POST

BASIC TRAINING BUREAU
POST ACADEMY

Mission Statement

To develop and deliver professional training, ensuring that all peace officers and
their agencies comply with established statutes and regulations.

The Basic Training Bureau has the responsibility to train Category I and Category II peace officers, along with the development of curriculum for all basic training academies in Nevada. Category I peace officers attend a 16 week residential academy and category II officers attend a 10 week training; which takes place concurrently for the first 10 weeks of the academy. A Category III basic is also available.

The POST Basic Training Bureau conducts the only residential academy in the state; which promotes an enhanced learning process, team orientation, and the formation of long lasting friendships. A spouse orientation is held on the first day of the academy; which acquaints the cadet’s family with the rigors of the training and familiarizes them with the living and learning environment.

Cadets must maintain an 80% or better overall academic average and all cadets must pass the POST Physical Fitness Tests (PPFT) to graduate. The hours of classroom training experienced by the cadets includes such topics as court security, counter-terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and numerous sessions of scenario based training. Each cadet is administered three PPFTs; one at the start of the academy, at mid-term, and at the end of the academy. Upon graduation, an overall fitness award is presented based on the results of the last two PPFTs. In addition to the physical fitness training, a boxing program and instructor certification for boxing is delivered two times a year in conjunction with the basic academy. All cadets participate in the basic boxing program as part of their physical fitness improvement program.

ACADEMY CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

SUBJECT	HOURS REQUIRED
SUBJECT	CATEGORY I	CATEGORY II
ADMINISTRATION	51.5	27.5
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM	59	59
HEALTH/WELFARE	63	46
LEGAL ISSUES	31.5	31.5
CRIMINAL LAW	59	45
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION	36	36
TRAFFIC	108
FIELD PROCEDURES	151	67
WEAPONS	72.5	64.5
SELF DEFENSE	70	70
TOTAL HOURS	701.5	446.5

administration
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
academics testing	33	15
graduation	3	3
registration / in-processing / out-processing / orientation	13	12
subtotal	49	30
Shaded areas indicate training required by the nevada administrative code (NAC) or nevada revised statutes (NRS) professional development and the criminal justice system
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
care and custody of prisoners	2	2
courtroom demeanor	4	4
courtroom testimony	4	4
cultural issues	2	2
difficult people/interpersonal skills	4	4
ethics	4	4
ethics in the police culture	2	2
history and principals of law enforcement	3	3
history of nevada	1	1
internal affairs investigations	2	2
introduction to criminal justice	6	6
juvenile justice system	2	2
student research and presentations	4	4
report writing	8	8
sexual harassment	2	2
subtotal	50	50
Shaded areas indicate training required by the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) or Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) health \ welfare
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
physical training	27	23
wellness/stress reduction	7	4
subtotal	34	27
Shaded areas indicate training required by the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) or Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) legal issues
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
civil liability	4	4
constitutional law	4	4
laws of arrest	4	4
probable cause	2	2
search and seizure	8	8
use of force	8	8
victim rights	4	4
subtotal	34	34
Shaded areas indicate training required by the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) or Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS)

criminal law
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
child abuse law and response	4	4
coroner law	4
crimes against persons	6	6
domestic violence - law / theory	4	4
elder abuse	2	2
fraud	4	4
gaming	3	3
immigration law	2	2
juvenile law	4	4
livestock law	2
miscellaneous law	2	2
narcotics law	2	2
property crimes	4	4
stalking	2	2
wildlife law	2	2
subtotal	47	41
Shaded areas indicate training required by the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) or Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS)

Criminal investigation
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
arson	4
child sexual assault	4	4
collection of evidence	4	4
computer crimes	2
crime scene investigation & practical	10	10
interview and interrogation	8	8
introduction to fingerprinting	4	4
principals of investigation	4	4
the criminalistics laboratory	4
the post mortem examination	4
subtotal	48	34
Shaded areas indicate training required by the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) or Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS)

traffic
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
accident investigation	32
drinking driver administration hearings	2
drinking driver investigation	32
intoxilyzer certification	6
traffic law	12
vehicle stops	28
subtotal	112
Shaded areas indicate training required by the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) or Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS)

field procedures
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
building search	20
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (cpr)	4	4
community oriented policing	4
crisis intervention	4	4
disguised and unusual weapons	4	4
domestic violence response	16	16
drug recognition	2	2
emergency first aid	4	4
emergency vehicle operations	40
explosive devices	4
hazardous material incidents	4
intro to incident command system	1
mentally ill	4	4
national crime information center (ncic)	4	4
officer survival	8	8
patrol procedures	4
radio procedures & practical	4	4
responsibilities of first officer on scene	2
spanish for law enforcement officers	6	6
street gangs	4	4
suicide through police intervention	3	3
suicide prevention	2	2
vehicle theft	4
weapons of mass destruction	4
subtotal	156	69
Shaded areas indicate training required by the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) or Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS)

weapons
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
chemical agents and oc spray	4	4
USE OF FORCE TRAINING SYSTEM (IEs)	8	2
flying armed	2	2
introduction to firearms	8	8
range - night	4	4
range (pistol / shotgun)	36	32
subtotal	62	52
Shaded areas indicate training required by the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) or Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS

self defense
TOPICS	CAT I Hours	CAT II Hours
defensive tactics / firearms retention and arrest techniques	60	56
side handle/expandable baton	20	note
subtotal	80	56
Shaded areas indicate training required by the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) or Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS)