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1 GENERAL POLICE ORDER CLEVELAND DIVISION OF POLICE ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: June 29, 2016 ASSOCIATED MANUAL: REVISED DATE: NO. PAGES: 1 of 12 RELATED ORDERS: NUMBER: CHIEF OF POLICE: This General Police Order has been revised in its entirety PURPOSE: To establish guidelines for the Cleveland Division of Police to interact with individuals who are suffering from a crisis by improving safety for officers and the community, promoting community solutions to assist individuals in crisis, and diverting those individuals away from the criminal justice system. POLICY: The Division shall handle encounters with individuals in crisis in a manner that reflects the values of protection and safety while promoting the dignity of all people. Individuals in Crisis may require heightened sensitivity and additional special consideration. Officers should use reasonable precautions to avoid a violent encounter with individuals in crisis by de-escalating the situation and making every effort to preserve the safety of officers, the individual, and the general public with the goal of connecting the individual to the appropriate resource for a sustainable recovery. PROCEDURES: I. Communications Control Section (CCS) responsibilities: A. Communications Control Section (CCS) dispatchers shall, when available, dispatch CIT Specialists to known or possible crisis incidents. When no CIT officer is available, these assignments shall be assigned to the first available 2 person zone car and a specialized CIT officer shall respond as soon as possible. B. Calls that appear to involve an individual in crisis shall be dispatched immediately. C. If a specialized CIT officer is on a low priority call, he/she shall be reassigned to the crisis incident.
2 2 of 12 D. Upon request, CIT Specialists may be utilized in another district with permission from the officer s sector supervisor. E. Dispatchers shall advise Officers if the subject is a juvenile. II. Responding to Individuals in Crisis: A. Assess risk to selves and others to determine course of action. B. Assess situation to determine whether the individual may be an individual in crisis, and if so, request a specialized CIT officer if one is not on scene. 1. If medical intervention is required, request EMS. 2. Each crisis is unique and shall be treated as such. 3. Consider the possibility the individual may be non-compliant due to: a. Medical situation; b. Mental condition; c. Drug interaction; d. Emotional crisis; e. Physical, hearing, or sight impairment; f. Language barrier; g. Developmental disabilities. 4. Determine if on-scene family member/friend can provide information to assist in interacting with the individual in crisis. 5. Continue to assess situation for escalating risk. III. CIT Specialist Responsibilities: A. Be aware that individuals may recognize the CIT pin and respond positively to the CIT Specialist.
3 3 of 12 B. Take primary responsibility for the scene on arrival to an incident involving an individual in crisis. C. Continue de-escalation techniques and identify resolutions to the crisis. D. Once the incident is under control inform the individual in crisis of the next steps. E. Offer referrals to mental health and social service agency if the individual is not being conveyed to a facility. F. Use discretion to direct individuals with behavioral health and substance abuse issues to the health care system, rather than the judicial system, in those instances where it is appropriate to do so. 1. Individuals in crisis that have committed a felony or escalating misdemeanor shall be arrested. 2. Individuals in crisis that have committed a misdemeanor or minor misdemeanor may be issued a summons or made a named suspect in lieu of arrest. IV. Responding to Juveniles in Crisis A. Officers responding to a crisis intervention incident and find a juvenile is in need of psychiatric care (whether or not under arrest) shall: 1. De-escalate in a manner that reflects an age appropriate approach; 2. Contact Child Response Team of Mobile Crisis (CRT), ; 3. Present a list of the juvenile s symptoms; B. CRT are able to advise officers in finding the most appropriate level of care and if needed, an appropriate facility. C. The CRT staff members may be able to respond to assist with the incident. V. De-escalation (Refer to De-escalation GPO ##)
