Continuing Education for Peace Officers Concerning Family

Violence; Content of Course.

(a)The Guam Community College in administering the peace officers standards and training program and in coordination with the Guam Police Department and the Family Violence Task Force, must provide forty-five

(45)hours of initial education to all prospective peace officers concerning family violence.

(b)The Guam Police Department with the Family Violence Task Force shall administer twenty

(20)hours in-service training as part of their Family Violence Continuation Training Program for assigned peace officers.

(c)The course of instruction and the objectives in learning and performance for the education of peace officers required pursuant to Subsections

(a)and

(b)must be developed and presented in consultation with public and private providers of programs for victims of family violence and programs of intervention for perpetrators, persons who have demonstrated expertise in training and education concerning family violence, and the non-profit family violence coalitions or organizations.

(d)The course of instruction must include, but is not limited to:

(1)the investigation and management of cases involving family violence and writing of reports in such cases;

(2)the nature, extent and causes of family violence; COL372014 CH. 15 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

(3)practices designed to promote the safety of officers investigating family violence;

(4)practices designed to promote the safety of the victims of family violence and other family and household members, including safety plans;

(5)the legal rights and remedies available to victims of family violence, including, but not limited to, rights and compensation of victims of crime and enforcement of civil and criminal remedies;

(6)the services available to victims of family violence and their children;

(7)sensitivity to cultural, racial, and gender issues and the effect of cultural, racial and gender bias on the response of peace officers and the enforcement of laws relating to family violence; and

(8)the provisions of this Chapter and other applicable statutes concerning family violence.