Crisis Intervention and De-escalation Training

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Definitions

Crisis Intervention and De-escalation (CID) Techniques: Verbal and nonverbal communications that are designed to de-escalate crises.

Front-Line Officer: Any Officer who as part of their duties is regularly interacting with the public and may be in contact with persons in crisis situations.

Front-Line Supervisor: Any Officer who directly supervises a Front-Line Officer.

Officer: A constable appointed under the Police Act or an enforcement officer appointed under section 14.15 of the Police Act.

Police Academy: The entity authorized by the Director of Police Services to administer provincially-approved recruit and advanced training for Municipal Constables, Designated Constables and Enforcement Officers.

Provincially-Approved Training: Training that has been acknowledged by the Director of Police Services as adequate to meet BC requirements pertaining to training on a specific topic or set of topics.

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Standards

Mandatory training for Front-Line Officers and Front-Line Supervisors

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, or Commissioner must:

(1) Ensure that all of the following Officers have successfully completed BC’s Crisis Intervention and De-escalation (CID) Training course, or other Provincially-Approved Training in crisis intervention and de-escalation:

(a) Every Front-Line Officer;
(b) Every Front-Line Supervisor;
(c) Every recruit prior to graduating from the Police Academy or every provincial force cadet prior to completing their field coaching period; and
(d) Any Front-Line Officer deemed by their police agency, for any reason, as unable to effectively utilize CID Techniques.

Refresher training

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, or Commissioner must:

(2) Ensure that every Front-Line Officer or Front-Line Supervisor who has completed BC’s Crisis Intervention and De-escalation (CID) Training course, or other Provincially-Approved Training in crisis intervention and de-escalation, has updated their skills by successfully completing a Provincially-Approved Training course once every three years.

Training records

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, or Commissioner must:

(3) Ensure that written records are maintained of the CID training completed by each Officer in the police service.

Policies and Procedures

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, or Commissioner must ensure that:

(4) Policies and procedures are consistent with these BC Provincial Policing Standards.