Training

Our Police Officers all graduate the Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy and receive yearly training to ensure they are well prepared to serve the needs and members of our community.

For additional information, please visit our 2023 Training Report

2023

Police Training – December 2023

Police Training – November 2023

  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q3
  • Cybersecurity Awareness Training

Police Training – October 2023

  • Path of the Guardian Q3
  • Path of the Guardian Q1
  • Confront & Address Bias Incidents on Campus
  • Path of the Guardian Q2

Police Training – September 2023

  • Sig Sauer Armorer Certification
  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q1
  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q2
  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q3

Police Training – August 2023

  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q1
  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q2

Police Training – July 2023

  • Body Worn Cameras
  • Use of Force: De-Escalation
  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q2

Police Training – June 2023

  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q1
  • Mental Health First Aid Instructor Course
  • RILETS User Certification
  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q2
  • Tint Meter Operator Course

Police Training – May 2023

  • CPR/AED/Naloxone
  • Body Worn Cameras Train-The-Trainer
  • Body Work Cameras- User
  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q1

Police Training – April 2023

  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q1
  • Axon Taser Instructor School

Police Training – March 2023

  • Electrical Safety Presentation
  • Natural Gas Safety Presentation
  • Hazmat Awareness
  • RI School Policing Summit/Active Shooter Training
  • Crowd Control Manager Training
  • Path of the Guardian 2023 Q1

Police Training – February 2023

  • Electrical Safety Presentation
  • Natural Gas Safety Presentation

Police Training – January 2023

  • Path of the Guardian 2022
  • Community and Police Relations
  • Use of Force: De-Escalation
  • Path of the Guardian 2021
  • Understanding Implicit Bias and Impartial Policing

2022

Police Training – December 2022

  • DLG Use of Force- De-escalation
  • DLG Community and Police Relations
  • Shotgun Familiarization Course
  • DLG Ethics for Law Enforcement
  • DLG Path to the Guardian 2022
  • DLG Path to the Guardian 2021
  • DLG Crowd Control & First Amendment
  • DLG Coronavirus Outbreak – Practical Operational Standards
  • DLG Understanding Implicit Bias & Impartial Policing
  • Low Light Firearms Training
  • DLG Use of Force – Current Trends
  • SMART Instructor School

Police Training – November 2022

  • DLG Training De-escalation
  • DLG Training: Community and Police Relations
  • Shotgun Familiarization Course
  • NARCAN/AED/CPR
  • Physical Readiness Instructor
  • Use of Force Summit

Police Training – October 2022

  • DLG- Use of Force De-escalation
  • DLG- Community and Police Relations
  • DLG Training
  • LOCK-Up Training
  • De-escalation

Police Training – September 2022

  • CPR/AED/NARCAN
  • RI Legal Updates
  • TASER

Police Training – August 2022

  • NESPIN
  • Active Shooter
  • Taser

Police Training – July 2022

  • Annual Firearms Qualification
  • Taser 7 Certification
  • HAZMAT Awareness

Police Training – June 2022

  • The Call: Serving Those with Behavioral and Cognitive Disabilities
  • Campus Safety Training Program: Introduction to Behavioral Interventions Teams (BIT)
  • Introduction to Public Safety De-escalation Tactics for Military Veterans in Crisis
  • RILETS User Certification

Police Training – May 2022

  • Breathalyzer Operator Recertification

Police Training – April 2022

  • De-escalation
  • RILETS User Certification

Police Training – March 2022

  • Understanding & Combatting Microaggressions
  • De-escalation
  • Active Shooter

Police Training – February 2022

  • Hate Crimes
  • SJ&I Microcredential: Developing a Critical Consciousness
  • SJ&I Microcredential: Understanding Social Identity, Power, and Privilege
  • Recognizing Implicit Bias
  • Path of the Guardian 2021
  • Fair and Impartial Policing, Implicit Bias

Police Training – January 2022

  • Hazmat Awareness
  • CPR/AED
  • Use of Force Current Trends
  • Path of the Guardian 2021
  • Taser Instructor
  • Fair and Impartial Policing, Implicit Bias

2021

Police Training – December 2021

  • Ethics for Law Enforcement
  • Path of the Guardian 2021
  • Taser
  • Fair and Impartial Policing, Implicit Bias

