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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.

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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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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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