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Jersey Shore Police Officer Uses Crisis Training To Help 'Person In Distress': Prosecutor Jersey Shore Police Officer Uses Crisis Training To Help 'Person In Distress': Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Police Officer Uses Crisis Training To Help 'Person In Distress': Prosecutor “You’ve got to let me help you,” were some of the first words that a Hazlet police officer used to help a suicidal person in crisis, authorities said. The officer, who had been part of a recent Prosecutor’s Office Crisis Intervention Training (CIT), used the lessons that he learned only weeks earlier to successfully help a person in distress attempting to harm themselves, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. On June 29, at 8:58 a.m., Hazlet police received a 9-1-1 call for a person in crisis. The person was in their vehicle threatening to har…

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by Jon Craig
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'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC 'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC
'Right Thing': Grewal Launches Police Crisis Intervention Training In Paterson, Trenton, AC New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday that he’s committed to establishing statewide crisis intervention training for law enforcement officers at all levels, among several enhancements aimed at “strengthening trust between police officers and the communities they serve.” “Experts agree that one of the most effective ways to reduce police use-of-force and death-in-custody incidents is by expanding the use of Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs), which help officers respond to situations involving individuals with mental health issues,” Grewal said. However, CIT training “is e…

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by Jerry DeMarco