Sheriff Nick Smith recently announced a series of policy amendments that address training and the mental health of Walker County Sheriff's Office employees.
The "Fit for Duty" assessment states that any employee involved in a possibly traumatic situation (i.e. deputy-involved shooting, excessive use of force, calls involving extreme violence/abuse of children, etc.) will be required to be subject to a psychological evaluation performed by a medical and mental health professional.
The recommendations of those medical professionals will be taken into account moving forward with the employee’s work performance evaluation.
Supervisors also will retain the right to send any employee at any time for an evaluation based on observations made regarding changes in behavior (i.e. chronic missed shifts, depressed attitudes, change in personality, increased aggression, etc.).
The need for psychological evaluations will be made on a case-by-case basis by members of departmental administration.
All deputies will be required to complete at least one training course with a focus on de-escalation tactics, equipping deputies with the knowledge and ability to exhaust all measures before resorting to force in situations where that approach is attainable.
In addition, all deputies will be required to completed at least one training course with a focus on identifying individuals with mental health issues when deputies encounter them in the field.
All deputies will be required to complete at least one course with a focus on the objectively reasonable use of force, the effects and mitigation of survival stress, and the principles of defensive tactics, teaching deputies how to approach use of force in a manner that mitigates the probability of injury to the suspect and deputy alike where that approach is attainable.
All deputies will be required to complete at least one Below 100 course with a focus on preventing line of duty deaths and serious injuries through compelling common-sense training designed to focus on areas under the officer’s control (i.e. eliminating dangerous driving, successfully navigating cumulative stress, coping with trauma, etc.).
Lastly, all deputies will be required to complete at least one training course related to sensitivity and diversity in an effort to prepare officers to deal with individuals from all walks of life, cultures, and communities.
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