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Assembly Approves Bill to Expand Crisis Intervention Training for Police Officers

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TRENTON – Crisis intervention training prepares law enforcement officers should they need to respond to an incident involving someone with mental illness. 
According to a release, with the goal to expand this training for law enforcement across New Jersey, legislation, sponsored by Assembly Democrats Adam Taliaferro (D-3rd), Shavonda Sumter (D-35th) and Raj Mukherji (D-33rd) was unanimously approved July 30 by the full Assembly, 75-0.
The bill (A-4366) would require the Police Training Commission (PTC) to contract with a crisis intervention training center to assist and support counties in developing and implementing crisis intervention training. The PTC would require every county and municipal police officer to complete training. 
Assemblyman Taliaferro, Assemblywoman Sumter and Assemblyman Mukherji released the following joint statement:
“Just as race is often a factor in fatal encounters with police, mental illness can also play a role. At least 25% of people who are shot and killed by police officers nationwide suffer from acute mental illness. People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be fatally shot by police.
“When officers respond to an incident involving someone struggling with their mental health, especially someone going through a psychiatric crisis, they should know how to deescalate the situation and help the person however they can. This bill will ensure all municipal and county officers are trained in how they can appropriately and safely respond to and help people with mental illness.”
 

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