Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements in Birmingham, Alabama

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This page provides an overview of policies related to the hiring, training, and discipline of police officers in Birmingham, Ala. It is part of an analysis of police union collective bargaining agreements and related arrangements with police unions concerning hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements in the 50 states and top 100 cities by population.

Background

Through the lens of 40 research questions related to police hiring, training, and discipline, Ballotpedia examined the collective bargaining agreements, statutes, and regulatory codes governing the 50 states and the top 100 US cities by population.

Some of the hiring, training, and discipline standards for police officers not established by statutes or regulations arise from negotiations with police unions. Those negotiations are often codified in collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). Those agreements are the contracts that states and cities sign following negotiations with police unions. Some states and cities restrict collective bargaining, but may still negotiate with police unions using other methods. After negotiating with the unions, those jurisdictions sometimes establish police standards through documents including memoranda of understanding or meet and confer agreements.

Results

The table below links to each question Ballotpedia used to analyze the states and cities and indicates how Birmingham handles police hiring, training, and discipline. To see the provisions Ballotpedia used to support these results, click here.

Police hiring, training, and disciplinary analysis Results
Does the city have any CBAs with police unions? UNKNOWN
Does the city have statutes or regulations prohibiting collective bargaining with police unions? YES
Is the current city CBA publicly available online? UNKNOWN
Does the city have any statutes or regulations prohibiting CBAs from addressing disciplinary procedures? NO
Does the city CBA require new law enforcement officers to have any college education? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA prohibit felons from becoming law enforcement officers? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA explicitly require law enforcement officers to learn CPR? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA explicitly require law enforcement officers to train for how to handle drug overdose situations? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA explicitly require officers to train with firearms at least once a year? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require law enforcement officers to train with tasers or other nonlethal weapons regularly? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require law enforcement officers to learn any martial arts? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require law enforcement officers to submit to regular psychological counseling/evaluation? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require police departments to conduct quarterly performance evaluations for law enforcement officers? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require police departments to conduct annual performance evaluations for law enforcement officers? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA process restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA allow for citizen review boards to look into complaints of officer misconduct? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA limit union authority to pay and benefits issues? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA explicitly allow for a state ombudsman outside particular police departments to hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require departments to go through arbitration to punish officers for misconduct? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA block performance evaluations that set growth benchmarks/coaching opportunities? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require law enforcement officers to complete annual driving training? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require law enforcement officers to take regular mental health training? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require law enforcement officers to practice "Community policing?" UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA require that officer disciplinary records are stored in state-run databases? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA specify how law enforcement officers will be investigated for misconduct? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA specify how law enforcement officers will be punished for misconduct? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA specify who may represent/defend a law enforcement officer during a misconduct investigation? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA give the union any power to approve or disapprove new training programs for law enforcement officers? UNKNOWN
Does the city CBA give the union any authority over which officers receive promotions? UNKNOWN

See also

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