I think it should be a requirement for the law enforcement to take this class because mental illness is serious and common now a days. No one can control what their minds tell them to do and these individuals should be approached and communicated in a different manner than others. It's beneficial for police officers, probation officers, correction officers and other law enforcement officials because they interact with these individuals on a daily-basis and need the proper training to know how to handle these certain situations. One of the activists for the "Mental Illness is Not a Crime" claims that the training of this program won't stop the law enforcement from shooting. This is a bias view from this individual because society has a stereotype for police officers that they will just shoot citizens for unjustifiable reasons. It's not fair to the next generation of law enforcement, us, the Criminal Justice Majors because we have the ability to change the way society perceives our law enforcement and to improve the criminal justice system for our community. -RW003
Dealing with mentally ill people is very hard. Anyone just can't help someone that is mentally ill. They would have to be trained, or have some type of personal experience. In the article it talked about a officer who went to a 40 hour training and then tried to utilize that training but failed. Then he blamed it on the training program. To me I think it probably did work but the officer failed to put any effort into learning the training and hardly any effort into helping the person. Later in the article it talked about the "chiefs challenge" to fund crisis in Georgia. Which to me is a big thing because most Police Departments doesn't think its worth the money and others may think it is. But in the end they determine whats best for the department and the city. But then again if the Police department doesn't even deal with mentally ill people then they probably won't even waste there time thinking about it. Which brings up my last point that was stated by Bridget Anderson, "she doesn't think the crisis training is enough and wants mental health response units and want a separate number." For people to call if they have someone in that type of situation. I for one thinks that's a great idea for every departments to have.-K9003
I think it's important to place emphasis on the fact that agencies are very aware of the issue. I just had a lecture in another class about this the other day, where a trainer who specializes in the deescalating or assessing of a situation and why it pertains to new cops specifically. And while the training is clear and understandable, there's nothing that can prepare an officer for his first situation except for experiencing the situation itself. Many people simply don't think police agencies are aware or even care about the problem, but its the opposite. Programs are in place for the situations like with Anthony Hill, even with the "touchy-feely" parts of the training, it all should be taken into careful consideration for effectiveness. No cop wants to kill someone, thats not why they are there. But it happens.
I think it is extremely important to be able to know the difference in the types of help everyday people may be reaching out for. And for the police officers that show up on calls everyday, they really don’t know what they are coming up on. And once they get to the call being able to determine if there is a mental health problem or not could be the difference between life and death. Officer safety is also important though, so I think just because someone is having a mental health issue when the police come to the call, if the situation can not be deescalated then I think the proper steps must be taken. I think the training should be mandatory. GRUNT003
I think this is very good idea because the more cops know the more they can help people in the right way and understand things little better because seems like now a days everyone has a mental illness being able to read recognize deal with the problem you would hope that could help stop prevnt problem with a lot more ease and being able to tell someone has mental illness maybe stop some many violet probems into world.cowboys003
While this type of training won't stop every potentially violent encounter from getting violent, it can do a lot to help people who are in crisis. Training police on how to talk to and help people with mental issues who are also in crisis can save many peoples lives. Especially now when the criminal justice system that the police are a part of has had to become the country's primary mental health care provider. This and training like this should be mandatory because it would make an invaluable addition to a police officer's skill set. CoolGuy003
Mental Health is so important but people never really talk about it, so the next thing a person is going to be name called by a dispatcher is the word "crazy". The problem with mental health is people stigmatize it like its so weird when really everyone deals with it some point in their life. Plenty of people do not understand family members with PTSD like was stated in the part about Afghanistan. Family members with PTSD or other mental health concerns are usually very stigmatized by their family members a lot. A lot of people with mental health issues do not feel like anyone really sees them for who they are or who they want to be when they get to a certain point in their life.