4 4 of 12 A. Verbal de-escalation techniques: 1. Introduce yourself and seek to establish a rapport; 2. Only one officer should speak to minimize confusion; 3. Speak in a slow, calm, non-threatening voice and use non-intimidating body language; 4. Ask questions to elicit information rather than issue orders or advice; 5. Paraphrase what the individual has expressed, e.g: a. What I hearing you saying is b. If I understand you right 6. Demonstrate empathy, concern and a better understanding of the situation; 7. Repeat instructions, keeping them simple and concrete; 8. Keep the individual focused; 9. Use engaged body language: a. Eye contact; b. Facing the individual; c. Avoid attending to distractions B. Tactical De-escalation Techniques 1. Wait out the individual; 2. Move slowly, being careful not to excite the individual; 3. Create distance between officers and possible threats;
5 5 of Request additional resources such as mental health providers or negotiators if needed; 5. Remove distractions, upsetting influences and disruptive citizens from the scene; 6. Prepare for lengthy interaction; 7. Do not rush the scene. Take the time to contain and stabilize the scene. VI. Use of Force: A. Force is NOT to be used for expediency; B. Use only the minimum amount of physical force necessary and only when the individual is an immediate threat to themselves, others on scene, or officers; C. If individual is lying in a horizontal position after use of force and/or handcuffing, move the individual to a sitting or upright position to avoid positional asphyxiation; D. De-escalation can be restarted after handcuffing/use of force, if needed. VII. Handcuffing/Restraining: A. Officers shall use discretion in restraining (e.g. handcuffing) individuals, including juveniles, who are in custody solely for the purpose of psychiatric evaluation, as restraints/handcuffs may trigger a traumatic response. 1. Use of handcuffs/restraints should be explained to the individual being handcuffed and to the parent/family member in a tactful manner, using age appropriate language for juveniles. 2. Members should be able to articulate the reason that handcuffs were or were not used. B. Once the individual in crisis is calm, under control and/or handcuffed, officers shall keep the individual under constant observation while in custody. VIII. Diversion Options & Transportation
6 6 of 12 A. After an officer has control of the scene, the officer, with the input of the supervisor, if requested, and the family, if on-scene, shall assess and determine the next step to assist the individual in receiving the care needed. Can the individual be diverted to a mental health or social service agency, hospital system, or does the officer have an obligation to arrest? (See Resource section XX) B. Officers may seek assistance from the Mobile Crisis Team (MCT), a 24 hour mental health hotline, to determine what type of response is needed for the individual in crisis. 1. The officer shall provide a list of the symptoms to the mental health care worker to help determine the assistance needed. 2. The contact number is the same for both MCT and CRT, C. Officers shall continuously inform the individual and their family, if onscene, of the steps being taken in assisting the individual to a treatment facility, making referrals, and providing contact numbers, or if an arrest is necessary. D. Officers shall determine: 1. Does the non-violent individual have the ability to seek care voluntarily on their own? a. The individual, and the family if on scene, shall be provided with a name of a referral agency and phone number or address to assist them. b. The officer shall also notify the referral agency and advise the agency of the referral. c. Complete an RMS report and a CIT stat sheet. 2. Does the non-violent individual have the ability to seek care voluntarily but needs immediate assistance for care or transportation to a facility?
