Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP)
The Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP) topic examines and explains the nature of people with social, mental or behavioral problems and equips cops with the tools they need to safely handle these subjects.
Mental Health
Recent LEO murder-suicide incidents are tragic reminders that “suicide intervention and prevention are everyone’s responsibilities.”
A crisis call just dropped. You’re first on scene. What do you do?
The resolution seeks to clarify the collaboration between police and EMS when a patient is irrational, combative and extremely violent
The man said he needed help and the noise was an attempt to prompt LAPD action on claims of past assaults he believes were overlooked
The grant will provide funding for police and sheriff’s departments to offer 24/7 virtual crisis care calls
The man told Charleston Police officers he believed his marijuana was laced with PCP before grabbing an officer’s weapon
“When I made that [911] text, it was already over. Don’t take my actions personal. It’s about me,” the man can be heard telling Long Beach Police
Access practical strategies for fostering collaboration and improving outcomes during acute behavioral emergencies
While the report deals broadly with “medical-behavioral emergencies,” much of the guidance can be employed during any incident where police may need to restrain a person
The goal of multi-disciplinary response teams is to connect people in crisis with quality care, outside of jails and hospital emergency departments
Evidence suggests that the man may have intended to die by suicide-by-cop, according to the Fullerton Police Department
Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies tried to speak with the man for several minutes before he came out at them wielding a knife
The panel of judges unanimously reversed former DeKalb County Police Officer Robert Olsen’s conviction after finding that the department’s use-of-force policy conflicted with state law
The man held a knife in each hand as officers and his father tried to persuade him to surrender; he became agitated and moved one knife when an officer prepared to deploy a TASER
The suspect ran at officers with a long, metal object that officers believed to be a knife
The man was hit with a TASER and shot before continuing to threaten officers with a knife
The man had broken into at least two businesses and threatened to kill at least three people, including his parents, before barricading himself inside an apartment
The suspect was fatally shot by LAPD officers after trying to force his way into a police unit
The terms “cocaine psychosis” and “sudden in-custody death” will also be removed
“Sgt. Ashley Harkins swiftly and skillfully climbed over the safety fence, putting herself in a perilous position on the narrow ledge above the chilly, flowing river,” State Police wrote in a statement
“This is about the opportunity to function as a guardian before we have to function as a warrior.”
EMS and law enforcement collaborative training helps prepare responders to treat and monitor patients experiencing a constellation of symptoms
Focusing on observed behavior will help protect both the individuals needing assistance and the officers responding to the situation
A series of community focused initiatives will focus on bridging the gap between policing, technology and mental health
A premature rush to routinely dispatch psychologists and social workers to the scene of potentially lethal police-citizen encounters may be a matter of misapplied good intentions
The defendant officer was initially denied qualified immunity after fatally shooting a violent subject
Christopher Pray was found buried up to the armpits in the pond in Portland
Oregon State Police said Christopher Pray is a “dangerous escapee”
Under a new mandate, California mental health agencies stand to lose funding if they collaborate with law enforcement. Here’s why that is a mistake
