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.
Police officers are safer when dispatchers know which risk-assessment questions to ask
People in mental crisis present challenges — to law enforcement as well as hospitals — and too often fall between the cracks
The department’s strategic plan, which was launched in 2019, aims to reduce social harms, including mental health issues, substance abuse and fear of crime
Newly-released statistics from the CDC offer an ideal moment to remind ourselves of the sensitivity of police contacts with subjects with autism spectrum disorders
15-year-old was believed to have made comments to neighbors ‘that he was bent on violence’
Local news reports suspect upset over price of puppy he was trying to buy
What guidelines do courts offer to trainers, officers, and force reviewers in these circumstances?
Wants people to be first evaluated at medical facility
Research suggests that persons with developmental disabilities and other mental issues are seven times more likely to come in contact with law enforcement than others
A teen with Asperger’s syndrome appeared and “made slashing strikes” while holding a knife, according to police
Brad Morgan, 21, told dispatchers he wanted police to kill him
Matthew S. Strong had threatened to kill himself, so police were trying to catch up to him to make sure he did not hurt himself, but court records show he would not obey orders
NAMI teams with local departments to build a bridge
The Va. Tech rampage supposedly prompted campuses nationwide to rethink their previous emphasis on confidentiality in treating troubled students
Gulf War vet Stanley Lavon Gibson, 43, was shot by an officer early Monday
Injured Deputy Charles Crausaz was reportedly in fair condition Tuesday morning
Based on interviews with mentally ill subjects, LEOs need to embrace three core concepts when dealing with these individuals
A checklist consisting of some 20 factors and/or indicators that are commonly associated with mental illness, was designed by Ron Hoffman, a former Toronto constable
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday released the 911 recording
Latest fatal incident blamed on lack of training
The training program, offered by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is based on the ‘Memphis Model’
Some agencies have sent officers to 40-hour crisis intervention training programs but have not formed teams
A man who climbed a communications tower in Tulsa 6 days ago finally agreed to come down on Tuesday
You need to be constantly on the alert that the negotiation can break down at any second and become violent, perhaps necessitating a deadly force response
Small slips in tactics and making assumptions can quickly compound into calamity
Ambitious project interviews former “barricaded subjects” for insight into better ways to diffuse incidents
Deranged suspect chased cops for several minutes before 35 cops with riot shields disarmed him
Bangor, Maine Officer Rob Angelo dove in to save troubled woman, who jumped from 40 feet
There should be policies, procedures, and practices that have been trained by all the participants — beginning with LEOs and EMS, but also including 911 call takers and dispatchers — for incidents involving excited delirium subjects
Veteran Sgt. David Powell barricaded himself inside his home Sunday and called police to tell them he was armed
The handcuffed woman squeezed through the window to the front seat and drove off, crashing into a pickup truck
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