Improving Law Enforcement Response to Persons in Mental Health Crisis
This course is designed to help prepare officers for interactions with individuals in crisis. Joe Rittner will cover how to recognize the symptoms of an individual who may be suffering from a mental condition, some options other than jail for an individual in crisis, and ways to help reduce the chance of officer and/or contact injury.
Course Length: 1 Hour
Meet your Instructor
Joe Rittner
Expertise:
Director of the Bureau of Special Investigations, Alabama Department of Mental Health
Joe Rittner has nearly 30 years of law enforcement experience and is the Director of the Bureau of Special Investigations for the Alabama Department of Mental Health. As the Director of the Bureau of Special Investigations, he coordinates criminal investigations within the walls of state run mental health hospitals; performs supervisory duties and directs special projects and investigations; testifies in administrative, civil, criminal, or other proceedings concerning investigative findings; advises departmental officials of potential trouble areas through intelligence gained during investigations; evaluates program effectiveness and makes recommendations to supervisors on program goals and procedures to attain goals; trains and develops other investigative staff and evaluates their performance; and conducts training for law enforcement dealing with individuals in mental health crisis.