Arkansas Attorney General's office holds de-escalation training for law enforcement - KATV

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A classroom filled with officer from 20 different departments across Arkansas we're taught a lesson on de-escalation Wednesday. The coordinated effort came from Arkansas' Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.

She said the purpose of the class was, "To be able to take those situations and to tamp down the anxiety, to lessen the threat. It keeps you safe. It keeps your partners safe, and most importantly, it keeps innocent people safe."

The hope is that these officers can take the lessons and implement them in their respective departments. The class, taught by Blue Shield Tactical Systems took them through different scenarios and ways they could avoid a physical confrontation which could result in an arrest.

"A lot of the mindset people have in the public is that law enforcement is here to show up and arrest people when in the case is we really want to find out what's going on," said Logan County Sheriff Jason Massey.

It's a lesson on communication knowing that many of the calls they go on are a result of personal problems, not necessarily any crime that was committed, "Because people go through situations," said Massey.

"If we can de-escalate and go away from an arrest situation, that doesn't affect their family, doesn't affect their kids, doesn't affect their job, things like that. If we can get that done up front, get things worked out, find proper help for people, then we can actually improve lives instead of just worrying about putting people in jail," he adds.

Rutledge's office plans to continue to hold classes, and this training was offered at no cost to the departments.

source: https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-attorney-generals-office-holds-de-escalation-training-for-law-enforcement

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