Policing Individuals with Mental Health Conditions: Past, Present, and Future
Lieutenant Brian Bixler from the Los Angeles Police Department discusses the humane and effective law enforcement response to individuals with mental illness. The presentation covers historical perspectives, current practices, and future strategies in handling such cases, emphasizing the need for compassion and cooperation in police interactions with the mentally ill population.
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Policing Individuals with Mental Health Conditions: Past, Present, and Future LIEUTENANT BRIAN BIXLER, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
What Year is it? In police contacts with person s suffering from a mental illness, the goal of the Department is to provide a humane, cooperative, compassionate and effective law enforcement response to persons within our community who are afflicted with mental illness. 1948 2017 1955 1971
What Year is it? Mental illness is not necessarily inherited, as any one of us under certain conditions might become mentally ill just as readily as we might become physically ill. 1948 2017 1955 1971
What Year is it? A hysteric or violent mentally disordered person often has little awareness of pain and has super- human strength. Many police holds are worthless for controlling this individual. The carotid control is the recommended method for subduing a violent person. 1948 2017 1955 1971
The Past Ask Tell Do
The Past The Hospital Division LPS:1969 CIT: The Memphis Model 1988 Co-Deployed: 1991 Los Angeles County Sheriff SMART: Los Angeles Police Department 1993
Learning From Each Other CIT International Conference National Learning Site Program: LAPD Houston Madison, Wisconsin Salt Lake City University of Florida Portland, Maine
De-Escalation Slow it Down! Verbal Physical Less Lethal
The Future ? Co-Responders Dis-Engagement Diversion: 911, Pre-Booking, Post Booking Smart 911
US! Partnerships: We simply cannot do it on our own! NAMI Walk 2016
Thank You! Twitter - @LAPDMEU Facebook LAPDMEU Instagram LAPDMEU Brian.Bixler@lapd.online
