According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the word de-escalate is a verb meaning: to decrease in extent, volume, or scope. The term is frequently used in the law enforcement and mental health profession as a means to defuse a situation with a mentally ill individual. In most cases, police officers arrive to an incident scene without full knowledge …
READ MORECrisis Intervention Training (CIT): an essential component of the public safety community
Crisis Intervention Training established the desire and need of law enforcement officers to improve their response when dealing with mentally ill persons in crisis. It was developed as a result of an incident that occurred in Memphis, Tennessee in September 1987. Police responded to a 911 call that involved a man with a history of mental illness who was cutting …
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