Wisconsin Administrative Code › Law Enforcement Standards Board › Chapter LES 3 - Training Standards › Section LES 3.01 - Minimum standards for preparatory training

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Minimum
			 standards for preparatory training for law enforcement and tribal law
			 enforcement officers shall require that:
(a)
			 The minimum amount of preparatory training which must be successfully completed
			 by a law enforcement or tribal law enforcement recruit before that recruit may
			 be certified as eligible for permanent appointment shall be a total of 400
			 hours. The subjects and the minimum time during which they are to be covered in
			 this preparatory training shall be determined by the board after due
			 consideration of recommendations made by the advisory curriculum committee
			 identified in s.
			 LES
			 3.02. The curriculum so decided upon may be changed by
			 the board as the need becomes apparent due to technological changes affecting
			 law enforcement, current problems involving the public welfare or additional
			 recommendations made by the advisory curriculum committee. Instructional goals
			 for the 400 hour preparatory training course approved by the board are
			 identified in s.
			 LES
			 3.03.
(b)
			 Trainees shall obtain passing grades of at least 70% or its lettered equivalent
			 in written examinations in all subjects with the exception of competency-based
			 subjects for which there are board approved examination checklists. For the
			 competency-based subjects, trainees must demonstrate their achievement of
			 training objectives to the satisfaction of board certified
			 instructors.
(c) Each trainee must
			 successfully complete this training within the original probationary period.
			 Under justifiable circumstances, this period may be extended for a period not
			 to exceed one year, but the total period during which a person may serve as a
			 full-time law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer on a probationary
			 or temporary basis without successfully completing this training shall not
			 exceed 2 years. Part-time officers must successfully complete the entire course
			 in not more than 3 years. The total period during which a person may serve as a
			 part-time law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer on a probationary
			 or temporary basis without successfully completing this training shall not
			 exceed 3 years. For purposes of this section, a part-time law enforcement or
			 tribal law enforcement officer is a law enforcement or tribal law enforcement
			 officer who routinely works not more than one-half of the normal annual work
			 hours of a full-time employee of the employing agency or unit of
			 government.
(d) The law enforcement
			 code of ethics, as set forth below, shall be administered as an oath to all
			 trainees during the preparatory course.
1. AS
			 A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, my fundamental duty is to serve humanity; to
			 safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the
			 weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or
			 disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all persons to liberty,
			 equality and justice.
2. I WILL
			 keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm
			 in the face of danger, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be
			 constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both
			 my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the
			 land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a
			 confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be
			 kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my
			 duty.
3. I WILL never act
			 officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships
			 to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless
			 prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately
			 without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or
			 violence and never accepting gratuities.
4. I RECOGNIZE the badge of my office as a
			 symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as
			 I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to
			 achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself to my chosen
			 profession....law enforcement.