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Offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities
Supported by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Law Enforcement-Mental Health Collaboration Support Center offers free training, resources, and support to communities wanting to improve their law enforcement and community responses to people with behavioral health conditions or intellectual and developmental disabilities who encounter law enforcement.
Access resources for law enforcement agencies to partner with service providers, advocates, and individuals with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
This webinar, from the Serving Safely Webinar Series, provides 10 practical tips law enforcement officers can use to effectively serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).