1. (a) The basic police officer academy consists of a minimum of 650 continuous hours of instruction in basic law enforcement subjects.

2. (b) The basic police officer academy must include the following topics of instruction:

   1. (1) disability awareness in compliance with the requirements of AS 18.65.220;
   2. (2) bloodborne pathogens;
   3. (3) ethics;
   4. (4) constitutional law and civil rights;
   5. (5) control tactics;
   6. (6) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic first aid, and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED);

   7. (7) criminal investigation, including;

      1. (A) controlled substances;
      2. (B) crimes against minors; and
      3. (C) sex crimes and human trafficking;
   8. (8) the criminal justice system;
   9. (9) criminal law and procedure;
   10. (10) crime scene investigation;
   11. (11) cultural diversity;
   12. (12) domestic violence;
   13. (13) driving under the influence, field sobriety training, and use of a scientific instrument to analyze a sample of a person's breath and determine the breath alcohol content in that sample;
   14. (14) electronic evidence and identity theft;
   15. (15) classroom and practical emergency vehicle operations;
   16. (16) emotional survival, police stress, and trauma;
   17. (17) mental health issues;

   18. (18) firearms, including;

       1. (A) classroom instruction;
       2. (B) handguns, practical instruction;
       3. (C) handguns, practical instruction, low-light operations;
       4. (D) long guns, practical instruction; and
       5. (E) long guns, practical instruction, low-light operations;
   19. (19) hazardous materials;
   20. (20) interview and interrogation;
   21. (21) juvenile law and procedures;
   22. (22) patrol procedures;
   23. (23) police tools, including TASER, oleoresin capsicum, baton, handcuffs, and radar;
   24. (24) professional communication;
   25. (25) radio procedures;
   26. (26) report writing;
   27. (27) search-and-seizure and search warrants;
   28. (28) social media;
   29. (29) traffic law and stops, including practical scenarios and accident investigation; and
   30. (30) use of force.

3. (c) To receive credit for the basic police officer academy, a person must attend all sessions of the academy, except for absences approved by the academy commander, and be awarded a certificate of graduation by the academy commander. A person may not be certified for successful completion of the basic police officer academy if the person

   1. (1) has excused absences exceeding 10 percent of the total hours of academy instruction;
   2. (2) fails to achieve a passing grade of 70 percent or higher on each block of academy instruction;
   3. (3) fails to achieve a cumulative average of 70 percent or higher; or
   4. (4) fails to achieve a grade of 75 percent or higher on the firearms portion of the basic police officer academy.
4. (d) The council may refuse to authorize admission to any council-certified basic police officer academy for any civilian applicants or persons employed as police officers who are not eligible for certification as a police officer under 13 AAC 85.005 - 13 AAC 85.150.

(Eff. 8/10/73, Register 47; am 8/10/80, Register 75; am 9/23/84, Register 91; am 8/8/90, Register 115; am 10/24/92, Register 124; am 9/24/2016, Register 219; am 4/6/2018, Register 226)

Authority: AS 18.65.220, AS 18.65.230, AS 18.65.240