Law enforcement -- Training -- Domestic violence -- Lethality assessments.
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(1) The Department of Public Safety shall develop training in domestic violence responses and lethality assessment protocols, which include the following:
(a) recognizing the symptoms of domestic violence and trauma;
(b) an evidence-based assessment to identify victims of domestic violence who may be at a high risk of being killed by a perpetrator;
(c) lethality assessment protocols and interviewing techniques, including indicators of strangulation;
(d) responding to the needs and concerns of a victim of domestic violence;
(e) delivering services to victims of domestic violence in a compassionate, sensitive, and professional manner; and
(f) understanding cultural perceptions and common myths of domestic violence.
(2) The department shall develop and offer an online training course in domestic violence issues to all certified law enforcement officers in the state.
(3) Training in domestic violence issues shall be incorporated into training offered by the Peace Officer Standards and Training division to all persons seeking certification as a peace officer.
(4) The department shall develop specific training curriculums that meet the requirements of this section, including:
(a) response to domestic violence incidents, including trauma-informed and victim-centered interview techniques;
(b) lethality assessment protocols which have been demonstrated to minimize retraumatizing victims; and
(c) standards for report writing.
(5) The Department of Public Safety, in partnership with the Division of Child and Family Services and the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, shall work to identify aggregate domestic violence data to include:
(a) lethality assessments;
(b) the prevalence of stalking;
(c) strangulation;
(d) violence in the presence of children; and
(e) threats of suicide or homicide.
(6) The Department of Public Safety, with support from the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice and the Division of Child and Family Services shall provide recommendations to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee not later than July 31 of each year and in the commission's annual report required by Section 63M-7-205.