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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council established under section 7-294b or a municipal police department in the state shall include tactical training for police officers regarding the use of physical force, training in the use of body-worn recording equipment, including under which circumstances an officer shall not pause recording on such equipment, and the retention of data created by such equipment, and cultural competency and sensitivity and bias-free policing training, including, but not limited to, implicit bias training. As used in this section, “implicit bias training” means training on how to recognize and mitigate unconscious biases against a particular segment of the population that might influence a police officer's judgments and decisions when interacting with a member of such segment of the population.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 7. Municipalities § 7-294s. State and local police training programs to provide training in the use of physical force and body-worn recording equipment and cultural competency and sensitivity training - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-7-municipalities/ct-gen-st-sect-7-294s/
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