Law Enforcement and Autism Training (New York State Municipal Police Training Council)

Dear Sarah Baum :

This will acknowledge receipt of your request for records under the Freedom of Information Law received by the Division of Criminal Justice Services on November 22, 2021. The request was for “New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Law Enforcement and Autism Training (New York State Municipal Police Training Council)”.

Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate program area(s) to identify documents that are responsive to your request and which may be made available pursuant to all applicable provisions of the Freedom of Information Law.

A determination as to whether your request is granted or denied will be reached in approximately 20 business days or we will notify you in writing if the responsible program area(s) should require additional time to locate, assemble and review documents that may be responsive to your request.

Please note that, pursuant to Article 6 of the Public Officers Law, a charge may be applied to your request, including the actual cost of the medium used to respond to your Freedom of Information Law request and/or other related costs. When responsive records have been identified, you will be informed of any cost and how payment should be made.

As part of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some or all agency employees may be working off-site. As such, there may be delays in response to FOIL requests. If a record responsive to a request is only available in hard-copy format, that record’s availability will be limited until further notice. Thank you for your patience during this extraordinary time. ​

Very truly yours,

Brian Garvey, Esq.
Records Access Officer

Dear Sarah Baum,

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to the Division of Criminal Justice Services (Division) for "Any and all training materials regarding autism and autistic individuals used to educate or train would-be police officers or current, active-duty officers. My request covers any written, visual, or digital materials used for this instruction. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.."

Please find attached 2 .pdf files responsive to your request. Please note that certain responsive records to your request are exempt from production pursuant to Public Officers Law §87(2)(e) because the documents requested were "compiled for law enforcement purposes which, if disclosed, would (iv) reveal criminal investigative techniques or procedures, except routine techniques and procedures."

Please be advised of the copyright agreements contained in these records, including, but not limited to the requirement that these materials not be posted or uploaded to a commercial or non-commercial internet site without the prior written consent of the Division.

Pursuant to POL §89(4)(a), you may appeal this determination within 30 days to the Counsel, Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 South Swan St., Albany, NY 12210 or by email at foil@dcjs.ny.gov<mailto:foil@dcjs.ny.gov>.

Very truly yours,

Brian Garvey, Esq.
Records Access Officer