D.C. Code § 5-107.02: Mandatory continuing education program for sworn members of the Metropolitan Police Department.

(a)

The Department shall implement a program of continuing education for its sworn members, which shall consist of a minimum of 32 hours of training each year.

(b)

The continuing education required by subsection (a) of this section shall include, at a minimum, instruction on:

(1)

Community policing;

(2)

Recognizing and preventing biased-based policing, racism, and white supremacy;

(3)

Limiting the use of force and employing de-escalation tactics;

(4)

Prohibited techniques, as that term is defined in § 5-125.02(6);

(4A)

Best practices for identifying, and interacting with individuals living with, Alzheimer's Disease or other dementias, and the risks such individuals face, such as wandering and elder abuse[;]

(5)

Mental and behavioral health awareness;

(6)

Linguistic and cultural competency;

(7)

The constitutional requirements for conducting searches and seizures, including the use of protective pat-downs, and the limitations on the use of consent searches, as described in § 23-526; and

(8)

The duty of a sworn officer to report, and the method for reporting, suspected misconduct or excessive use of force by a law enforcement officer that a sworn member observes or that comes to the sworn member's attention, as well as any governing District laws and regulations and Department written directives.