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.
The documentary “Crisis Cops” that follows Officers Joe Smarro and Ernie Stevens prompted one viewer to put pen to paper
Officers can help a person in crisis while achieving the goal of voluntary compliance by taking things SLOW
Falsehoods and myths when responding to mentally ill or suicidal subject calls for service
A video released Thursday by police documents a man’s brutal attack on hospital staff that ended with the suspect dying in handcuffs.
Patient who attacked four nurses with a metal bar had been suffering from recent episodes of confusion and delusion
The Brief Mental Health Screener (BMHS) was developed primarily by Ron Hoffman, PhD, a former Toronto constable who now serves as coordinator of mental health training at the Ontario (Canada) Police College
Officer told superiors he became concerned for his safety as soon as he saw the odd way the man was lying on the ground in a park
Chief: While officer correctly identified man as someone who was emotionally disturbed, he ignored training and police policy and treated him as criminal
The unidentified man stripped naked and shoved a man to the ground after stumbling onto a playground
The school district is receiving more money for counseling and other services for parents, students and staff members
Six officers opened fire on 30-year-old Jose Walter Garza after arriving on-scene
Family members and police could ask courts to take away a mentally disturbed person’s guns under the bill
Sheriff Mark Hecker attempted to take the subject into protective custody when a struggle ensued
Death prompted a backlash on social media against the LAPD, with some comparing it to the shooting of Michael Brown
On Wednesday, LAPD released a detailed narrative of the confrontation, alleging that the man tackled one officer and went for his gun before police opened fire
A protest is being planned for Sunday in front of Los Angeles police headquarters in downtown after a man was shot and killed by an officer Monday
Police Chief Pat Kitchens declined to discuss details of the case or declare that the suspect had fired the fatal shot
Revolving door complicates the task of screening for mental illness, managing medications, providing care and ensuring inmate safety
Police in Camden used a TASER for the first time to take down a mentally ill woman threatening officers with a foot-long knife
Suspect was found not guilty by a judge June 11
Suspect was arrested after attacking an off-duty officer and staff at a medical center, where he was taken after exhibiting bizarre behavior
Officers investigating allegations that a person may be a danger to himself or others would be required to first check a state database to determine whether the person owns firearms
Kristopher Barkus, 25, ignored Trooper Brian Knirnschild’s orders to drop a weapon he pointed at the trooper
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new task force Monday to overhaul how NYC’s corrections system treats the mentally ill
Legislators continue to focus on guns, but we also cannot allow the dangerously mentally ill to have access to the myriad other killing tools readily at their disposal in the kitchen drawer, tool shed, or sporting goods store
The Houston City Council unanimously approved an anti-hoarding ordinance Wednesday without a clear idea of how it will be enforced
133 Crisis Intervention Training officers have so far voluntarily taken 40-hour course on dealing with the mentally ill
Cops tend to see truly crazy people in their one-percent moments, because we see them under stress, where they can’t keep up their mask of sanity
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