This course will prepare students with foundational knowledge and practical skills in deescalation and crisis intervention tactics essential for policing roles. They will work recognize, analyze and explain the use of theoretical frameworks and best practices that support timely deescalation and crisis intervention strategies necessary to stabilize individual and organizational responses. They will blend real-world case studies and hands on simulations to identify core elements of a crisis- such as emotional intensity, perceived threats and loss of rational control, impaired decision-making . They will explore and categorize crisis and deescalation situations to develop response strategies and demonstrate active listening with logical decision-making skills. Students will distinguish between multiple stakeholders to interpret and match the complex approaches to accommodate proactive prevention methods, which includes problem-solving with accountability, mental health and trauma awareness attached to social and environmental wellbeing.
Frequency of Offering
Occasional