Case Law & Resources: New Hampshire
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Executive Order issued to force the state to update the training policies for police departments regarding deescalation, duty to intervene, and use of force, as well as prohibiting choke-holds.
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(b) Mandate that annual in-service training as approved by PSTC include, at a minimum, two
hours on each of the following topics:
i. Implicit bias and cultural responsiveness
ii. Ethics
iii. Deescalation
(d) improve and augment police academy and in-serving training on de-escalation techniques
by adopting the Police Executive Research Forum's (PERF) Integrated Communication
and Tactics training (ICAT) or similar training;
6. The Director of PSTC, in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies and using
nationally vetted best practices as set forth by the IACP, PERF, Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), and National Organization of Black
Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), shall create policy guidelines on the following topics:
a) Use of Force
b) Duty to Intervene
c) Code of Conduct
d) Duty to Report Misconduct
e) Prohibition of Chokeholds
f) Procedures to Guard Against Positional Asphyxia
Law review article that examines the intersection of race and reasonableness in police use of deadly force. Discusses de-escalation in the context of revised agency policies and police training. Suggests requiring additional training that specifically addresses the role of race in officers' perceptions of risk and their decision-making in potentially dangerous interactions. Reports that of Nevada's 17 counties, 2 counties had Crisis Intervention Training programs.
Counties with CIT Training Programs: 2
Total Counties: 17
% of Counties with CIT Training Programs: 11.76%