Police Training – November 2021

  • Hazmat
  • Ethics for Law Enforcement
  • Path of the Guardian

Police Training – October 2021

  • FBI/CSP Post Blast School
  • Deeper Understanding: Root

Police Training – September 2021

  • Autism for Law Enforcement
  • NRA Firearms Instructor
  • International Police Mountain Bike Association Training
  • First Line Supervisor Workshop & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Refresher

Police Training – August 2021

  • Firearms Recertification
  • Breathalyzer Recertification
  • Building Trust & Legitimacy after George Floyd
  • Crowd Control Training

Police Training – July 2021

  • Natural Gas Pipeline Safety e-Learning for First Responders
  • Electrical Safety e-Learning Program for First Responders
  • Transgender Identities & Lives
  • Annual Firearms Qualification
  • Access to Public Records

Police Training – June 2021

  • Breathalyzer Recertification
  • North American Police Work Dog Association Narcotics Detection Certification
  • North American Police Work Dog Association Explosive Detection Certification
  • Lexipol Anatomy of a Lawsuit Webinar
  • Active Shooter
  • Transgender Identities & Lives

Police Training – May 2021

  • FBI National Academy – Rebuilding Communities
  • International Police Mountain Bike Training
  • American Heart CPR/AED Training 

Police Training – April 2021

  • Hate Crimes Reporting Document from AG’s  Office
  • Response to People in Crisis Power  Point Presentation from LEXIPOL
  • Preventing Sexual Violence Together
  • Cell Phone & Distracted Driving Training
  • Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator Certification
  • Crisis Intervention Team and Telecommunications
  • State Police RILETS User Certification

Police Training – March 2021

  • Preventing Sexual Violence Together
  • 2021 Mission and Goals Statement
  • EMS Mutual Aid Policy
  • Mobile Data Terminals Policy
  • Police  Reform Use of Force Policy or Tactics
  • Disciplinary Appeal Procedures Policy
  • Changing Perceptions: A Fair and Impartial Policing Approach
  • An Introduction to After Action Review and Reporting
  • Crime Reduction: Enforcement and Prevention Strategeis
  • Community Policing Defined
  • Police Use of Force – Policy or Tactic
  • Filed Training Officer (FTO) Certification Program
  • Responding Effectively to Risk
  • National Odor Recognition Testing (K9 Team) 
  • Response to People in Crisis: Mitigating Harm & Enhancing the Safety of All Involved 
  • Averting Targeted School Violence 
  • Heartsaver Instructor Update

Police Training – February 2021

  • Problem-Oriented Policing: The SARA Model
  • Daigle Law Group: Crowd Control and the First Amendment
  • De-escalation
  • Daigle Law Group: Path of the Guardian
  • Daigle Law Group: Use of Force – Current Trends
  • Booking Lesson
  • Security of Records Policy
  • Detaining Suspects and Other Persons
  • Use of Force: Baton, OC, Handcuffing
  • The Ready Responder: How Physical and Mental Wellbeing Affects Performance
  • Autism

2020

Police Training – December 2020

  • Taser Conducted Energy Weapon Re-Certification Course
  • Preventing Sexual Violence Together
  • Daigle Law Group: Use of Force – Current Trends
  • Firearms Night Shooting Training 

Police Training – November 2020

  • Disposition of Found Money Policy Training
  • Blood Borne Pathogen Training
  • Fire, Chemical, Research Related Incident Response Policy
  • Workplace Harassment Policy Review 
  • Preventing Sexual Violence Together 
  • Daigle Law Group Crowd Control and First Amendment Training
  • Clery Updates for 2021
  • FBI National Academy – Implementing a Body Camera Program Training
  • Staff and Faculty Metal and Emotional Fatigue
  • Pediatric Trauma Symposium Strategies for Managing Mass Casualty Events 

Police Training – October 2020

  • Cultural Competency LGBTQ
  • Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
  • Use of Force Update
  • Attorney General’s Protocol 2020

Police Training – September 2020

  • Weaponizing Police Webinar – Online
  • Law Enforcement Active Deescalation Strategies Instructor Training
  • Bombs and Suspicious Packages 
  • Hate Crimes & Civil Rights
  • Protecting America’s Schools and Mass Attacks in Public Spaces – Online 

