NCJ Number
151977
Date Published
Unknown
Length
43 pages
Annotation
The Suffolk County, New York, Police Department's Field Training Program uses the Recruit Field Training Guide (RFTG) to structure and standardize the field instruction provided to police recruits.
Abstract
The RFTG includes a comprehensive list of tasks that police officers may encounter in the course of daily job performance. It organizes Suffolk County's Field Training Program by defining what is to be taught and when and by providing common reference points on how subjects are to be taught. The RFTG cites rules and procedures contained in the New York State Manual for Police to help field training officers (FTO's) provide instruction on specific job tasks. The FTO is responsible for addressing all job tasks listed for a particular week during which he or she is field training a recruit, and the RFTG covers a 9-week period. Topics included in the RFTG include relief procedures, vehicle and equipment checks, radio procedures, precinct orientation and map use, patrol vehicle operation, police officer safety, police use of force, desk officer duties, patrol officer duties, vehicle and traffic law enforcement, arrest procedures, prisoner procedures, and crime scene procedures.