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Maplewood  requires  use  of  force  training  1-­‐‑2  times  a  year,  integrating  issues  of  mental  health  and   <br />implicit  bias  into  this.   <br />   <br />Ramsey  County  officers’  training  is  not  out-­‐‑sourced.  Presenters  are  screened  for  their  views  on   <br />diversity.    Implicit  bias  training  teaches  all  to  recognize  it,  and  thus  reduce  its  impact.  A  study  of   <br />long  term  effectiveness  is  underway.    Some  concern  remains  that  there  can  be  danger  in  slowing   <br />reaction  time.   <br />     <br />The  other  areas  that  have  attracted  concern  for  special  training  (besides  implicit  bias)  are   <br />domestic  violence  and  mental  health  crises.   <br />   <br />There  are  a  number  of  sources  for  training  programs.  Training  is  offered  by  the  League  of  MN   <br />Cities  Insurance  Trust  in  Patrol  Online.  Half  of  Minnesota  officers  are  employed  by  agencies  that   <br />use  this  for  mental  health  crises  training,  implicit  bias  training  and  domestic  violence  training.   <br />Data  to  evaluate  the  effectiveness  of  some  of  the  programs  is  not  yet  available.   <br />   <br />   <br />DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE   <br />   <br />All  staff  and  deputies  for  Ramsey  County  have  been  trained  for  domestic  violence  crises,  using  the   <br />St.  Paul  Blueprint  for  Safety.  This  document  pulls  together  best  practices  for  all  agencies  involved   <br />in  dealing  with  these  situations.  Included  are  (1)  what  victims  need  to  be  safe,  (2)  what   <br />practitioners  need  from  each  other  to  do  their  jobs,  and  (3)  what  is  required  by  each  worker  and   <br />agency  to  hold  the  offender  accountable.  The  Legislature  had  mandated  a  written  policy  on  arrest   <br />procedures  for  domestic  abuse  incidents.  They  then  appropriated  $500,000  in  2007  for  a   <br />comprehensive  plan  so  all  parts  of  the  criminal  justice  system  would  work  together  more   <br />effectively.   <br />   <br />Little  Canada  averages  1.7  calls  per  week  that  are  titled  “Domestic  Family  Relationships”  and  0.96   <br />that  are  titled  “Emotionally  Disturbed  Person.”    The  dispatch  system  alerts  officers  about  previous   <br />calls.    There  has  only  been  one  call  from  the  same  household.    All  deputies  carry  information  about   <br />available  services  with  them  at  all  times  and  are  required  to  help  people  make  appropriate   <br />connections.   <br />   <br />All  Maplewood  officers  have  received  specific  training  for  domestic  violence  under  this  grant.   <br />There  has  been  increased  emphasis  on  arrests  and  convictions.  They  have  a  half-­‐‑day  with  an   <br />attorney  from  Ramsey  County  or  representative  from  Tubman.  They  have  16-­‐‑17  domestic   <br />violence  calls  per  week.  Prosecutions  have  doubled  in  ten  months.    A  “significant”  number  of  calls   <br />for  both  violence  and  mental  health  crises  are  from  the  same  household,  and  are  “flagged.”   <br />   <br />  [The  Harriet  Tubman  Center  East  in  Maplewood  is  a  multi-­‐‑service  agency  providing  family   <br />crisis  and  support  services,  including  emergency  shelter,  legal  help,  and  therapy.]   <br />   <br />All  Roseville  officers  are  trained  to  handle  domestic  violence  crises.  They  learn  techniques  for   <br />separating,  interviewing,  [taking]  injury  photos,  and  follow-­‐‑up.  Roseville  was  not  included  in  the   <br />Ramsey  County  Attorney  grants  because  their  prosecution  and  conviction  rates  were  already  high.   <br />Roseville  has  had  a  family-­‐‑violence  investigator  since  2006.  Officers  use  a  Domestic  Violence