Police Training – August 2020

  • Restorative Justice Webinar – Online
  • Background Investigations Training – Online 
  • Anti-Bias for Law Enforcement – Online
  • Active Shooter Training – Kingston Campus
  • Crisis Intervention Team Training – Wakefield, RI
  • North American Police Work Dog Association – Alton Jones 

Police Training- July 2020

  • Rhode Island Law Enforcement Telecommunications System 
  • Daigle Law Group – Learning Center Path to the Guardian
  • Daigle Law Group – Learning Center Legal Updates
  • Daigle Law Group – Learning Center Practical Operational Standards 
  • Use of of Force, July, 23.2020
  • Multicultural Change Intervention Matrix, July, 23, 2020
  • Recognizing Concerning Behavior in Police Officers- Webinar, July 29, 2020
  • Biased Based Policing, July 30, 2020
  • RI Attorney General Open Government Summit, July 31, 2020
  • Daigle Law Group – Qualified Immunity Training Online,

Police Training – June 2020

  • Fire Arms Training, Various Dates
  • Use of Force & Excessive Force Training, Various Dates
  • Breathalyzer Training, Various Dates
  • DLG Use of Force Continuum, June 29, 2020

Police Training – May 2020

  • Title IX Regulations, Various Dates
  • CJIS Security Policy, Various Dates
  • COVID-19 Special Order, Various Dates
  • Department of Heath COVID Special Order, Various Dates
  • FBI Cyber Division – Cyber Attacks, Various Dates
  • FBI Circuit Court – Community Caretaker Doctrine, Various Dates
  • Officer Safety – Potent Synthetic Opioid, Various Dates
  • Officer Involved Shooter Video, Various Dates
  • Patrol Canine Policy Review, Various Dates
  • Violence in the Workplace – URI and State Policy, Various Dates
  • Warwick PD Weekly Intel Brief, Various Dates
  • Attorney General Guidance to Law Enforcement, Various Dates
  • Mental Health & Persons of Color Webinar, May 7, 2020

Police Training – April 2020

  • Training Bulletins, Various
  • Introduction to contention of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas, IS-520, April 9, 2020
  • RILETS User Certification, April 20, 2020

Police Training – March 2020

  • Racial Equity Training, March 3, 2020
  • FEMA IS-520 Introduction to Continuity of Operations for Pandemic Influenzas, Various
  • Taser Certification, March 4, 2020
  • Police Ambush Video Training, March 5, 2020
  • K9 Tazz Therapy Dog Certification, March 6, 2020
  • FEMA IS -130 Introduction Continuity of Operation, March 30, 2020

Police Training – February 2020

  • Creating  Verbal Warnings, Various
  • Detail Tracking System. for Police  Details
  • Autism for Law Enforcement,  February 27,  2020, Roger Williams University

Police Training – January 2020

  • Response and Prevention to Suicide Bombing,  January 13 – 17, 2020 –  New Mexico Tech
  • Ethical Decision Making:  Policing  with Principled Insight,  January 21,  2020
  • Recruitment, Hiring and Retention Course,  January  29,  2020 – Roger Williams University 

2019

Police Training – December 2019

  • Field Training Officer (FTO) Certification, December 2 – 5th – Warwick Police Department
  • Fair and Impartial Policing, December 13, 2019 – Cape Verdean Progressive Center, East Providence, RI
  • Crowd Control Manager Certification, December 17, 2019 – New England Tech

Police Training – November 2019

  • Strategic, Tactical & Resilient Interdiction of Violent Extremism – AWR364, November 5 & 6, 2019 – Warwick, RI
  • Firearms Night School,  November 5, 6 & 7th, 2019 – Hopkington, RI 
  • Texting, Cell Phone & Distracted Driving, November 8, 2019 – MPTA
  • The Successful Investigation & Prosecution of Sex Trafficking, November 11, 2019, NET
  • Cyber Security Training, November 20, 2019
  • Words Matter: How to Safety Communicate about Suicide Webinar
  • Department Mission & Values Statement, Command Goals and Objective, Long Range Planning, Various
  • Mental Health First Aid Refresher,  Various

