Training

Lieutenant Mark Cabral
Officer-in-Charge
Contact Number (401) 597-5605

The Training Division is responsible for all training of Woonsocket Police Department members whether it be in the form of In-Service Trainings, Roll-Call Trainings, or orientation of new recruits prior to attending the academy. Upon completing the academy officers are enrolled into the Field Training Program.  Each officer is paired with a Field Training Officer (FTO) for in depth on-the-job training.  Only upon completing the Field Training Program will the officers be allowed to work on their own.  Training, however, doesn’t stop there.  In the law enforcement field, training is never ending.  Officers are constantly updated in changes in the law whether it be in through legislation or recent court decisions.  Officers are also kept abreast of the latest in law enforcement techniques and strategies.  The most common forum for these trainings is in the form of weekly Roll-Call Training.  Each officer attends a thirty minute training session on a weekly basis.  Officers are also required to attend periodic recertifications such as TASER, Breathalyzer, Domestic Violence, Use of Force and Firearms to name a few.  It is the goal of the Training Division to ensure that the City of Woonsocket is served by the most qualified and well trained officers possible.