Challenge Six-2 Captain Hayley is responsible for the annual training plan for the Greenfield Police Department. During Chief
Slaughter's crime-fighting tenure, Captain Hayley scheduled frequent training for all officers in the use of firearms, defensive tactics, and enforcing criminal statutes. She scheduled training in pursuit driving and emergency medical
response on a two-year rotation Specialized training was provided to individual officers on an "as needed" basis. The training was usually conducted in an academy setting. Chief Slaughter required his officers to train and qualify with their firearms every month-three times more often than required by POST. As a result, the department won the state
shooting competition 10 years in a row. During those 10 years, Greenfield officers have fired their weapons on duty only to dispatch injured animals. Ammunition and officer overtime for training at the firearms range were the largest expenditures in the department's training budget. The new chief has asked Captain Hayley to develop a training
program with more emphasis on developing human resources and community policing. He suggested that some of the
funds devoted to firearms training be used for other training.

1. Was the training provided by Chief Slaughter job related and appropriate for the tasks performed by his officers?

2. Captain Hayley should consider some fundamental changes in the training program if she wants to emphasize a
community-policing strategy rather than a crime-fighting strategy. How might the blend of training versus educating
change?

3. Suggest three specific topics for Captain Hayley's new training curriculum that relate to community policing.

4. The new chief is encouraging a participative management style within the department. In the past, the captains and
Chief Slaughter determined the department's training needs. How can Captain Hayley reflect the department's new
direction in how she selects training?

5. Training resources are often limited. POST-required and liability-driven training can consume a significant portion of
the budget. What innovative training techniques might Captain Hayley explore to save money and ensure high-quality
training? Describe three possible innovations.

6. If Captain Hayley reduces firearms training and adds communications training, she is likely to face resistance from the
officers. Why? How can she circumvent a dispute over this change in the training curriculum?"