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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01ff365799f| Title: | An integrated approach to de-escalation and minimizing use of force |
| Contributors: | Fischer, Craig McGinty, James |
| Keywords: | Police—United States—Safety measures Police training—United States Conflict resolution |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2012 |
| Publisher: | Police Executive Research Forum |
| Place of Publication: | Washington, D.C. |
| Description: | This report summarizes the findings of research on police interactions with persons who may appear dangerous but are unable to communicate with police. It describes officers' experiences on issues such as the following: How “slowing the situation down” and getting a supervisor to the scene can reduce the chances of violence; How Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs) and other partnerships with mental health officials can result in more effective handling of encounters with members of special populations; Identifying “chronic consumers” of police resources and helping them to avoid crisis situations; Special considerations in dealing with veterans in crisis; Avoiding overreliance on weapons, such as Electronic Control Weapons, as opposed to hands-on tactics and verbal skills; Recognizing the real threats to officers that can be posed by persons with mental illnesses or other conditions, and the anxiety that officers feel about such situations; Training officers in “tactical disengagement”; The importance of training for officers in these encounters, and practicing strategies to de-escalate volatile situations; Use-of-force continuums and other tools for discussing use-of-force options; The defunding of mental health care, and the “cycling” of mentally ill persons through lockups, jails, and prisons; and the negative impact on a police agency’s “legitimacy” that can occur from a “lawful, but awful” event |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01ff365799f |
| ISBN: | 978-1-934485-20-0 |
| Related resource: | http://www.policeforum.org/assets/docs/Critical_Issues_Series/an%20integrated%20approach%20to%20de-escalation%20and%20minimizing%20use%20of%20force%202012.pdf |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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