ONLY 30 PERCENT OF ALBUQUERQUE POLICE FIELD OFFICERS ARE TRAINED IN CRISIS INTERVENTION. BUT ON THE HEELS OF THE U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDED REFORMS FOR APD, THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE. WHILE THE D-O-J HASN'T SAID HOW MANY OFFICERS IT WANTS TRAINED IN CRISIS INTERVENTION, APD IS NOW MOVING TO CERTIFY ALL ITS FIELD OFFICERS IN C-I-T.
THE DEPARTMENT IS ADDING 10 CLASSES THIS YEAR … AND THOSE CLASSES START MONDAY, APRIL 28TH. TEN MORE CLASSES WILL BE ADDED IN DECEMBER … AND ANOTHER 8-TO-10 CLASSES ARE SCHEDULED NEXT YEAR.
