All locations will open at 11am on Sept. 23, 2025 for staff training.
The following links are to The Santa Barbara Police Department’s current training materials, as required by Senate Bill No. 978 & Assembly Bill No. 481.
Field Training Manual(2.51 MB)
21st Century Policing(301.8 KB)
Active Shooter Plate Carrier(111.8 KB)
Animal Control(380.2 KB)
Armory Checkout Procedure(118.8 KB)
Asbestos and Heat Illness Awareness(146.4 KB)
Bias and Racial Profiling(311.6 KB)
Child Safety Seats(230.5 KB)
CHP 180 – Vehicle Report(208.3 KB)
CLETS Proficiency Recertification(151.7 KB)
Complaints about Employees and the Internal Affairs Process(172.6 KB)
Confined Space Awareness(364.8 KB)
Cottage Hospital Access to Patients or Records(316.8 KB)
Cottage Hospital System: Requests From Law Enforcement to Speak with a Patient(129.8 KB)
Crowd Control(151.3 KB)
Disposal of Drug Paraphernalia(68.6 KB)
Drones(250.2 KB)
DUI Form(1.04 MB)
DUI-AMR Blood Draw(57.1 KB)
Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse(114.1 KB)
False ID Investigations(439.1 KB)
Firearms EPO(598.2 KB)
First Amendment Auditors and Agitators(177.1 KB)
Fleet Safety(153.8 KB)
Hate Crimes Identification & Investigation(111.7 KB)
Homeless Person Contacts(115 KB)
Infection Control Refresher(277 KB)
Investigative Checklist(158.4 KB)
Mental Health Holds and Firearm Seizures(262.8 KB)
OIS LEARDS What Happens Next(221.1 KB)
Oversize Vehicle Parking Restrictions(205.7 KB)
Patrol Supervisor Response to Critical Incidents(79.2 KB)
Personnel Re-Deployment Tiered Response(170.9 KB)
Phone Ping Court Order(463.7 KB)
Prisoner Transportation(132.9 KB)
Radio Communications: Criminal Justice Information and Personally Identifiable Information(185.8 KB)
Respiratory Protection(271.5 KB)
Responding to People in Crisis(289 KB)
Restorative Policing(114.6 KB)
Ryden Case Law Refresher(119.9 KB)
SB County DV Lethality Assessment(142.4 KB)
SBPD Coronavirus Response(157.4 KB)
Senate Bill 16 (SB 16)(152.4 KB)
Senate Bill 2 (SB 2)(153.2 KB)
Senate Bill 54(68.2 KB)
SNAP(184.4 KB)
STESA(194.6 KB)
Street Crimes Unit(166.7 KB)
Taxi Permits(267.4 KB)
Teen Court Law Enforcement Partnership(378.4 KB)
The WRAP Restraint Update(178.4 KB)
TruNarc(345.4 KB)
Unified Response(48.8 KB)
Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Program(139.7 KB)
Youth Protection Training(331.4 KB)
735 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 963-0611
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday, and alternate Fridays.
City of Santa Barbara, PO Box 1990
Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990
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