Police Training – October 2019

  • Online Cyber Training, Various
  • Bomb Making Materials Awareness Outreach Program Training, October 8, 2019 – RI Fire Academy
  • Street Smart Patrol Tactics, October 8 & 9, 2019 – RI Police Academy
  • Biased Based Policing, October 8 & 10, 2019 
  • Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Training, October 30, 2019
  • EVOC Remedial Training, October 30, 2019 – Quonset Airport

Police Training – September 2019

  • Baton and OC Proficiency Training, Various 
  • Cyber Security Training, Various
  • Performance Appraisals, September 19, 2019 – 44 Lower College Rd
  • Path to the Guardian, Various
  • RI Hate Crimes Training for Prosecutors & Investigators, September 25, 2019 – Providence, RI
  • SafeZone Training, Various, Gender and Sexuality Center
  • Use of a Police Ballistic Shield in the Event of an Active Shooter, Various

Police Trainings – August 2019

  • Stop the Bleed, August 15, 2019 – URI Police Department
  • K9 Training, August 14-16, 2019 – URI 
  • K9 Seminar, August 26 – 29, 2019

Police Training  – July 2019

  • Stop the Bleed, Various
  • RISP Cyber Security, Various
  • Taser CEW Instructor Certification, July 10 & 11, 2019 – Westerly, RI
  • Active Shooter Training, July 17 & 18, 2019, University of Rhode Island
  • BIT Masters Certification, July 17 & 18, 2019, Illinois

Police Training – June 2019

  • **WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders, Various
  • Active Shooter Exercise Development Train-the-Trainer Course, June 11, 2019
  • Breathalyzer Re-Certification, June 12, 2019
  • Full Access RILETS User Re-Certification, June 13, 2019
  • North American Police Work Dog Association Conference, June 12, 2019
  • K9 Team. Certification, June 12, 2019
  • Stop the Bleed, June 18, 2019
  • Establishing Mental Health Support Teams for Law Enforcement, June 18, 2019
  • 2019 Rhode Island Preparedness Conference, June 20, 2019 – CCRI Warwick
  • Mental Health First Aid Cultural Consideration, June 21, 2019
  • Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE), June 24 & 25, 2019 – Police Academy 
  • Firearms Training, Various – Ashaway Gun Range

Police Training – May 2019

  • FTO Certification Course, May 6 & 7, 2019 – Warwick Police
  • Taser Recertification, May 8, 15, 22, 2019 – South Kingstown Police 
  • ALERT: Awareness and Localization of Explosive Relative Threats, May 14, 2019 – Boston, MA
  • RILETS Certification, May 20, 2019
  • Field Force Training, May 29, 2019 
  • K9 Training, May 28, 29, 30, 2019 – CSP

Police Training – April 2019

  • National Odor Recognition Testing, April 4, 2019
  • Texting/Cell Phone/Distracted Driving, April 10, 2019
  • CPR/AED/Narcan Recertification, April 22,  2019
  • Victimology Training,  April 25, 2019
  • Explosives Training, April 30, 2019
  • FBI Training, April 30, 2019

Police Training – March 2019

  • Civil Rights Complaint Procedures, March 5, 2019
  • 1st Amendment Audits YouTube Video, March 25, 2019
  • Female Enforcers, March 25, 2019 – Boston, MA
  • Criminal Investigation Policy, March 27, 2019
  • Searching Prisoners for Contraband, March 29, 2019

Police Training – February 2019

  • Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC), Feb 1st
  • Social Media Policy, Feb 12th
  • Command Goals and Objectives, Feb 19th
  • Mission Statement, Feb 19th
  • Hiatt Handcuffing, Feb 19th
  • Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE), Feb 21st & 22nd
  • Civil Rights Training, Feb 27th

Police Training – January 2019

  • Down Power Lines, Online Training
  • Crowd Management, Jan. 3rd, Kingston, RI
  • When Controversy Comes to Campus, Jan. 10th, Amherst, MA
  • Amtrak Emergency Response, Jan. 23rd, Kingston, RI
  • Campus Safety Video, Online Training
  • Non-Lethal Policy, Online Training