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Special Needs Citizens for Patrol
March 14 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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This course is open to all sworn or non-sworn personnel in any division of Law Enforcement or related public service agency personnel.
Presented through a combination of classroom lecture and practical exercises, this 4- hour course will provide students with principles and techniques that will help them better handle inmate situations where citizens have special medical/mental health concerns. Included in this topic will include preferred communication techniques to deescalate the situation.
Topics covered will include:
- Key concepts/definitions
- How to address officer safety
- Response for a special need
- Likely scenarios encountered
- De-escalation techniques
- Communication recommandations
- Deliberate Indifférence
- Civil Liability
- Community Expectations
This course has been approved for 4 hours of POST training credit.