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Findings and Recommendations
2 findings
The first finding requiring a response is Finding (1) which states, "The County's AB 71-required criminal justice reporting surpasses that of many jurisdictions nationwide. However, the presence of mental illness in a given incident report is not mandated by AB 71. Reporting this data would assist law enforcement agencies in understanding the relationship between mental illness and officer involved shootings, and help in revising their training programs." RESPONSE: The City of Santa Clara agrees with the finding per 933.05(a)(1) of the California Penal Code. The presence of mental illness in officer involved shootings could be a significant factor and having this knowledge could help revise police training programs.
Related Recommendations (1)
As a result of Finding (1), the Civil Grand Jury issued Recommendation (1), which states, "Law enforcement agencies submitting AB 71-required data should report, to the extent possible, whether mental illness was involved in their use of force data, starting in 2019. This applies to all the agencies reviewed by the Grand Jury, which are the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety and the following law enforcement agencies: Campbell, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos-Monte Sereno, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose and Santa Clara." RESPONSE: The City of Santa Clara will implement the recommendation per 933.05(b)(2) of the California Penal Code with the AB 71 reporting due
The second finding requiring a response is Finding (2) which states, "The Grand Jury found that training in crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques beyond what is included in the POST Basic Police Academy helps improve the outcome of law enforcement contacts with the mentally ill." RESPONSE: The City of Santa Clara agrees with the finding per 933.05(a)(1) of the California Penal Code. City of Santa Clara Printed on 7/14/2018 powered by Legistar™ 18-810 Agenda Date: 7/10/2018 Crisis Intervention Training has been found to be a useful tool in defusing situations involving police and the mentally ill.
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