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De-escalation: California Training Requirements

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Cal. Penal Code § 13519.10

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First enacted and effective Jan. 1, 2020

Added by 2019 statutes

The state is required to provide a number of officer training programs, including de-escalation and alternatives to the use of force.

(12) Alternatives to the use of deadly force and physical force, so that de-escalation tactics and less lethal alternatives are, where reasonably feasible, part of the decision-making process leading up to the consideration of deadly force.

Cal. Penal Code § 13515.25

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First enacted Jun. 22, 1905

Effective date Jan. 1, 2017

Updated to address persons with disabilities

The state is required to provide officer training for law enforcement interaction with persons with mental disabilities.

(3) Conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques for potentially dangerous situations involving a person with a mental disability.

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