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2006 Florida Statutes

SECTION 1758
Curriculum revision for diverse populations; skills training.
Section 943.1758, Florida Statutes 2006

943.1758  Curriculum revision for diverse populations; skills training.--

(1)  The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission shall revise its standards and training for basic recruits and its requirements for continued employment by integrating instructions on interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations into the criminal justice standards and training curriculum. The curriculum shall include standardized proficiency instruction relating to high-risk and critical tasks which include, but are not limited to, stops, use of force and domination, and other areas of interaction between officers and members of diverse populations.

(2)  The commission shall develop and implement, as part of its instructor training programs, standardized instruction in the subject of interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations.

(3)  Culturally sensitive lesson plans, up-to-date videotapes, and other demonstrative aids developed for use in diverse population-related training shall be used as instructional materials.

(4)  By October 1, 2001, the instruction in the subject of interpersonal skills relating to diverse populations shall consist of a module developed by the commission on the topic of discriminatory profiling.

History.--ss. 9, 14, ch. 91-74; s. 11, ch. 97-225; s. 1, ch. 2001-264.