The Purdue Police Department is offering free online Verbal De-escalation training in August and September. “Verbal De-escalation” is a two-hour PowerPoint presentation. The objective is to teach ...

The video from Akron Police Officer Ryan Westlake's body came shows what happened when he tried to stop 15-year-old Tavion Koonce-Williams after a dog-walker reported that someone was pointing a gun ...

The Purdue Police Department is offering free online verbal de-escalation training in May. “Verbal De-escalation” is a two-hour PowerPoint presentation. The objective is to teach skills to help ...

As a senior instructor for the National De-escalation Training Center, I train law enforcement officers how to de-escalate situations that have the potential to turn violent. A couple of weeks ago I ...

Of the $334M federal grants offered to law enforcement agencies nationwide, the Department of Justice reserved almost 15% for de-escalation training. This translates to over $43.6M in funding to ...

While de-escalation deserves its place in every academy, training room, and policy, agencies and trainers should equally focus on an officer’s ability to “transition” their force based on their threat ...

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ALEXANDRIA, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, WELL BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT POLICE TRAINING THAT COULD SAVE LIVES. THIS AFTERNOON, WE’RE SEEING HOW LOCAL OFFICERS ARE LEARNING TACTICS FOR DE-ESCALATION. HERE’S ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Certain police calls often require quick thinking and training to handle a delicate situation. Several Newport News police officers are on administrative leave after they ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police Chief Troy Finner said Tuesday his agency responds to more than 1.1 million calls a year. More than 50,000 of them involve someone having a mental health crisis ...

Two police officers entered a school where a principal warned them of a distressed teacher wielding a knife. The first step, per class instructions: Stay calm. City police officers role-played that ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Former police officer Drew Moldenhauer says the first step to calming a heated moment is to calm yourself. He’s in North Dakota at the ND SHRM talking de-escalation and everyday ...