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Police respond to tragedy.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 24-DEC-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Police respond to tragedy.(Editorials)(Eugene officers learn mental-health crisis tactics)(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Byline: The Register-Guard

Two years after the fatal police shooting of a mentally ill 19-year-old, the Eugene Police Department is providing officers with in-depth training on handling mentally ill people who are in crisis.

Earlier this month, 18 police officers and one 911 dispatcher completed 40 hours of Crisis Intervention Team training. Developed by the Memphis Police Department and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the program has been credited with reducing the use of deadly force and injuries to the public in dozens of cities across the country, and it...

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