(5 credits)
Communities around the nation have identified the need for resources to help people in various states of crisis, such as those associated with mental health issues, substance and alcohol abuse, and myriad forms of violence. Criminal justice professionals are positioned to refer those in crisis to proper community resources or use alternate intervention responses that may avoid arrest and incarceration. In this course, students explore the phenomenon of crisis through models, skill-sets, and methods used for crisis intervention. Students examine examples of these such as de-escalation, diffusion, negotiation, employment of multicultural perspectives, and Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs).