De-escalation of Force Training in Response to California Assembly Bill 392: Peace Officers: Deadly Force and Senate Bill 230: Law Enforcement: Use of Deadly Force: Training Policies
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2021-12
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The exploratory study examined the effects of California Assembly Bill 392: Peace Officers: Deadly Force (AB 392) and California Senate Bill 230: Law Enforcement: Use of Deadly Force; Training; Policies (SB 230), which took effect on January 1, 2020, and was authored in part as a result of the officer-involved shooting of Stephon Clark, which occurred in Sacramento, California, on March 18, 2018. Next, the study focused on the training methodology utilized by the law enforcement leaders within Ventura and Santa Barbara counties prior to the enactment of AB 392 and SB 230. Similarly, the study examined the training approach employed of law enforcement leaders within Ventura and Santa Barbara counties as a result of the enactment of AB 392 and SB 230. Finally, it assessed the overall impact of AB 392 and SB 230 on the law enforcement agencies within Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. The researcher used a phenomenological research design to conduct this qualitative and exploratory study. Five participants from the sample population were asked 17 questions during the semi-structured interviews related to the phenomenon associated with the passage of AB 392 and SB 230. The sample population was comprised of five chiefs of police, elected sheriffs or their designees from the 11 law enforcement agencies within Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Public Administration
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Public Administration, Law Enforcement