Section 13515.30 Of Article 2. Field Services And Standards For Recruitment And Training From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
13515.30
. (a) By July 1, 2015, the Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training shall establish and keep updated a continuing
education training course relating to law enforcement interaction
with mentally disabled and developmentally disabled persons living
within a state mental hospital or state developmental center. The
training course shall be developed by the commission in consultation
with appropriate community, local, and state organizations and
agencies that have expertise in the area of mental illness and
developmental disability, and with appropriate consumer and family
advocate groups. In developing the course, the commission shall also
examine existing courses certified by the commission that relate to
mentally disabled and developmentally disabled persons. The
commission shall make the course available to all law enforcement
agencies in California, and the course shall be required for law
enforcement personnel serving in law enforcement agencies with
jurisdiction over state mental hospitals and state developmental
centers, as part of the agency's officer training program.
(b) The course described in subdivision (a) may consist of
video-based or classroom instruction. The course shall include, at a
minimum, core instruction in all of the following:
(1) The prevalence, cause, and nature of mental illnesses and
developmental disabilities.
(2) The unique characteristics, barriers, and challenges of
individuals who may be a victim of abuse or exploitation living
within a state mental hospital or state developmental center.
(3) How to accommodate, interview, and converse with individuals
who may require assistive devices in order to express themselves.
(4) Capacity and consent of individuals with cognitive and
intellectual barriers.
(5) Conflict resolution and deescalation techniques for
potentially dangerous situations involving mentally disabled or
developmentally disabled persons.
(6) Appropriate language usage when interacting with mentally
disabled or developmentally disabled persons.
(7) Community and state resources and advocacy support and
services available to serve mentally disabled or developmentally
disabled persons, and how these resources can be best utilized by law
enforcement to benefit the mentally disabled or developmentally
disabled community.
(8) The fact that a crime committed in whole or in part because of
an actual or perceived disability of the victim is a hate crime
punishable under Title 11.6 (commencing with Section 422.55) of Part
1.
(9) Information on the state mental hospital system and the state
developmental center system.
(10) Techniques in conducting forensic investigations within
institutional settings where jurisdiction may be shared.
(11) Examples of abuse and exploitation perpetrated by caregivers,
staff, contractors, or administrators of state mental hospitals and
state developmental centers, and how to conduct investigations in
instances where a perpetrator may also be a caregiver or provider of
therapeutic or other services.