INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING

CONTINUING LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION

All Law Enforcement Officers (LEO’s) and reserve LEO’s licensed in the State of Missouri are required to have continuing education for the purpose of enhancing performance and professional growth while maintaining their license. It is the responsibility of each LEO to ensure that his or her Missouri Peace Officer Standardsand Training (POST) mandated continuing education requirements are met. All Law Enforcement Officers of the Howell County Sheriff's Office are required to annotate their annual training on LESP 128-Individual Training Record Form.


The Department of Public Safety mandated that each LEO annually must obtain 24 hours in the following area(s):

  • 2 hrs in Legal Studies

  • 2 hrs in Interpersonal Perspectives

  • 2 hrs Technical Studies

  • 2 hrs Skill Development - Firearms

  • 16 hrs of Electives


  • 1 hr Racial Profiling *Not in addition to the 24 hrs

  • 1 hr Implicit Bias *Not in addition to the 24 hrs

  • 1 hr De-escalation *Not in addition to the 24 hrs

FEDERAL LEVEL TRAINING

Department of Homeland Security

STATE LEVEL TRAINING

Department of Public Safety

COUNTY LEVEL TRAINING

Sheriff's Office and Local Providers

POST ONLINE TRAINING

Online POST Provider