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APOSTC ACADEMY REOPENING – 04/11/2023
The Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commision is pleased to announce the reopening of the APOSTC Law Enforcement Academy Baldwin – Wiregrass Campus. The academy is located at the Wiregrass Public Safety Center in Dothan. The first academy session will start on May 22, 2023, with an application deadline of May 1, 2023. Please visit the Academy Schedules page for future session dates.
TRAINING MANDATE – APOSTC Implicit Bias: Concepts and Countermeasures
The Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission (Commission) mandated, in August of 2020, that all certified law enforcement officers in the state of Alabama receive the 4-hour APOSTC course Implicit Bias: Concepts and Countermeasures. This course will count for 4-hours of the officer’s 12-hour continuing education requirement.
Any officer who received this training by attending an APOSTC academy or lateral/refresher course beginning in January, 2021, will not be required to attend.
For information regarding “Train-The-Trainer” classes or to schedule training for officers, contact:
Captain Randy Vaughn, Director
APOSTC Law Enforcement Academy at Tuscaloosa
(205) 759 -3000 or rvaughn@leat.org
PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS – APOSTC Committee on Character and Psychological Evaluation Review:
The Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission (Commission) has amended the Alabama Administrative Code (Peace Officers), RULE 650-X-2-.04 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, creating the Committee on Character and Psychological Evaluation Review.
Going forward, any applicant receiving a recommendation other than “Recommended for employment/appointment as a law enforcement officer,” shall be reviewed by the Committee on Character and Psychological Evaluation Review. The Committee will utilize the APOST Form 3B, reports, and other documents provided to the Commission to determine the acceptability of the applicant.
The complete text of the regulation is attached and can also be found on the APOSTC website.
The Forms can be found on the APOSTC web site in the navigation panel.
RULE 650-X-2-.04 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS.
(1) Physical Examinations. Each applicant shall submit to a complete physical examination conducted by a licensed Medical Doctor (M.D.), a licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), or by a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) or a Physician’s Assistant (P.A.) who is licensed and duly authorized by state statute to conduct said physical examinations. The appointing authority shall designate one of the above-named health care professionals to conduct the physical examination. The health care professional conducting the examination shall certify to the Commission on APOST Form Number 3A that the applicant is physically fit and in good health to participate in the rigorous training conducted at a law enforcement academy and is physically fit to perform the duties of a law enforcement officer.
(2) Psychological Evaluations. Each applicant shall submit to a comprehensive psychological evaluation by a Licensed Behavioral Health Professional with experience in conducting Psychological Testing and Evaluations. The Behavioral Health Professional shall have experience working with the law enforcement community. The report of the examining professional shall state whether the applicant is recommended or not recommended for employment/appointment as a law enforcement officer. The examining professional shall complete and submit to the Commission APOST Form Number 3B.
Should the report of the examining professional provide a recommendation other than “Recommended for employment/appointment as a law enforcement officer,” and the employing agency submits to the Commission an Application for Certification of the individual notwithstanding said recommendation, then the employing agency must provide documented, supplemental information to the Commission to support and validate the fitness of the applicant applying to be certified as a law enforcement officer. The applicant’s APOST Form 3B, the report of the examining professional, and any supporting documents submitted by the agency head will then be reviewed by the Commission’s “Committee on Character and Psychological Evaluation Review”. The Committee will evaluate the reports and other documents to determine the acceptability of the applicant. If the application is rejected by the Committee, the Executive Secretary will notify the employing agency that the applicant is ineligible for appointment and the applicant’s provisional appointment as a law enforcement officer is deemed terminated.
(a) The psychological evaluation administered to law enforcement officers must meet the approval of the Commission.
(b) An applicant who fails to receive a positive assessment of his or her psychological evaluation is not eligible for employment/appointment for a period of one (1) year. and must first be cleared by the Committee on Character and Psychological Evaluation Review prior to any future appointment as a law enforcement officer. The applicant is not exempt from Rule 650-X-2-.01.
Academy Application Form Post 2/Page 4 has been revised and is effective May 1, 2021. This form can found in the “FORMS” section of the navigation panel. Outdated and/or modified forms WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
(U//LES) The Alabama Fusion Center is distributing the following training announcements highlighting current trainings offered throughout the state and the region.
2021 Basic Chaplains Academy & Liaison Officer Training
CISM Course – Advanced Assisting Individuals in Crisis
Command Leadership Institute
Encore Event: Averting Targeted School Violence
Executive Leadership Institute
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Reducing the Risks for Narcotics Agents
Supervising County Drug Operations
Supervisor Leadership Institute
The Internet: Investigations & Intelligence
Undercover Narcotics Operations – Advanced Tactics
(U) For more information on upcoming trainings please visit www.alabamafusioncenter.org.
(U//LES) The Alabama Fusion Center is distributing the following training announcements highlighting current trainings offered throughout the state and the region.
2021 Basic Chaplains Academy & Liaison Officer Training
Autism & the Law Enforcement Response
CISM Course – Advanced Assisting Individuals in Crisis
Command Leadership Institute
Courtroom Testimony
Executive Leadership Institute
N-DEx System Workshop
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Reducing the Risks for Narcotics Agents
Supervising County Drug Operations
Supervisor Leadership Institute
Undercover Narcotics Operations – Advanced Tactics
(U) For more information on upcoming trainings please visit our website www.alabamafusioncenter.org.
(U//LES) The Alabama Fusion Center is distributing the following training announcements highlighting current trainings offered throughout the state and the region.
2021 – AFC Missing Person Alerts 101 Training
2021 Gulf Coast HIDTA Advanced Patrol Techniques
Autism & the Law Enforcement Response
Averting Targeted School Violence: A U.S Secret Service Analysis of Plots Against Schools
Command Leadership Institute
Executive Leadership Institute
Extremist-Related Shootouts with Police: Analysis & Trends
Fiscal Year 2021 Nonprofit Security Grant Program – Alabama
Leadership Challenges
Supervisor Leadership Institute
(U) For more information on upcoming trainings please visit our website www.alabamafusioncenter.org.
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