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Police say every officer will complete 40-hour crisis-intervention training this year; county funding helps schedule classes
Summary
Snoqualmie's police leaders told the Public Safety Committee they aim to have all officers complete a 40-hour crisis-intervention training course by the end of the year, using King County-funded classes to reduce local costs; the department reported crisis-related calls were a small share of total call volume.
Snoqualmiepolice briefed the Public Safety Committee on March 2 on crisis-intervention training and plans to expand officer participation in 40-hour crisis-intervention courses.
Police told the committee that Washington state requires annual training for officers (24 hours) and additional multi-day crisis-intervention training on a three-year cycle. Department leaders said the goal is for every officer to complete a 40-hour CIT course by the end of the…
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