Resource Library

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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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 

Brief

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 

Brief

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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Brief

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 

Brief

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 

Brief

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 

Brief

Strategies for States to Increase Critical Partnerships for Community Responder Program Sustainability

Author: Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center

Topic Areas: Behavioral Health Crisis Response, Community-Based Services

Guidebook/Tool

Evaluation Guide: Considerations for Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) and Crisis Response Program Evaluations

Author: International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Policing Institute (NPI)

Topic Areas: LE-Led Crisis Response 

Report

Exploring De-escalation Training: Programs, Impact, and Resourcing

Author: Sarah Anderson, Logan Seacrest, Christi M. Smith, Jillian Snider

Topic Areas: De-escalation Tactics

Brief

Strategies for States to Fund and Sustain Community Responder Programs

Author: Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The Joyce Foundation

Topic Areas: Community-Based Services

Guidebook/Tool

Planning, Implementing, and Assessing Law Enforcement Responses to Homelessness

Author: Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center

Topic Areas: LE-Led Crisis Response 

Guidebook/Tool

PAARI Promising Practices Guide

Author: Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI)

Topic Areas: LE-Led Crisis Response 

Video

Evaluating Crisis Response Training and Programs

Author: International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Policing Institute (NPI)

Topic Areas: LE-Led Crisis Response 

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