Sanford Police Training: Professionals maintaining their proficiency.....

Recurrent Training: The officers of the Sanford Police Department are required on a periodic basis to re-certify in CPR, RADAR, Firearms, Intoxilyzer, and Defensive Driving. In addition, they complete In-Service Training in a number of law enforcment related subjects. Including: Defensive Tactics Handcuffing Techniques Child Abuse Hate/Bias Crimes Crime Scene Photography Evidence Handling Dealing with Deviant Behavior Police Pursuit Policy Use of Force Domestic Violence Bio-Hazard Materials Specialized Training: A number of officers have developed skills in a particular area and must attend periodic refresher training in order to maintain their certification. These include K-9 Handler, Firearms Instructor, RADAR Instructor, Instructor, Accident Reconstruction, NCIC (National Crime Information Center), and Arson Investigation. Click Here for Photos

Training - The Never-Ending Process to Perfection There is no end to the need for training. Concept, theories, philosphies, practices, procedures, and techniques are constantly changing to meet current social needs. These changes are especially prominent in law enforcement. It has become a truism that the need for training police officers in our complex society is as great as the need for their services. Training failures which allow personnel to "sink or swim" by the slow process of trial-and-error learning will eventually take a toll upon the resources of a force in the form of lowered public confidence brought on by ineffectual law enforcement, costly lawsuits arising from performance derelictions by police personnel, and a general withering of the morale and esprit de corps of the organization.