San Diego Countywide Approach on De-Escalation and Unique Methods of Gathering Data for Analysis

Saturday, October 14, 2023

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

Location: Room: 7B

Speaker(s)

KM

Kevin Mayer

Lieutenant
San Diego Police Department, California
San Diego, California, United States
Highhorse Little

Sergeant
San Diego Police Department, California
San Diego, California, United States
LH

Levi Harbin

Officer
San Diego Police Department, California
San Diego, California, United States
MK

Marla Kingkade

Staff Officer
San Diego County District Attorney's Office, California
San Diego, California, United States

This presentation focuses on the San Diego County Regional De-escalation and Crisis Management Training. This training paradigm is designed to better prepare law enforcement officers/deputies when interacting with the community or people in crisis to reduce the intensity of the call, promote safety and collaboration, and provide de-escalation and active listening skills. There will be discussion on the tools, strategies, and techniques involving de-escalation and how San Diego County law enforcement trains to de-escalate volatile and dangerous situations. Additionally, attendees will discover how the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) determines what is a reportable use-of-force action, how use –of force is tracked, and which tracking application is used. Attendees will learn how the SDPD tracks de-escalation attempts. Finally, attendees will understand how the SDPD uses that information to study and analyze use-of-force and de-escalation techniques in the field to reduce the number of uses of force and severity of the force used.