City of Costa Mesa*

Although POST requires continuing education in the area of dealing with individuals who are mentally ill, it does not specify the number of hours of frequency of officer training; nor does it require that such training be documented. The department partially agrees with this statement. POST related training in this area is tracked for each officer, in terms of type and duration.

Field officers desire more in-depth training in dealing with the mentally ill on the street. The department agrees with this statement. RE: Response to OC Grand Jury report: "To Protect and To Serve" Page: 2 December 2, 2013

There is one officer- in a very few instances two officers- for every one- thousand (1,000) citizens in a given city within the County who are expected to deal with the full range of law enforcement issues of that city. The department agrees with this statement.

Nationally accredited police departments police less than 10% of Orange County cities. The department agrees with this statement.

Not all Orange County cities have at least one officer trained in Crisis Intervention. The department agrees with this statement. There is a broad spectrum of on-going training provided to patrol officers in

order to develop their abilities and strategies in dealing with the mentally ill. Some departments provide minimal training; others have comprehensive programs in place. The department agrees with this statement. Five departments have their patrol officers ride periodically with the

homeless liaison officer. Seventeen do not. The department agrees with this statement.

Departments are reaching out- or beginning to reach out- to neighboring departments and to other skilled professionals, both in dialogue about the mentally ill and homeless issues in their cities, and to learn more effective strategies in dealing with these individuals. The department agrees with this statement.

All police departments believe that on-going training should be supported by Mental Health Services Act Funding. The department partially agrees with this statement, in that there is an inherent training load associated with such opportunity. While this is highly desirable, it may be difficult to staff for extensive periods of this training. Since the training is desirable, shorter in-service rates of training could be effective in offsetting staff demands. RE: Response to OC Grand Jury report: "To Protect and To Serve" Page: 3 December 2, 2013

All police departments adhere to written policy, procedure and/or protocol regarding contact with mentally ill persons. The department agrees with this statement.

Policy and lawmakers in the County of Orange continue to examine Laura's Law in light of its potential impact on the mentally ill and citizens for positive outcomes. The department agrees with this statement.