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Use-of-Force Continuum: Arkansas Training Requirements

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Training

Citation

Ark. Admin. Code 132.00.1-1002 - Minimum Standards for Employment or Appointment or Continued Employment

First enacted Jan. 15, 2014

Effective date Nov. 15, 2020

Summary and Notes

Lays out requirements for training of Arkansas law enforcement officers. Contains requirements for training on use of force regulations, but no specific requirements on de-escalation training.

Relevant Excerpt

(k) Successfully complete a CLEST firearms qualification and review departmental policies, specifically policies covering the
use of force, criminal law, and emergency vehicle operations. . . .
(l) For continued employment, must successfully complete a minimum of twenty four (24) hours of CLEST certified training annually (to include firearms qualification and racial profiling.)

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