SB978 Training and Education Materials
Upon being hired, sworn staff need to complete Core Training as outlined by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC)/Standard for Training and Corrections (STC). After completing Core Training, staff are required to complete annual training based on their classification and assignment. Training requirements are as follows:
CLASSIFICATION / ASSIGNMENT | ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS |
Deputy Probation Officers Assigned to Institutions | 24 hours |
Deputy Probation Officers | 40 hours |
Senior Probation Officers | 40 hours |
Supervising Probation Officers, Division Chief, Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief, and Chief | 40 hours |
Juvenile Institutions Core Training Courses -
State
Requirements Effective 7/1/2020
- TOPIC #1.0: California Criminal Justice System
- TOPIC #2.0: Professionalism and Ethics
- TOPIC #3.0: Gangs
- TOPIC #4.0: Communication
- TOPIC #5.0: Maintaining Security
- TOPIC #6.0: Booking, Receiving and Releasing
- TOPIC #7.0: Supervising Juveniles
- TOPIC #8.0: Medical
- TOPIC #9.0: Classification of Juveniles
- TOPIC #10.0: Cultural Awareness
- TOPIC #11.0: Report Writing and Record Keeping
- TOPIC #12.0: Emergency Procedures
- TOPIC #13.0: Visitations
- TOPIC #14.0: Screening and Distribution of Supplies and Mail
- TOPIC #15.0: Transportation
- TOPIC #16.0: Testifying in Court
- TOPIC #17.0: Case Planning
- TOPIC #18.0: Programs
- TOPIC #19.0: Assault and Abuse
- TOPIC #20.0: Defensive Tactics and Restraint Techniques
- TOPIC #21.0: Behavioral Health
Agency Specific Training Courses
ISOPS Training Courses
Deputy Probation Officer Core Training Courses
State Requirements Effective 7/1/2020
- TOPIC #1.0: California Criminal Justice System
- TOPIC #2.0: Professionalism and Ethics
- TOPIC #3.0: Communication
- TOPIC #4.0: Officer Health and Safety
- TOPIC #5.0: Maintaining Security
- TOPIC #6.0: Booking, Receiving and Releasing
- TOPIC #7.0: Gangs
- TOPIC #8.0: Medical
- TOPIC #9.0: Supervision
- TOPIC #10.0: Cultural Awareness
- TOPIC #11.0: Report Writing and Record Keeping
- TOPIC #12.0: Transportation
- TOPIC #13.0: Testifying in Court
- TOPIC #14.0: Case Planning
- TOPIC #15.0: Programs
- TOPIC #16.0: Assault and Abuse
- TOPIC #17.0: Defensive Tactics and Restraint Techniques
- TOPIC #18.0: Behavioral Health
Supervising Probation Officer Core Training
State
Requirements Effective 7/1/2023
- BSCC-STC 80-Hour Supervisor Core Course Curriculum
- Day 1: Leadership in Practice
- Day 2: Ethical Environments
- Day 3: Trauma and Stress Response
- Day 4: HR and Peace Officer Bill of Rights Considerations
- Day 5: Keeping our People Accountable
- Day 6: Managing People in Our Corner of the Organization
- Day 7: Federal and State Liability
- Day 8: Personality and Leadership
- Day 9: Choices and Consequences
- Day 10: Group Project
Elective Trainings Available for 2023-2024
- Addictionology 101
- Adult Court Report Writing
- Aiding & Abetting Adolescent Brain Development
- Basic Internal Affairs
- Below 100
- Blue Courage - The Heart and Mind of the Guardian
- Breaking the Cycle of Sexual Trauma
- Breathe, Think, Testify!
- California Mandates for Probation - Adult Legal Updates
- California Mandates for Probation - Juvenile Legal Updates
- Communication Strategies in Law Enforcement
- COMPAS Basic Refresher
- COMPAS SB135
- CPR First Aid Certification
- Custody Credits
- Generational Diversity
- Human Trafficking
- Inclusive Leadership
- LGBTQ Awareness
- Maintaining Objectivity and Optimism
- Military Veterans in Crisis: What POs Need to Know
- Overcoming Manipulation
- Racial Profiling
- STATIC-99R
- Unpacking Microaggressions