Training Division
David Williams, Sergeant
Bryan Ziegler, Corporal
The purpose of the Training Coordinator is to maintain responsibility for conducting and coordinating department training, including scheduling and documenting the on- going training of personnel. The Coordinator acts as a liaison between the department and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), the state licensing agency responsible for law enforcement training standards. Training conducted at the department is utilized not only by DeSoto Officers, but is frequently attended by members of other police departments. The department instructs Officers in a wide range of subjects to include defensive tactics, firearms proficiency, Basic SWAT, De - escalation and Intermediate level core courses. In 2021, The DeSoto Police Department held 58 in - person training courses and con- tracted with six (6) agencies to provide training to their Officers. This is up from 39 in - person courses held in 2020 due to COVID restrictions. The number of contracted agencies remains the same due to the contracts being extended because of COVID restrictions which limited training in 2020. The DeSoto Police Department began a new training relationship with DeSoto ISD who has been gracious in allowing us to use East Junior High as a training site. The Training Division was able to bring in and provide several outside training entities solely because of this partnership with DISD. Attendance of these courses contributes to Officers meeting the state mandated 40 hours of training bi - annually. The courses held, include but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
Field Sobriety Test- ing
ALERRT Level 1
Basic SWAT
NICB Auto Theft
Canine Encounters
Advanced Search Warrant
Crisis Intervention
DRONE Operator
De-Escalation
Defensive Tactics
Ethics
Firearms Instructor
Firearms
Patrol Rifle
Human Trafficking
Self-Aid Buddy-Aid (SABA)
Less Lethal Applica- tions
Legislative Update
FEMA ONLINE
OC Spray
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