TRAINING AN ENTIRE PATROL DIVISION IN DOMESTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES

• NCJ Number: 2689
• Journal: Police Chief Dated: (JULY 1971) Pages: 18 & 19
• Author(s): L G PHELPS; J A SCHWARTZ
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SIMULATED FAMILY CRISES AND INTERVIEW TRAINING SESSIONS WERE UTILIZED BY PSYCHOLOGIST CONSULTANTS TO INSTRUCT POLICE TEAM MEMBERS FROM RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA.

Abstract

SINCE THE RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN USING THE TEAM POLICING CONCEPT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE UNIFORM DIVISION WAS ALREADY SUBDIVIDED INTO SMALL GROUPS APPROPRIATE FOR TRAINING. THE REACTIONS OF THE OFFICERS IN THE PROGRAM WERE GENERALLY VERY FAVORABLE. SINCE ALL OFFICERS WILL OCCASIONALLY HANDLE FAMILY FIGHTS EVEN IF SPECIALISTS HAVE BEEN TRAINED, IT WAS FELT THAT THIS PROGRAM WAS A USEFUL ALTERNATIVE TO ESTABLISHING SMALL UNITS OF SPECIALISTS.