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.
From community policing initiatives to active shooter response, here are some of the most popular Policing Matters podcasts of the year
Many 911 call centers face challenges determining whether a response should involve law enforcement, EMS, or a more specialized response when available
The 988 mental health crisis dialing code goes live July 16. The experts outline what to expect
64-year-old shot two teenagers with multiple weapons; appeared to take pride in ‘a good clean finishing shot’
Said she has never brought her .380 when she goes out with her son, but ‘I just had a feeling’ and brought it this time
Naked suspect lit his house on fire, slaughtered an animal, and broke car windows before final confrontation with police
Mental illness prompted Brian Claunch, who was fatally shot by an officer, to get rid of his own left arm and leg
Suspect was making threats while trying to stab an officer
The boy allegedly bit several people while being driven home
Plea came soon after a federal judge found that months of psychiatric treatment for schizophrenia made Loughner able to understand charges that he killed six people and wounded 13 others
An officer was driving a woman to a hospital for a crisis intervention when the shooting happened
10-year-old victim survives after surgery; man previously convicted of trying to infect children with disease
Rescuers were finally successful when a police officer distracted a suicidal man by speaking to him through a loudspeaker
The coroner’s report cited cocaine intoxication as a cause of death
Family learned of man’s mental illness when he was diagnosed after his arrest in April when he yelled and made obscene gestures at police
Registered sex offender says he did it to get the attention of the FBI, as local Sheriff’s Office ‘wouldn’t do anything’
Police said a woman was severely burned after being doused in gasoline and lit on fire in a dispute with the father of her child
Two officers kicked the door in and saw a man in a corner wielding a knife
Bogota Officer Regina Tasca was suspended from duty after stepping in
Man seen aiming at bus, notebook with bus numbers found, suspect shot at neighbor who approached
‘Project Guardian’ will alert Albuquerque officers of what they are about to encounter
Two weeks after a deranged man plunged a jagged knife into his head, the brave officer left the hospital
British media had claimed that the man was holding people captive, but police said they were ‘not aware of any hostages’
Law doesn’t allow judge to consider two dozen pending cases when determining danger to society
Officer Eder Loor, 28, emerged from surgery late afternoon Tuesday
He was handcuffed to a gurney for transportation in an ambulance
Woman, young girl killed, another young girl in hospital
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- NM city to launch Alternative Response Unit for low-threat 911 calls