Peace Officer Standards and Training

Peace Officer Standards and Training or Peace Officer's Standards and Training are minimum educational requirement set for law enforcement officers in various regions of the United States of America. These standards are locally set, and vary from region to region. Only 12 States require training in racial or bias issues, and only 16 require de-escalation training.[1] Annual training of 10 to 24 hours is required by 35 States, with a few each higher and lower.[1] A designated board, commission, or council oversees training in 42 States and the Legislature is accountable for oversight in the others.[1] There are no national minimum standards for licensing police officers. In contrast, national minimum standards for licensing truck drivers were established in 1986. Training courses are offered by the Federal[2] and various State governments and by numerous private companies.