The goal of this Assignment is to describe the role of law
enforcement officials and other front-line personnel in a crisis intervention
situation, and develop a plan of action to manage the situation. Read the
following scenario and the instructions for this Assignment:
As a patrol officer in your local city police department,
you are dispatched to a call involving a female who is walking down the middle
of a busy street. The caller of the initial complaint stated that the female
was ranting and yelling at vehicles while tearing at her clothing. You arrive
and observe the woman in the street yelling that the “devil” is in her shirt.
She is attempting to remove her shirt by pulling at it. Traffic has ceased to
move, so people are angry and have begun honking their horns and yelling out
their windows. Pedestrians on the sidewalk have also stopped to stare.
The Assignment will consist of two parts:
The first part will include a discussion of the role that
law enforcement plays, as well as other front-line personnel, in a crisis
intervention situation. What issues, plans, steps, and training should law
enforcement/front-line personnel receive/utilize regarding crisis intervention?
Be sure to provide examples related to the scenario.
The second part of this project will include a plan of
action for the scenario. Using the textbook and internet research, design a
response/plan of action for the scenario given to be utilized by law
enforcement/front-line personnel when arriving on the scene.
Compose your 7 to 8 page paper in Microsoft Word. Include
references.
