Crisis Intervention Training.
This chapter covers what a Texas peace officer must know about crisis Intervention Training, along with the statute limits that shape each element, at the level of detail the TCOLE tests.
A few learning objectives from this chapter.
The law that drives the questions.
What recruits ask about this chapter.
What should a Texas peace officer understand about origins of Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)?
Discuss the origins of Crisis Intervention Training (CIT). Includes: law enforcement is being called upon to respond to individuals in serious mental health crises;
What should a Texas peace officer understand about problem of mental health crisis as it pertains to law enforcement?
Discuss the problem of mental health crisis as it pertains to law enforcement. Includes: there are recurring situations in which law enforcement uses unnecessary, excessive, or deadly force during encounters with individuals in mental health crisis;
What should a Texas peace officer understand about SB 1849 and the legislative mandates that resulted?
Discuss SB 1849 and the legislative mandates that resulted. Includes: “In September 1987, White Memphis police officers answered a 911 call. A young African American man with a history of mental illness was cutting himself with a knife and threatening suicide.
What does the TCOLE curriculum say about reiterate the goal of CIT?
Reiterate the goal of CIT. Includes: “The primary goal of CITs involves calming persons with mental illness who are in crisis and referring them to mental health care services, rather than incarcerating them.
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