7 7 of 12 a. Officers shall transport or arrange safe transportation of the individual in a safe manner to the appropriate facility. b. Complete an RMS report and a CIT stat sheet. 3. Does the individual require immediate treatment but is unwilling or unable to seek treatment voluntarily, possibly violent? a. Officers shall determine options for involuntary emergency care and provide or arrange safe transportation to the facility. (See Emergency Admission section XX). 4. If violent, EMS shall be called to transport the individual. 5. Officers shall complete an RMS report and a CIT stat sheet. E. Transporting violent individuals 1. CDP officers are responsible for securing the individual onto the EMS cot under the supervision of EMS. 2. When an individual is restrained, a CDP officer (preferably a CIT Specialist) shall ride in the back of the EMS unit to the hospital. The other officer will follow EMS to the hospital in the zone car. F. If an officer determines that the individual in crisis must be arrested, the arrested individual shall be treated at a secure mental health facility and upon being released, handcuffed and conveyed to the Central Prison Unit (CPU) via the zone car. Prisoners shall remain the responsibility of CDP until booked at CPU. G. If the individual to be conveyed is a juvenile: 1. Juveniles shall not be transported to adult psychiatric hospitals or mental health facilities; 2. Juveniles under 14 may only be transported for voluntary treatment if a parent/guardian consents;
8 8 of If the juvenile s parent/guardian is not on scene, the officer shall take immediate steps to notify the parent/guardian of the incident and the next steps. IX. Supervisor responsibilities: A. Indicate on the daily roster which cars have CIT Specialists when faxing their log to CCS following roll call; B. If a supervisor has assumed responsibility for the scene, and a CIT Specialist is on scene, seek the input of the CIT Specialist regarding strategies for resolving the crisis, where it is reasonable for them to do so; C. Respond to CIT calls when requested by patrol personnel to assist in resolving crisis situations and conducting appropriate investigations such as use of force or injury to a P.O.; D. Having a specialized CIT Specialist on scene does not negate the procedures for SWAT, Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT), or the Bomb Squad; E. Ensure the appropriate reports (e.g. Crisis Intervention, crime report) and the CIT Stat Sheet are completed and forwarded to the appropriate locations. X. Law Enforcement Emergency Admissions A. Under Sec , of the Ohio Revised Code, Emergency Hospitalization, a police officer has authority to take a person into custody involuntarily, and immediately transport the person to a facility for a mental health evaluation when the individual presents a substantial risk of physical harm to themselves or others, or if allowed to remain at liberty pending examination is at risk because they are unable to care for themselves properly due to a mental disability. B. Officers shall stabilize any dangerous or potentially dangerous situation, and take the individual in crisis into custody, using handcuffs if necessary. 1. Per ORC , members shall make every reasonable and appropriate effort to take individuals into custody in the least conspicuous manner possible. The officer taking the respondent into custody pursuant to this section shall give the respondent the name, professional designation, and agency affiliation of the person taking
9 9 of 12 the respondent into custody; that the custody-taking is not a criminal arrest; and that the individual is being taken for examination by mental health professionals at a specified mental health facility identified by name. 2. If the individual is suffering from serious physical injury or illness, including drug overdose, members shall, based on the circumstances surrounding the incident, call for EMS or convey the individual to the nearest hospital. The hospital is responsible for transporting individuals, not under arrest, for psychiatric evaluation after medical treatment. C. Officers shall search individuals before entering a mental health facility. D. Conveying officers shall complete an application for Emergency Admission under ORC (pink slip) explaining the reason the individual is in custody and the details of the crisis, including one of the following categories: 1. The individual represents a substantial risk of physical harm to self, evidenced by threats of, or attempts at, suicide or other serious selfinflicted bodily harm; 2. The individual represents a risk of physical harm to others as shown by violent behavior, evidence of recent threats that place another in fear, or other evidence of danger; 3. The individual represents a risk of physical impairment or injury to self and unable to provide physical needs for self. XI. Health Authority Emergency Admission A. Any psychiatrist, licensed clinical psychologist, licensed physician, health officer, parole officer, police officer or sheriff (authorizing professional) may take an individual into custody for emergency mental health evaluation. B. An officer shall be given a written statement (pink slip) by the authorizing professional stating the circumstances under which such the individual was taken into custody and the reasons for the emergency admission.
