Basic Domestic Violence Training
- Coordinator: TJ Anderson
- Length of course: 8 hours
- Course hours: 0800 – 1630 hours
- Location: Vermont Police Academy
- Dates:
- Wednesday, March 23, 2016
- Monday, June 20, 2016
- Wednesday, October 5, 2016
- Tuition: None, if initial certification. Repeat/audit - $20.50
- Minimum number to hold a class: 9
- Maximum number in class: 35
Registration
Fax the in-service registration form (Word or PDF) to 802-483-2343 or email it to our registrar at gail.williams@vermont.gov
Course Description
Responding to reports of domestic violence continue to pose high risks and deep frustrations to police.
During this training, officers will review and, in the case of a new officer, learn the fundamentals on how to most effectively respond to domestic violence incidents, to include, reviewing:
- The dynamics of domestic violence
- Domestic violence related Vermont statutes and relevant case law
- The investigation and creation of solid domestic violence cases for prosecutorial purposes
- Local and state resources for victims/survivors of domestic violence
- Dominant aggressor determination
- Types of Vermont protection orders, their service, and enforcement
This course fulfills the domestic violence training requirement for:
- Persons going through the part-time police officer process
- Waiver officers.