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S.F. police training shifts toward de-escalation, staged firearm qualification
Summary
San Francisco Police training leaders described changes to recruit and in-service instruction aimed at reducing force: new pistol qualifications require officers to "see and hear" a threat before firing, range and simulator upgrades enable varied scenarios, and recruits now receive expanded crisis-intervention and implicit-bias instruction.
The San Francisco Police Department's training division outlined a series of revisions to use-of-force training and qualifications on Feb. 17, part of a broader reengineering effort informed by national recommendations.
Captain Greg Yee, commanding officer of the training division, described practical changes at the academy and range that emphasize assessment, communication and proportionality. "We've added an entire day of training for pistol qualifications where' officers now have to visually' they have to hear…
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