10 10 of 12 C. The Officer shall ask the authorizing person if the following information was provided to the individual: 1. The authorizing person s name and professional designation and affiliation; 2. The custody-taking is not a criminal arrest; 3. That the individual is being taken for an examination at a specified mental health facility. The authorizing person should have confirmed with the specified facility that the individual will be accepted. D. An officer who is presented with a pink slip signed by an authorized professional shall transport the non-violent individual in crisis to the designated facility for further evaluation. XII. Probate Warrants A. Officers shall execute Temporary Orders of Detention (Probate Warrant) as required by ORC , Judicial Hospitalization. In this instance, the court has already adjudicated that probable cause exists and members need not independently verify that the individual named in the warrant is a threat to themselves or others. Every reasonable effort will be made to execute the order in a timely manner. B. Supervisors shall attempt to have a CIT Specialist serve the Probate Warrant. C. Officers serving the probate warrant shall execute the warrant as if handling a crisis intervention assignment using de-escalation, active listening, and only the force needed to place the individual in temporary CDP custody. D. Officers shall search an individual taken into custody and transport the individual to the hospital named in the order for admission or if needed, contact EMS to convey. E. Members shall sign the warrant and return it to the Officer-In-Charge. F. Members shall take all the same precautions regarding searches and handcuffing as with any other such seizure.
11 11 of 12 XIII. Absence Without Leave (AWOL) A. Return of individuals that are AWOL from mental hospitals or individuals that are on a trial home visit. B. Officers shall contact the hospital by telephone or CCS before returning the person, to confirm acceptance of the individual. If the hospital will not accept the AWOL patient, officers shall determine if the individual needs psychiatric evaluation. Members may contact MCT to assist with assessing the treatment needs of the individual. C. If members have an AWOL patient from a non-local hospital, members may contact MCT to assist with assessing the treatment needs of the individual. D. If a sponsor or family member, of a patient on a trial visit, requests return of the patient, members shall contact the hospital from which the patient is released to determine the proper action. Officers shall transport the individual to the appropriate local facility XIV. Requests for assistance at shelters or mental health agencies. A. Members shall respond and stabilize the situation by taking the necessary action to ensure the safety and security of the individuals. If members need to consult with MCT, members shall do so after the situation at the shelter has been stabilized. B. Staff will inform members of arrangements they have made. If they include transport to another facility, the members shall make the transport. XV. Crisis Intervention Reports A. All officers shall complete a Crisis Intervention Report and a Crisis Intervention Stat Sheet whenever they respond to an individual in crisis. Even if an individual is not transported to a mental health facility or arrested, a Crisis Intervention Report is required along with a CIT stat sheet. B. These reports may assist members in the future by providing: 1. Documentation about all previous contacts with this individual;
12 12 of Previously successful and unsuccessful intervention tactics, including referrals or resources provided. C. Crisis Intervention Reports shall: 1. List the individual in crisis as the victim; 2. List the member(s) as the reporting person(s); 3. The name and address of the person calling for service; 4. List successful and unsuccessful intervention tactics; 5. List resources the individual is familiar with; 6. Contain a narrative including the incident facts, reasons for interaction, police units present (i.e. SWAT, Crisis Negotiation Team), and results/disposition of intervention, supervisor on scene, and any injuries to officers, the individual in crisis or others involved on scene; 7. Contain, if applicable, the hospital the individual was taken to and the name of the treating physician; 8. The CIT Stat Sheet can be completed in its entirety. D. Both the Crisis Intervention Report and the CIT Stat Sheet will allow CDP and the Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) to track necessary data to identify safety and training needs, develop case studies, teach scenarios for a better CIT response, make changes in training curriculum, identify and recognize officers for outstanding response, and allow the MHRAC to address needs and problems with the mental health agencies. E. CIT Stat Sheets shall be completed in its entirety, scanned and ed to the CIT Coordinator at CIT@city.cleveland.oh.us. The original shall be sent via inter-office mail to the CIT Coordinator at the Justice Center Rm XVI. Referral Options A. See attached addendum for behavioral health and social service agencies,
13 13 of 12 veteran and homeless resources, child and adolescent services, and hospital systems. B. If an officer learns of a new agency that can be used as a resource, the officer shall notify the CIT Coordinator via and advise of the agency name, the resources that can be provided, and the address and phone number of the agency. The CIT Coordinator shall add this information to the resource addendum and send to the Alcohol, Drug, & Mental Health Services. CDW/ Policy Unit Attachment
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