Mental Illness

$3M deal reached in rough arrest of woman with dementia

Former Officer Austin Hopp is facing a second-degree assault charge

Motive for Florida family's massacre may never be known

Bryan Riley, a veteran Marine turned private security guard, had no criminal history when he brutally attacked a family on Sunday

Increase performance and build trust using tactical intelligence (white paper)

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Find out how powerful software programs can provide actionable intelligence that helps law enforcement agencies solve, reduce and even prevent crime

Police, hospitals and mentally ill subjects: A better way forward

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People in mental crisis present challenges — to law enforcement as well as hospitals — and too often fall between the cracks

Mass. mental health worker stabbed multiple times

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The social worker identified his attacker as a dangerous man who had tried to kill a Holyoke police officer years before

Oakland cuts $18M from police budget to pay for social services

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Mayor Libby Schaaf criticized the council's action, saying it effectively "cuts "50 police officers who respond to Oaklanders' 911 calls"

Creating a partnership between law enforcement and mental health practitioners

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A mental health professional acting as an on-scene consultant to police officers can reduce the likelihood of the situation escalating to violence

How simulation training offers a more true-to-life experience for learning that sticks

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The cop-crafted scenarios and varied outcomes offered by VirTra help officers practice making decisions in real time to develop more effective de-escalation tactics

How simulation training helps officers hone crisis response skills

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Reality-based scenarios can help improve communication techniques to reduce use of force in calls involving people in emotional distress

Why simulation training is good for officers, agencies and the public

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Officers who use simulation training programs are more confident, use less force

LAPD mental crisis units going to more calls after deployment change, commander says

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The specially trained teams, which consist of both cops and mental health clinicians, are asking for more officers

Ohio study: Most favor police responding to fewer non-violent emergencies

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“What we heard from the community is there's an opportunity to actually bring some relief to the officers and what they have to do in the community."

After a tumultuous 2020, how tech can help LE with the challenges ahead

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Tech-facilitated improvements in coordination, collaboration and communication enable officers to deliver a more effective and safer response

Reasonable response, even if not perfect, entitles officers to judgement

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The court framed its task as determining not whether officers used best police practices but whether they violated the subject's rights under the Fourth Amendment