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DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Police Department operates its own police trainin
 g academy. When the pandemic arrived in March 2020\, recruit trainees were
  sent home. Authorization from our governing authority was quickly obtaine
 d to resume training of recruits by distance\, and Zoom training was initi
 ated within 2-3 days. The model that was then followed for most of the rem
 ainder of 2020 was to "front load" topics that could be taught via Zoom\, 
 thus postponing in-person training for 6-8 weeks in the interest of social
  distancing and virus prevention. All classes of recruits were graduated o
 n time\, which was important in an agency with hundreds of vacant position
 s. However\, supervision and motivation of recruits "by distance" for the 
 first 1-2 months of police academy training was difficult. In addition\, t
 he forced separation of knowledge and skills lessons interfered with the d
 esired process of integrating lessons and applying them in practical scena
 rios. To overcome these difficulties\, and as academy staff gained experie
 nce with operating during the pandemic\, the decision was made to return t
 o fully in-person recruit training in 2021.\nThe presentation will provide
  additional details about implementing Zoom-based training\, and will also
  describe changes that were made to continuing (in-service) training for i
 ncumbent personnel in response to the pandemic. Some distance (Zoom) train
 ing for incumbent personnel was developed and delivered\, which meant that
  officers could sit at home and be paid to receive 1-2 days of training. T
 his was a first for the agency\, and it was well received.
DTSTAMP:20210425T084510Z
LOCATION:Featured Presentations
SUMMARY:Police Training in Baltimore (USA) During the Pandemic - Gary Cordn
 er\, Martin Bartness
URL:https://conference.cepol.europa.eu/cepol-online-conference-2021/talk/GA
 EZND/
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