Policy & Training Materials
The Police Department’s training and policy materials ensure that all officers respond to situations in a standard way, following industry best practices.
Read the Berkeley Police Department’s training and policy materials below. The Police Department is required to post these documents publicly to comply with Senate Bill 978.
Police Department Training
Before starting their career as a Police Officer for the City of Berkeley, our officers must attend a Basic Training Academy that has been approved by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Although an officer may attend any POST approved Basic Training Academy before joining the Berkeley Police Department, the Berkeley Police Department sends many of its recruits to the below Basic Training Academies:
- Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Academy Training Center
- Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office Academy Training Center
- Sacramento Police Academy
- Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Justice Training Center
After graduating from the academy, our officers participate in a field training program that lasts 18 or more weeks—where they must demonstrate to Field Training Officer (FTO) who supervises them in the field that they have the ability to safely provide public safety service to our community.
Once an officer has completed their field training program, their training will continue through quarterly, annual or biennial Department trainings. In addition to this, officers may attend advanced training courses to provide specialized training for unique assignments. View a selection of Department training documents below:
- Blood Bourne Pathogens/Communicable Diseases
- First Aid and CPR/AED Skills (part 1)
- First Aid and CPR/AED Skills (part 2)
- First Aid and CPR/AED Skills (part 3)
- First Aid and CPR/AED Skills (part 4)
- First Aid and CPR/AED Skills (part 5)
- First Aid and CPR/AED Skills (part 6)
- First Aid and CPR/AED Skills (part 7)
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Principled Policing
- Tactical De-escalation
- LGBT Awareness for Law Enforcement
- Fair and Impartial Policing
- Bias and Racial Profiling
- Human Trafficking
- Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse
Police Department Policies
The Police Department’s policies outline the steps that officers will follow in response to different types of incidents. The Berkeley Police Department is in the process of transitioning from the existing general orders to policies in the Lexipol format.
You can read the general orders that are still in effect in the list below:
- A-17 MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR PRISONERS 2016
- A-32 LOST & FOUND ANIMAL REPORTS
- A-51 ARRESTS ON TRAFFIC WARRANTS
- A-54 ARREST OF FUGITIVES FROM OTHER STATES
- B-01 BAIL
- C-07 INTERNET REPORTS
- C-16 CITY LIABILITY
- C-50 CITIZEN REPORT FORM
- C-51 CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
- C-66 CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM
- D-06 DUTY COMMAND
- D-17 PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS
- D-18 PURCHASE OF MATERIALS
- D-19 ADMINISTRATIVE DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING PROCEDURE
- E-03 VEHICLE OPERATION
- E-07 DAMAGE TO UNIFORMS
- E-10 CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
- E-13 EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
- E-14 EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
- E-14 HIGH VISIBILITY SAFETY VESTS
- F-02 Firearms, Ammunition and Non-Lethal Weapons
- G-02 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
- H-03 FIREARMS RANGE REGULATIONS
- H-05 BLOOD TEST PROCEDURES FOR DEFENDANTS AND ARRESTEES IN HEALTH RISK SITUATIONS
- I-02 GOOD CONDUCT LETTERS
- I-16 MENTALLY DISORDERED PERSONS
- I-18 INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS
- M-01 MISSING PERSON REPORTS
- M-02 MUTUAL AID AND AGREEMENTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
- N-17 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
- O-04 REPORTING OFFENSES AND LOST AND FOUND PROPERTY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- P-12 POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND FATAL OR SERIOUS INJURY INCIDENTS
- P-19 Representations
- P-22 CHANGE OF ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND NAME
- P-23 POLICY, PROCEDURAL AND INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS
- P-26 PERSONNEL COMPLAINT PROCEDURE AND DISPOSITION AND THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS BUREAU
- P-28 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL REPORTS
- P-29 PUBLIC/MEDIA RELATIONS
- P-46 EXTRADITION OF PRISONERS
- P-47 PROCEDURES FOR THE SAFE CARRIAGE OF WEAPONS AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF PRISONERS ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
- P-64 COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL EVIDENCE
- P-65 PROCEDURES FOR CARE AND HANDLING OF PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE
- P-67 BICYCLES - STOLEN, LOST OR FOUND
- R-04 RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF DELEGATED AUTHORITY
- R-23 RELEASE OF POLICE REPORTS AND INFORMATION
- R-23A GUIDELINES FOR RELEASE OF REPORTS AND INFORMATION THEREIN
- R-24 REPORTS - RECEIVING AND THE RECORDING THEREOF
- R-32 DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS OF ARREST AND CONVICTIONS AS REQUIRED UNDER 11361.5 H&S
- R-35 GUIDELINES FOR REPORTING/INVESTIGATING FREEWAY/HIGHWAY VIOLENCE INCIDENTS
- S-05 SICK LEAVE AND ATTENDANCE MONITORING
- S-06 SEARCH WARRANTS
- S-08 SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT OPERATING FUNDS
- T-01 TELECOMMUNICATION CENTER
- T-03 TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT
- T-08 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES
- U-01 USE OF FORCE TRAINING REVIEW BOARD
- U-03 UNITY OF COMMAND
- V-03 CAR RENTAL - OUT OF TOWN
- V-04 POLICE FLEET VEHICLE OPERATION
- V-06 VEHICLE PURSUIT POLICY
- W-04 WARRANTS
- X-01 CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE/BARRICADED SUBJECT HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION TEAM OPERATIONS
Police Equipment Impact Statements
Learn about the equipment that the Police Department uses, including the purpose of the equipment, its impacts, and Department policies and training aimed at mitigating negative impacts.
- Police Equipment Impact Statements
- Annual Police Equipment Use Report
- Military Equipment policy
- Use of Force policy
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Police Staffing
The Police Department determines the minimum number of officers needed in order to meet service demands.
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