CIT Flashcards
(CIT) What is a CIT 1 SCOPE entry?
Previous legal 2000
(CIT) What is a CIT 2 SCOPE entry?
Previous violence towards officers and/or others
(CIT) What is a CIT 3 SCOPE entry?
Weapon impounded from or taken off subject
(CIT) What is a CIT 4 SCOPE entry?
Self or doctor diagnosed mental disorder
(CIT) What are the (4) events that a CIT officer will be dispatched to?
- Disturbance involving a subject known to have or who has been reported as having a mental illness
- Events involving a subject threatening suicide under violent/volatile circumstances
- Subjects who are experiencing the signs and symptoms of excited delirium
- Assist in taking into custody walk-away mental patients who have been located and are to be taken into custody
(CIT) What (3) circumstances will a CIT officer NOT respond to a incident?
- Involving threats of suicide which are vague, non-violent or where no immediate threat of harm is suggested
- Involving intentional or accidental overdose of a subject who is non-violent and has no known history of mental illness
- Subject has been transported to hospital and officers are needed for report purposes only
(CIT) What (5) events will require a CIT after action report?
- Threats to others/police
- Homeland security concerns
- Violence involved
- Weapons involved
- Officer safety concerns
(CIT) A supervisor will respond to the scene and assume command and control under what (3) circumstances?
- Events involving persons threatening suicide under violent/volatile circumstance
- Persons who are experiencing the signs and symptoms of excited delirium
- Any event where circumstances clearly indicate there is a potential the situation may become violent/volatile
(CIT) Mental petitions are similar to arrest warrants, however, when taking a person into civil custody the level of force used must be balanced with (3) facts.
- The order is civil not criminal
- No crime has been committed
- The goal is to safely help the person
(CIT) In an emergency situation at a secured mental health facility, will responding officer be required to disarm?
No
- During routine patrol (investigative purposes), officer will be required to disarm prior to entry into a secured mental health facility*
- If requested to disarm in an emergency situation, officers will notify their supervisor to respond*
(CIT) If a crime occurred at a secure mental health facility, when will officers make an arrest?
Officer will make an arrest ONLY if….
- The supervising physician will complete a voluntary statement
- the crime committed was NOT a result of mental illness
- Is willing to discharge the patient/suspect
- Discretionary arrests are still discretionary arrests*
- Mandatory arrests are still mandatory arrests*
(CIT) If you have an arrestee that is hearing impaired, safety permitting, is it ok to cuff in the front?
Yes
If the hearing impaired subject is transport to jail, officers will follow standard operating procedures
(CIT) Does a hearing impaired subject have a right to an interpreter getting arrested and while at jail?
Yes
(CIT) Can an officer transport a homeless subject to a shelter when they accept?
Yes
The homeless person will be searched for weapons/contraband prior to transport
(CIT) If an officer arrest a homeless subject and it is necessary to dispose items for health and safety reasons, a notation will in an __________ or _________ describing why such property was not allowed.
Officers report or arrest report
