TRAINING Quality Indicators for Effective Law Enforcement Autism Training RATIONALE FOR TRAINING Pursuing a proactive approach to effective autism training, coupled with the practice of patience and tolerance, will ensure the wellbeing of the autism community, the public, and law enforcement. Training is an important tool to guide law enforcement on how to respond to a given situation and ensure that appropriate de-escalation techniques are employed to ensure a safe and positive interaction. High quality training permits an officer to reduce potential liability and the unwarranted or unnecessary use of force. RECOMMENDED LENGTH To incorporate all the essential and recommended elements below, a comprehensive training will often need to be several hours in length. However, we recognize this may not always be feasible and therefore we recommend focusing on the most essential elements to maximize whatever time is available for training. RECOMMENDED FORMAT Generally speaking, in-person training will often resonate more deeply with trainees and provide a sufficient baseline of instruction to be supplemented with future in-service live or virtual trainings. Again, however, this may not always be feasible. When in-person trainings are not possible it is recommended that: • Virtual trainings be held live (synchronous) OR • Prerecorded trainings (asynchronous) embed components that encourage active responding and engagement OR • Departments supplement prerecorded trainings with opportunities for active engagement and discussion
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