Dayton Police Crisis Intervention Training

Quick Facts:

Name of coordinating law enforcement agency:
Dayton Police Department
Approximate number of officers in agency:
5
Primary specialized response:
Police officers are trained to provide crisis intervention services and to act as liaisons to the mental health system.
Total number of officers in program:
N/A

Dayton Police Crisis Intervention Training

Contact:

Name:
Michael Johnson
Title:
Patrolman
Organization:
Dayton Police Department
Address:
12260 South Diamond Lake Road
Dayton, MN
Email:
mjohnson@cityofdaytonmn.com
Phone:
763-427-2017

Agency Information

Name of coordinating law enforcement agency:
Dayton Police Department
Type of government that operates law enforcement agency:
Township
Approximate number of officers in agency:
5

Specialized Response Description

Primary specialized response:
Police officers are trained to provide crisis intervention services and to act as liaisons to the mental health system.
Secondary specialized response:
There is only one specialized response program in the jurisdiction.
Total number of officers in program:
N/A
Number of people with mental illness served:
51-100
Catchment area:
The entire jurisdiction
Funding source(s):
  • Police Department
  • Staff supported by funding:
  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Program Partners and Personnel

    Existence of planning and oversight committee:
    No (please proceed to question 17)
    Written agreement of roles and procedures:
    No
    Recruitment and selection:
    N/A
    Program coordinator/boundary spanner
    No

    Training on Mental Health Issues

    Types of training on mental health issues:
  • Pre-service training for new recruits at the academy
  • Response Procedures

    Standardized dispatch questions:
    Not Sure
    Dispatch documentation:
  • Not sure
  • Incident documentation by responding officer:
  • Not sure
  • Mental health professional available to support police responder:
  • No
  • Officers permitted to transport people with mental illness to services when:
  • The person is being brought to a hospital for emergency evaluation
  • Officers allowed to transport a person without handcuffs:
    No
    Access to drop-off locations:
    Yes. It is open 24 hours a day.
    Procedure for streamlined intake and a "no refusal" policy for police referrals?
    No
    Location of drop-off center(s):
  • General hospital emergency room
  • Drop-off center accepts people with co-occurring substance abuse disorders:
    Yes
    Length of time for drop-off and return to patrol:
    11-20 minutes

    Program Sustainability

    Data collection:
    No
    Published evaluation:
    No
    Local media coverage:
    No
    Legislative funding or support:
    No
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