “Trauma Informed Policing.” Deputy Chief (Ret.) James Harris and staff of J. Harris Academy of Police Training will be the instructors for this training.
The purpose of this class is to explain the trauma-informed approach to policing. TIP aims to help understand the concept of trauma and what it looks like. Other topics covered include the impact of trauma on first responders and citizens, trauma interventions, understanding the trauma informed approach, trauma informed interviews, and special situations and staying informed.
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Use-of-Force Train-the-Trainer
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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Police Officer Standards and Training Council’s Field Services Training Division is providing a one (1) day “Use-of-Force “Train the Trainer” (T-t-T)” session on the statewide POST-C Use-of-Force policy.
The course breaks down the Model Policy in its entirety, covering all components of the Policy and all the related legal, moral, and ethical requirements/expectations as follows:
• Current Climate & Recent History
• The Legal Standard: Objective Reasonableness
• Moral & Ethical Obligations Regarding the Use of Force
o Duty to Intervene
o Duty to Render Aid
o Duty to Report
o Prohibition Against Retaliation
• Moral Courage
• “Words Matter”
• Illegal Use of Force & Legal Ramifications
• Key Terms & Definitions Related to the Use of Force
• De-escalation & Mitigation
o Last Resort
o Officer Created Jeopardy
• Physical, Less Lethal & Deadly Use of Force
• Necessary vs. Permissible: “I can, but do I have to?”
• Prohibited Uses of Force (Restrictions)
• Use of Firearms
Students successfully completing the course will receive 4 Review Training Credit hours Area 209 (Use-of-Force).
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