Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training Board

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The Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training board is the agency responsible for the training of Arizona law enforcement. [1]

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The board was formed on July 1, 1968, as the Arizona Law Enforcement Officer Advisory Council, with a change of name on July 17, 1994.

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