The Oregon Police Academy's curriculum, besides classes on police procedures, firearm proficiency, physical fitness, traffic laws and the usual cop stuff, it covers the following:
Behavior Health: Awareness
Behavior Health: De-escalation
Behavior Health: Veteran Awareness
Civil Rights and Liabilities
Community Crime Prevention
Effective Interactions with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Ethics
Implicit Bias
Legitimacy and Procedural Justice
Use of Force: Law and Decision Making
Threat Assessment
The Tennessee Police Academy doesn't explicitly mention any of the topics listed above although they might be discussed within their classes. However, at 12 weeks the Tennessee Police Academy is four weeks shorter than the Oregon Police Academy.
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