Mental health cases are extremely difficult and should not be taken lightly. I think it is a great idea for police forces to spend more time training their officers in how to handle specific situations and give them mental health first aid training. Many of the situations that they will be responding to with mental health victims will all be different and their will be a new twist in each one, but with some training it may be the difference between a life or death situation for many people in these scenarios. As we read with the Air Force veteran call ending in death not every officer will be able to completely fix the situation. I think it is a good idea for police forces to place more funding into fields such as these to give our officers the skills they need to handle as many situations as they can in their field of work. -Bulls003
I think it should be a requirement for the law enforcement to take this class because mental illness is serious and common now a days. No one can control what their minds tell them to do and these individuals should be approached and communicated in a different manner than others. It's beneficial for police officers, probation officers, correction officers and other law enforcement officials because they interact with these individuals on a daily-basis and need the proper training to know how to handle these certain situations. One of the activists for the "Mental Illness is Not a Crime" claims that the training of this program won't stop the law enforcement from shooting. This is a bias view from this individual because society has a stereotype for police officers that they will just shoot citizens for unjustifiable reasons. It's not fair to the next generation of law enforcement, us, the Criminal Justice Majors because we have the ability to change the way society perceives our law enforcement and to improve the criminal justice system for our community. -RW003
ReplyDeleteDealing with mentally ill people is very hard. Anyone just can't help someone that is mentally ill. They would have to be trained, or have some type of personal experience. In the article it talked about a officer who went to a 40 hour training and then tried to utilize that training but failed. Then he blamed it on the training program. To me I think it probably did work but the officer failed to put any effort into learning the training and hardly any effort into helping the person. Later in the article it talked about the "chiefs challenge" to fund crisis in Georgia. Which to me is a big thing because most Police Departments doesn't think its worth the money and others may think it is. But in the end they determine whats best for the department and the city. But then again if the Police department doesn't even deal with mentally ill people then they probably won't even waste there time thinking about it. Which brings up my last point that was stated by Bridget Anderson, "she doesn't think the crisis training is enough and wants mental health response units and want a separate number." For people to call if they have someone in that type of situation. I for one thinks that's a great idea for every departments to have.-K9003
ReplyDeleteI think it's important to place emphasis on the fact that agencies are very aware of the issue. I just had a lecture in another class about this the other day, where a trainer who specializes in the deescalating or assessing of a situation and why it pertains to new cops specifically. And while the training is clear and understandable, there's nothing that can prepare an officer for his first situation except for experiencing the situation itself. Many people simply don't think police agencies are aware or even care about the problem, but its the opposite. Programs are in place for the situations like with Anthony Hill, even with the "touchy-feely" parts of the training, it all should be taken into careful consideration for effectiveness. No cop wants to kill someone, thats not why they are there. But it happens.
ReplyDeleteI think it is extremely important to be able to know the difference in the types of help everyday people may be reaching out for. And for the police officers that show up on calls everyday, they really don’t know what they are coming up on. And once they get to the call being able to determine if there is a mental health problem or not could be the difference between life and death. Officer safety is also important though, so I think just because someone is having a mental health issue when the police come to the call, if the situation can not be deescalated then I think the proper steps must be taken. I think the training should be mandatory.
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I think this is very good idea because the more cops know the more they can help people in the right way and understand things little better because seems like now a days everyone has a mental illness being able to read recognize deal with the problem you would hope that could help stop prevnt problem with a lot more ease and being able to tell someone has mental illness maybe stop some many violet probems into world.cowboys003
ReplyDeleteWhile this type of training won't stop every potentially violent encounter from getting violent, it can do a lot to help people who are in crisis. Training police on how to talk to and help people with mental issues who are also in crisis can save many peoples lives. Especially now when the criminal justice system that the police are a part of has had to become the country's primary mental health care provider. This and training like this should be mandatory because it would make an invaluable addition to a police officer's skill set. CoolGuy003
ReplyDeleteMental Health is so important but people never really talk about it, so the next thing a person is going to be name called by a dispatcher is the word "crazy". The problem with mental health is people stigmatize it like its so weird when really everyone deals with it some point in their life. Plenty of people do not understand family members with PTSD like was stated in the part about Afghanistan. Family members with PTSD or other mental health concerns are usually very stigmatized by their family members a lot. A lot of people with mental health issues do not feel like anyone really sees them for who they are or who they want to be when they get to a certain point in their life.
ReplyDeleteMental health cases are extremely difficult and should not be taken lightly. I think it is a great idea for police forces to spend more time training their officers in how to handle specific situations and give them mental health first aid training. Many of the situations that they will be responding to with mental health victims will all be different and their will be a new twist in each one, but with some training it may be the difference between a life or death situation for many people in these scenarios. As we read with the Air Force veteran call ending in death not every officer will be able to completely fix the situation. I think it is a good idea for police forces to place more funding into fields such as these to give our officers the skills they need to handle as many situations as they can in their field of work. -Bulls003
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