The General Assembly finds and determines that:
(1) The administration of criminal justice is of statewide concern and that law enforcement is important to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state;
(2) The state has a responsibility to ensure effective law enforcement by establishing minimum selection, training, and educational requirements for law enforcement officers and also to encourage advanced in-service training programs; and
(3) It is in the public interest that minimum levels of education and training be developed and made available to persons seeking to become law enforcement officers and to persons presently serving as law enforcement officers.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs
Chapter 9 - Law Enforcement Officer Training and Standards
Subchapter 1 - Commission on Standards and Training
§ 12-9-101. Legislative determinations
§ 12-9-103. Commission created — Members — Meetings — Director
§ 12-9-104. Commission's powers generally
§ 12-9-106. Selection and training requirements — Exceptions
§ 12-9-108. Failure to meet qualifications — Effect — Exemptions
§ 12-9-110. Training of civilians to file parking violations and traffic accident reports
§ 12-9-112. County sheriff as law enforcement officer
§ 12-9-113. Domestic violence training
§ 12-9-114. Training concerning sexual assaults
§ 12-9-115. Training for constables
§ 12-9-116. Persons with disabilities training
§ 12-9-118. New or inactive law enforcement agency — Approval by commission required — Definition
§ 12-9-119. Behavioral health crisis intervention training
§ 12-9-120. Imposition of administrative penalties
§ 12-9-121. Additional salary payment
§ 12-9-122. Controlled substance overdose identification training — Definition