RCW 43.101.227
Training for interaction with persons with a developmental disability or mental illness.
(1) The commission must offer a training session on law enforcement interaction with persons with a developmental disability or mental illness. The training must be developed by the commission in consultation with appropriate self advocate and family advocate groups and with appropriate community, local, and state organizations and agencies that have expertise in the area of working with persons with a developmental disability or mental illness. In developing the course, the commission must also examine existing courses certified by the commission that relate to persons with a developmental disability or mental illness.
(2) The training must consist of classroom instruction or internet instruction and shall replicate likely field situations to the maximum extent possible. The training should include, at a minimum, core instruction in all of the following:
(a) The cause and nature of mental illnesses and developmental disabilities;
(b) How to identify indicators of mental illness and developmental disability and how to respond appropriately in a variety of common situations;
(c) Conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques for potentially dangerous situations involving persons with a developmental disability or mental illness;
(d) Appropriate language usage when interacting with persons with a developmental disability or mental illness;
(e) Alternatives to lethal force when interacting with potentially dangerous persons with a developmental disability or mental illness; and
(f) Community and state resources available to serve persons with a developmental disability or mental illness and how these resources can be best used by law enforcement to benefit persons with a developmental disability or mental illness in their communities.
(3) The training shall be made available to law enforcement agencies, through electronic means, for use at their convenience and determined by the internal training needs and resources of each agency.
(4) The commission shall make all reasonable efforts to secure private and nonstate public funds to implement this section.
[ 2003 c 270 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.101 - Criminal Justice Training Commission—Education and Training Standards Boards.
43.101.020 - Commission created—Purpose.
43.101.040 - Terms of members—Vacancies.
43.101.050 - Cessation of membership upon termination of office or employment.
43.101.060 - Chair and vice chair—Quorum—Meetings.
43.101.070 - Compensation—Reimbursement of travel expenses.
43.101.080 - Commission powers and duties—Rules and regulations.
43.101.085 - Additional powers and duties.
43.101.095 - Peace and corrections officer certification—Background investigation.
43.101.105 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of peace and corrections officer certification.
43.101.125 - Lapsed peace officer certification—Reinstatement—Rules.
43.101.126 - Lapsed corrections officer certification—Reinstatement—Rules.
43.101.157 - Tribal police officer certification.
43.101.170 - Training and education obtained at approved existing institutions.
43.101.205 - Training on interaction with persons with substance use disorders.
43.101.220 - Training for corrections personnel.
43.101.221 - Training for corrections personnel—Core training requirements.
43.101.222 - Training for students enrolled at institutions of higher education.
43.101.224 - Training for persons investigating child sexual abuse.
43.101.225 - Training on vehicular pursuits.
43.101.230 - Training for tribal police officers and employees authorized—Conditions.
43.101.240 - Community-police partnership.
43.101.250 - Firearms certificate program for *private detectives.
43.101.260 - Firearms certificate program for security guards.
43.101.270 - Sexual assault—Training for investigating and prosecuting.
43.101.272 - Sexual assault—Training for persons investigating adult sexual assault.
43.101.274 - Sexual assault—Training curriculum modification.
43.101.276 - Sexual assault—Training curriculum requirements.
43.101.278 - Sexual assault—Development of proposal for case review program.
43.101.280 - Ethnic and cultural diversity—Development of curriculum for understanding—Training.
43.101.290 - Training regarding hate crime offenses.
43.101.300 - Juvenile runaways—Policy manual.
43.101.350 - Core training requirements.
43.101.360 - Report to the legislature.
43.101.365 - Child abuse and neglect—Development of curriculum.
43.101.370 - Child abuse and neglect—Intensive training.
43.101.380 - Hearings—Panel membership—Standard of proof—Appeals—Judicial review.
43.101.390 - Immunity of commission.
43.101.400 - Confidentiality of records—Public database.
43.101.415 - Racial profiling—Reports to the legislature.
43.101.419 - Motorcycle profiling.
43.101.420 - Personal crisis recognition and crisis intervention services—Training.
43.101.427 - Crisis intervention training—Rules.
43.101.430 - Criminal justice training commission firing range maintenance account.
43.101.435 - Washington internet crimes against children account.
43.101.450 - Violence de-escalation training.
43.101.452 - Mental health training.
43.101.460 - Audits—Deadly force investigations.
43.101.465 - Audits—Law enforcement agency training and certification requirements.
43.101.470 - Audits—Costs and fees.
43.101.495 - Written model policy—Duty to intervene.
43.101.800 - Critical incident stress management programs—Expansion—Report.
43.101.801 - Development of policies, procedures, and rules—2021 c 323.