Training
While new trainees were once trained at the New York State Police Academy in Albany, New York, prospective officers are now trained at regional academies located in the area in which they are first stationed. The New York State Police Academy is used to train new police officers within the metropolitan area.
Training for new officers meets or exceeds the "New York State Department of Criminal Justice Standards for Police Officers". The "Police Officer Basic Course" includes training in:
- Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, Environmental Conservation Law and others.
- Defensive Tactics
- Domestic Violence
- Drug and Alcohol Recognition and Enforcement
- Emergency Vehicle Operation
- Chemical Agents
- Physical Training
- Arrest Techniques and Process
- Report Writing
- Interviewing and Interrogating
- Investigation Techniques
- Patrol Tactics
- Traffic and Felony Vehicle Stops
- Critical Incident Management
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Emotionally Disturbed Persons
- Computer Operations
After training each new officer completes a minimum twelve week on-the-job training supervised by a Field Training Officer from their respective campus.
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