Featured Resources
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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The Resource Library is intended to provide law enforcement leaders, rank and file officers, community members, and policymakers with evidence-informed and best practice resources on de-escalation and crisis response.
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Law Enforcement Response to People with Developmental Disabilities: Steps for Deflection or Pre-Arrest Diversion
Author: Academic Training to Inform Police Responses
Topic Areas: Disability Response
Law Enforcement De-escalation Training: A Summary of Research and a Scan of Practice
Author: Law Enforcement Knowledge Lab
Topic Areas: De-escalation Tactics
Mental Health Conditions & Developmental Disabilities: Why Know the Difference
Author: Academic Training to Inform Police Responses
Topic Areas: Behavioral Health Crisis Response, Disability Response
Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) Toolkit
Author: Academic Training to Inform Police Responses
Topic Areas: Behavioral Health Crisis Response, Disability Response
Mental Health Training: Strategies for Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies
Author: Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center
Topic Areas: Behavioral Health Crisis Response
Expanding First Response: A Toolkit for Community Responder Programs
Author: Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center
Topic Areas: Community-Based Services
Improving Outcomes for People in Contact with the Criminal Justice System Who Have Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
Author: Jazmone Wilkerson, Felicia Lopez-Wright, Leigh Ann Davis
Topic Areas: Disability Response
Developmental Disabilities: What Law Enforcement Officers Need to Know
Author: Academic Training to Inform Police Responses
Topic Areas: Disability Response
Small & Rural Agency Crisis Response: A National Survey and Case Studies
Author: Robert C. Davis, Michael Lebron, Melissa Reuland
Topic Areas: LE-Led Crisis Response
Assessing the Impact of EMS and Ambulance-Based Responses: A Review of Research
Author: University of Cincinnati Center for Police Research and Policy
Topic Areas: Community-Based Services
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