Walnut Creek Police Department Policies & Procedures
Police Manual Table of Contents
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Policy 402 Biased-Based Policing
Policy 419 Mental Illness Commitments
Policy 439 Crisis Intervention Incidents
Principled Policing: A Discussion of Procedural Justice and Implicit Bias - Training - 10/29/18 - 11/1/18
2018 CIT Training Outline - 5/14/18 - 5/17/18
WCPD In-Service CIT Training - 5/14/19 - 5/17/19
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Subcommittee & General Reference*
Crisis Intervention & De-Escalation
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Reforming Crisis Services in NYC: A Community Feedback Forum. https://www.communityaccess.org/reforming-crisis-services-in-nyc. 1/18/19 live-stream presentation with recommendations, includes CAHOOTS presenter.
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San Francisco Use of Force Policy
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Treatment Advocacy Center. 2019. Road Runners: The Role and Impact of Law Enforcement in Transporting Individuals with Severe Mental Illness. A National Survey providing a glimpse into the fiscal and societal implications of law enforcement transporting those with severe mental illness.
Implicit Bias
Eberhardt, Phd, Jennifer L. 2019. Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Bias that Shapes What We Think, Hear, and Do.
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Greater Good Magazine, The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. 2015. Can We Reduce Bias in Criminal Justice? In a series of articles, a range of leading experts—psychologists, law enforcement officials, and others answer: If you could take concrete steps to mitigate the effects of implicit bias on the criminal justice system—whether in arrests, convictions, sentencing, or police shootings—what would those be?
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Hepburn, Stephanie. Huff Post. 12/19/16. Implicit Bias and Mental Health
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Lexipol. 2/15/17. Implicit Bias and Law Enforcement: Reducing Blame and Understanding the Brain
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State of California, Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, 2020. Racial & Identity Profiling Advisory Board Annual Report 2020 - Includes recommendations for model bias-free policing policies and best practices and summary of AB392.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education. 1/5/17. Can We Really Measure Implicit Basis? Maybe Not
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University of California, San Francisco. Strategies to Address Unconscious Bias
Independent Investigations
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Major Cities Chiefs Association. 2018. Independent Investigation of Officer-Involved Shootings: Current Practices and Recommendations from Law Leaders in the United States and Canada. Washington, DC
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Other Materials
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Insel, Thomas. 10/11/19. NPR. Ted Talk. Why Are We Afraid To Discuss Mental Illness, If Many Struggle With It?
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Websites
Campaign Zero. Integrating recommendations from communities, research organizations and the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Campaign Zero seeks to protect and preserve life by limiting use of force, independent investigations, and training (among other initiatives).
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Contra Costa County Mobile Response Team
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Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS)
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One Mind Campaign. An initiative by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to unite local communities, public safety organizations, and mental health organizations so that the three become "of one mind."
*Points of view or opinions in these references are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position or opinions of FOSATH members.