§ 12-29-6 - Training.
SECTION 12-29-6
§ 12-29-6 Training. – (a) The curriculum for new law enforcement officers presented at the Providencepolice academy, the state police academy, and the municipal police academyshall include at least eight (8) hours of training on domestic violence issues.That training shall stress the enforcement of criminal law in domestic violencecases and shall include:
(1) The nature, extent, and causes of domestic violence;
(2) Legal rights of and remedies available to victims ofdomestic violence;
(3) Services and facilities available to victims andbatterers;
(4) Legal duties imposed on police officers to make arrestsand to offer protection and assistance; and
(5) Techniques for handling incidents of domestic violencethat minimize the likelihood of injury to the officer and promote the safety ofthe victim.
(b) Each law enforcement agency shall provide four (4) hoursof in-service training to its officers on issues of domestic violence. Thistraining shall stress the enforcement of criminal law in domestic violencecases and shall include:
(1) The nature, extent and causes of domestic violence;
(2) Legal rights of and remedies available to victims ofdomestic violence;
(3) Services and facilities available to victims andbatterers;
(4) Legal duties imposed on police officers to make arrestsand to offer protection and assistance; and
(5) Techniques for handling incidents of domestic violencethat minimize the likelihood of injury to the officer and promote the safety ofthe victim.
(c) There is established within the court system a domesticviolence training and monitoring unit, whose responsibilities shall include:
(1) Development of curricula for recruit and in-servicetraining of law enforcement personnel;
(2) Delivery of that curricula at in-service trainings and atthe academies;
(3) Development and delivery of training for medicalproviders concerning the requirements of this section;
(4) Development and delivery of training for probationofficers in screening abusers for appropriate counseling; and
(5) Development of forms, as required in §§ 12-29-8and 12-29-9, and development of any other assessment tools that are necessaryto monitor the implementation of this chapter.
(d) The administrative office of the supreme court shallestablish an ongoing training program for judges, court personnel, bailcommissioners, and clerks to inform them of the policies and procedures of thischapter.