The Los Angeles Police Department has developed and implemented a course for the personnel assigned to the City Jails and has a course of instruction during the detention officer academy. This is followed up with roll call training for the detention officers to bring them current and answer questions. You can inquire for course specifics by contacting Detective Escontrias at 24189@LAPD.LACITY.ORG.

In Oklahoma, we have revised the Memphis CIT model in two separate training packages, one for probation/parole officers and one for correctional facility officers. We call it Correctional Conflict Resolution Training (CCRT), because we do not tecnically have “teams” as implied in “CIT.” We have pre-post test data and participant survey data that has shown it to be a great success, but I also have great anecdotes of how it has changed lives, on the job and at home. This coming year, we plan on having specialized training for wardens and community corrections administrators to help them understand how to utilize the expertise that their CCRT trained staff have to offer. This is a training that should be required in all agencies. We were a part of the NIC webinar referenced by Laura Draper, and I believe we have an article coming out in “Corrections Today.” The contact person for CIT at NIC is Mike Dooley. I have heard Colorado DOC also has a good program.