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I. Title
Crisis Intervention with Law Enforcement
II. Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to show the need for police officers to have better training
when dealing with the mental disabled. In order to train law enforcement in crisis
intervention first there needs to be an understanding on how they react to those situations.
The building blocks that police officers receive from the training can help them better
deal with the mental crisis of communities. The police have to understand that the use of
force on mental disabled is different for others. Law enforcement needs to be aware that
people could possible slip through the cracks of the system and police need to be more
approachable in the future. The outcomes of police officer receiving the training can
reduce of a negative outcome during calls to crisis situations. The training that is given to
police officers is important to have but also what is the true effectiveness of that training
when they leave the classroom setting.
Key words: law enforcement, crisis, mental, disabled, training, intervention
III. Introduction
The training of police officers for a crisis intervention situation can be difficult.
The reason being is that each of those situations can differ from one another. The mental
disabled can be unpredictable and difficult to handle at times. There needs to be some
sort of training for them to be better equipped for those situations. With the training law
enforcement needs to embrace and learn from their mistakes during crisis intervention
situations of the future.
IV. Supporting Idea
a. Focusing on Mental Health
1. The importance of training police officers to know what to do during a
crisis for mental disabled.
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2. How police officers respond to calls of mental and what do they really
think about them in the first place
3. What is the future of law enforcement when dealing with the mental
illnesses of criminals.
V. Results/Recommendations
a. Training Police Officers in Crisis Intervention
1. The education police officers to deal with mental illness personnel.
2. The foundation of building a better community for both police officers
and the mental disabled.
3. The use of force by police officers and what types of impacts have
occurred within the communities that they patrol.
4. The mental issues of individuals and how it impacts police and the
mental health care system.
b. Outcomes of Crisis Intervention
1. What are the possible outcomes with the right training for police
officers.
2. The purpose of the Crisis training is to reduce the negative outcome of
death or seriously bodily harm and to help lower the risk to police
officers.
3. What is the true effectiveness of the Crisis Intervention Teams across
law enforcement agencies.
c. Police Officers thoughts on Crisis Intervention Teams
1. The effects of the crisis intervention training received by police officers.
2. How police officers feel about the training that they are receiving and its
true potential in the future.
3. The future of crisis intervention programs for police officers.
VI. Conclusion
The importance of police officers to know what to do during a crisis intervention
is vital. In addition, when police officers respond to the crisis issues they need to have a
clear head and have the proper training with that. With the training that is received by
Crisis Intervention professionals law enforcement needs to take it seriously, because it
can get out of control. The purpose of the training police officer during a crisis is that the
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right force is being used on the right situation at hand. Police officers are always going to
have some sort of opinion on what training is effective to them, but with crisis
intervention training they are going to be the first to respond to issues within their
communities.
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