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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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