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Justice Manual § 1-16.600
TRAINING
All officers shall receive training, at least annually, on the Department's use of force policy and related legal updates.
In addition, training shall be provided on a regular and periodic basis and designed to:
Provide techniques for the use of and reinforce the importance of de-escalation;
Simulate actual shooting situations and conditions; and
Reinforce the appropriate exercise ofdiscretion and judgment in using less-than-lethal and deadly force in accordance with this policy.
All use-of-force training shall be documented.
History
[updated July 2022]
Provenance
- Source
- justice.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- jm-2026-09-20
- Content hash
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