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Excited
Delirium and In-Custody Deaths
Law enforcement
officers must learn to deal safely and effectively with people in a state of
excited delirium. This course will give you the tools to save yourself,
protect the suspect, and save your department from the liability associated
with an in-custody death.
Training Goals
and Objectives
Its 2 a.m. and 42
degrees out. You get the call over the radio: naked man running down the
street. You chuckle to yourself and take the call. Unfortunately, it is no
laughing matter. This is one of the classic warning signs of a call that
involves a person in a state of excited delirium. He or she is a potentially
dead prisoner. What you are faced with is one of the most volatile,
life-threatening (yours and that of the suspect) calls in law enforcement
today, one that could change your whole career.
The goal of the
training program is to prepare the sworn law enforcement to do the
following: recognize the symptoms of excited delirium, cocaine psychosis;
learn guidelines and winning tactics for contact with people in a state of
excited delirium, understand implications of the Taser and its use on people
in such a state; familiarize with the “Suicide-by-Cop” phenomenon and its
implications for law enforcement officers; properly document (report
writing) encounters with people in a state of excited delirium, whether it
involves a use of force, or simply taking the person into custody under a
mental health act; learn techniques for dealing with a subject in a
heightened state of arousal who often possesses “super-human” strength; and
properly use the hobble restraint, an alternative to the dangerous “hog-tie”
method.
Training
Audience, Format, and Content
This course is
intended for various levels of experienced sworn law enforcement officers
and related personnel. The intent of the trainer is to provide survival
tools and recognition techniques so that the student can effectively respond
to the needs of a person in a state of excited delirium, while providing
information geared toward officer and career survival in these types of
encounters.
This course is
most successful when taught and received with audiences of 30 officers or
fewer. Smaller groups enable officers to have more direct dialog with the
instructor and other students, particularly during the practical evaluation
(hands-on) process. Numerous police videos will be shown as an aid to the
student in recognizing people in state of excited delirium or cocaine
psychosis. The course is designed as a two-day course, to be conducted from
0830 to 1630 hours daily.
Daily content
and course schedule/agenda:
Day One:
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Introduction
to Excited Delirium
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Recognition
of symptoms of excited delirium and cocaine psychosis
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Winning
tactics for contact with people in a state of excited delirium (officer
safety)
-
The
“Suicide-by-Cop” phenomenon and its implications for police officers
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Documentation
(report writing) on encounters with people in a state of excited
delirium
Day Two:
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In-Custody
Death Syndrome; The Taser and in-custody deaths
-
Tactics for
dealing with a subject who exhibits “super-human” strength
-
Use of the
hobble restraint, an alternative to the dangerous “hog-tie” method
-
Practical
application of take-down techniques and proper use of the hobble
restraint system
There are no
pre–requisites to this course.
Evaluation
The evaluation
process will consist of class participation, active involvement in case
reviews and participation in visual recognition exam.
Limitations / Special Needs:
None
Any
audio/visual or POSTC/Academy facility or staff needs will be addressed on a
case-by-case basis, but might include the use of an electronic projection
unit, VCR, audio or marker board materials.
Student Materials:
None
Student materials will involve copies
of the training materials “Excited Delirium and In-Custody Death"
A wide range of digital video and
PowerPoint presentations will be used in the training session, and the
instructor will come prepared with everything he will need to make this an
informative, fast-paced learning experience. Detailed lesson plans are available as
needed, but copies of the PowerPoint presentations and digital videos cannot
be supplied with this document.
Evaluations of Past Courses
Evaluations of past presentations are
available upon request if this material and telephonic interviews are not
satisfactory. In addition, we are happy to provide the names of references
from all across America to assist you in your decision. |