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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
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.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
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.
F2
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.
Related Recommendations (5)
R2A
The law enforcement agencies of Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos-Monte Sereno, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and San Jose, and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, should prepare a plan to ensure that all their officers receive POST-approved Crisis Intervention Training and De-Escalation technique training, beyond the training included in the POST Basic Police Academy, by the end of calendar 2018. 1 4
R2B
The law enforcement agencies of Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos-Monte Sereno, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and San Jose, and Santa Clara County, should provide funding for their law enforcement agencies to complete POST-approved Crisis Intervention Training and De-Escalation technique training, beyond the training included in the POST Basic Police Academy,
R2C
The following law enforcement agencies should execute their plan to ensure that all officers receive POST-approved Crisis Intervention Training and De-Escalation technique training, beyond training included in the POST Basic Police Academy, by June 30, 2020: Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Gatos-Monte Sereno, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and San Jose, and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
R2D
The following law enforcement agencies should include Crisis Intervention Training and De- Escalation technique training in their Continuing Professional Perishable Skills and Communications training: 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.
R2E
The law enforcement agencies in the cities of Gilroy, Milpitas and Mountain View should expand their Crisis Intervention Training and De-Escalation technique training to include all of their officers, not just their Field Training Officers. 1 4
F3
The Grand Jury found that in large classes, the 40-hour Crisis Intervention Training often does not provide enough time for all attendees to participate in the simulation exercises.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and the San Jose Police Department, as the County’s primary Crisis Intervention Training providers, should by Dec. 30, 2018, adjust class sizes in order to provide enough time for all attendees to participate in the simulation exercises.
F4A
It is difficult to recruit sufficient numbers of behavioral health professionals to staff mobile Crisis Intervention Teams and assist law enforcement officers with individuals in crisis.
No recommendations for this finding
F4B
Additional mobile Crisis Intervention Teams would be helpful to handle the frequency of law enforcement contacts with citizens suffering adverse mental health issues throughout the county.
No recommendations for this finding
No Responses Found 12
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Campbell
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East Palo Alto
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Gilroy
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Los Altos Hills
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Milpitas
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Monte Sereno
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Morgan Hill
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Mountain View
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San Jose
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Santa Clara
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Santa Clara County Sheriff
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Sunnyvale
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