De-Escalation.
This chapter covers what a Texas peace officer must know about de-Escalation, along with the statute limits that shape each element, at the level of detail the TCOLE tests.
A few learning objectives from this chapter.
What recruits ask about this chapter.
How does the TCOLE curriculum describe key principles of the Critical Decision-Making Model (CDM)?
Describe the key principles of the Critical Decision-Making Model (CDM). Includes: police ethics; the values of the police agency; proportionality; the sanctity of the human life.
How does the TCOLE curriculum explain each of the five steps of the CDM?
Explain each of the five steps of the CDM. Includes: step 1: Collect information; step 2: Assess situation, threats, and risks; step 3: Consider police powers and agency policy; step 4: Identify options and determine best course of action; step 5: Act, review, and re-assess.
What does the TCOLE curriculum say about articulate the benefits of the CDM?
Articulate the benefits of the CDM. Includes: organize the decision-making process; assists officers to make better decisions; assists officers in explaining their actions after the incident to provide a structured, rational explanation increasing credibility.
What does the TCOLE curriculum say about use the CDM to describe the actions of a police officer handling a critical incident, through a video case study?
Use the CDM to describe the actions of a police officer handling a critical incident, through a video case study. Includes: obtain and review a video case study of an actual incident, as seen through an officer’s body-camera or dash-cam and analyze how the officers’ actions fit with the critical decision-making model (CDM);
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