1、IMPACTS ON FIELD TRAINING OFFICER PROGRAMSCNAs Center for Justice Research and Innovation led an internally funded initiative from October 2020 to September 2021 and conducted case studies of six agencies field training officer(FTO)programs.During this assessment,CNA examined common practices and po
2、licies that law enforcement agencies use within their field training,such as the qualifications an officer must have to become an FTO,and we assessed the quality and effectiveness of communication between trainers and trainees.In this resource,an agency will learn why the pairing process is importan
3、t and the different range of pairing methods an agency can implement.Field training is often described as the most important stage in an officers career1.The time spent with a field training officer is vital to the trainees career development and helps shapes the culture of an agency.Thus,it is impe
4、rative that the trainer-trainee relationship is one which facilitates learning and growth.As stated in the Field Training Officer Impact Assessment:Field Guide2,trainers are more often paired with a trainee based on their availability,and less often based on a formalized assessment to measure the co