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Major Eric Gonzalez |
In 2022, the Training and Personnel Development Section (TPDS) has worked diligently to not only achieve but surpass the goals that were set.
Training goals were set for health and wellness programs, community-based programs, and active attacker scenarios for the in-service detail. Our Academy detail has worked
tirelessly to provide training to 3 Police Academy Classes (PAC) while maintaining its reputation as one of the most prestigious academies within the state of Florida.
The Training and Personnel Development Section has worked to improve its relationship with various units in the City of Miami to facilitate impactful and efficient
training.
The Training Administration Section has teamed up with the Staffing Unit to ensure a more efficient and effective way to schedule personnel
for training. As such, the attendance in ADAPT has increased exponentially. To ensure that our training benefits all sections of the agency, we’ve met with other internal
units to identify training needs and have since added those topics to the core curriculum.
ADAPT training was geared to enhance annual training with new reality-based scenarios, case studies, and research-based iterations. The Skills Development Detail researched
safety training topics, national police deadly force encounters, and recommended enforcement practices. The detail created training goals and performance objectives for
designed scenarios so officers could demonstrate proficiency during ADAPT 2022. The new curriculum included the topics of Duty to Intervene, Officer Ambush, Domestic
Violence enforcement, Vehicle Close Quarter Battle, Vehicle Felony Stop movements, Contact and Cover techniques, handcuffing iterations, Integrating Communications,
Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) training, enhanced de-escalation, and autism awareness methods. The lessons included detailed lesson plans, interactive PowerPoint
presentations, multiple scenarios, and exercises.
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