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Request for Information [Weazel News]
Posted: 19 Sep 2022, 14:46
by Herrman Wolff
1. CONTACT INFORMATION
- Full Name: Herrman Wolff
Phone Number: 298-4429
E-Mail Address: [email protected]
Position in Agency: Writer
2. REQUEST INFORMATION
- Detailed information of your request:
- I am inquiring to find out if there are currently any programs, processes, or officers trained in providing support to victims of crime in the scenario where they have been rescued from an active crime scene. It would also be beneficial to an article I am writing to gauge how important the LSPD views this support, or does it see it primarily as a duty of the LSMES?
I.E - Are there any officers trained to support the mental health needs of an individual in the moments after they have been retrieved from a kidnapper or hostage situation?
Re: Request for Information [Weazel News]
Posted: 20 Sep 2022, 17:08
by Isabella Cavallera
Re: Request for Information [Weazel News]
Posted: 20 Sep 2022, 20:23
by Isabella Cavallera
Los Santos Police Department
Administrative Services Bureau
"TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE" |
- Dear Herrman Wolff,
We believe it very important to care for people's mental health. All of our officers are trained on how to interact with individuals who may be emotionally or physically affected by their involvement in, or exposure to, an incident, as this is part of our daily work. We do not have a unit trained for the treatment of these individuals after our involvement in the scene ends, because we believe that this is best done by the Crisis Response Unit of the LSEMS.
The treatment of mental health is a medical subject. Because the LSPD's duty is to protect the people and enforce the law, LSPD Officers can only ever have the medical treatment of people's mental health as a secondary duty, whereas medical care is the primary duty of the LSEMS. The LSEMS has established the Crisis Response Unit to care for people in distress, and are the best equipped and trained for this duty.
Assistant Chief Elena Blake wrote:
While the Los Santos Police Department finds mental health and how it is handled incredibly important and valuable, the resources and help that they deserve comes from the Los Santos Emergency Medical Services and their Crisis Response Unit. The Police Department will not establish a unit similar in nature, but this does not mean that future training sessions or certifications relevant to the handling of the aftermath of such situations will not occur in conjunction with LSEMS.
Sincerely,
Belle Cavallera
Officer-in-Charge, Media Relations Unit
Los Santos Police Department
Re: Request for Information [Weazel News]
Posted: 29 Sep 2022, 18:49
by Isabella Cavallera