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The following products were compiled by the National Policing Institute and are designed to support law enforcement agencies and their community partners in developing, implementing, and evaluating de-escalation and crisis response training programs.
About the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act (2022)
Author: National Policing Institute (NPI)
Topic Areas: Behavioral Health Crisis Response, Community-Based Services, De-escalation Tactics, Disability Response, LE-Led Crisis Response
Crisis Intervention and Effective De-escalation: Building a National Model for Police Standards and Training
Author: National Policing Institute (NPI)
Topic Areas: Behavioral Health Crisis Response, Community-Based Services, De-escalation Tactics, Disability Response, LE-Led Crisis Response
Developing a Standards-Based Approval Process for Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training
Author: National Policing Institute (NPI)
Topic Areas: Behavioral Health Crisis Response, Community-Based Services, De-escalation Tactics, Disability Response, LE-Led Crisis Response
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988 Fact Sheet
Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Topic Areas: Community-Based Services
Police-Mental Health Collaborations: Implementing Effective Law Enforcement Responses for People Who Have Mental Health Needs – The Project Coordinator’s Handbook
Author: Cynthea Kimmelman-DeVries, Deirdra Assey
Topic Areas: LE-Led Crisis Response
Law Enforcement Response to Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Identifying High-Priority Needs to Improve Law Enforcement Strategies
Author: Dustin A. Richardson, Jeremy D. Barnum, Meagan E. Cahill, Dulani Woods, Kevin D. Lucey, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Brian A. Jackson
Topic Areas: Disability Response
Behavioral Health Crisis Response Landscape Analysis
Author: Crime and Justice Initiative (CJI)
Topic Areas: Behavioral Health Crisis Response, Community-Based Services, LE-Led Crisis Response
Emerging Practices to Elevate and Replicate Community Responder Programs Nationwide: Expanding First Response National Commission Report
Author: Mari Bayer, Melissa McKee, Ashtan Towles
Topic Areas: Community-Based Services
A Police Leader’s Series on Responses to People with Behavioral Health Conditions or Developmental Disabilities: Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
Author: Academic Training to Inform Police Responses
Topic Areas: LE-Led Crisis Response
Tempe, Arizona Smart Policing Initiative: The Design, Delivery, and Evaluation of Police De-escalation Training
Author: Michael White
Topic Areas: De-escalation Tactics
Community-Driven Crisis Response: A Workbook for Coordinators
Author: Felicia López-Wright, Risë Haneberg
Topic Areas: Community-Based Services
Rethinking the Police Response to Mental Health-Related Calls: Promising Models
Author: Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
Topic Areas: Behavioral Health Crisis Response
What Works in De-Escalation Training: Implementation Lessons and Taking it to Scale
Author: Brian Tich
Topic Areas: De-escalation Tactics
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