Understanding and Reshaping Law Enforcement Interactions with Persons with a Mental Disability
1.5 Hours
$100 Registration
Michael Perlin, JD, and Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD present a live professional training program on Understanding and Reshaping Law Enforcement Interactions with Persons with a Mental Disability in partnership with the Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates.
This program will introduce the fundamental case law on the Fourth Amendment’s application to the use of excessive force by law enforcement against persons with a mental disability. Through this law, participants will learn how the Supreme Court has narrowed Fourth Amendment protections and expanded the right of officers to use excessive force without legal consequence.
Additionally, the presentation will introduce participants to the Americans with Disabilities Act and focus on the required steps law enforcement personnel must take to ensure that they are not discriminating against individuals with mental disabilities. Presenters will provide an overview of the ADA legal principles applicable to state and local criminal justice programs.
Throughout the presentation, real-life examples will be used to demonstrate how suggested best practices by law enforcement would effectuate better outcomes for both police and citizens.
This program will cover:
- Statistics on use of excessive force
- Fourth amendment case law on excessive force
- Factual examples demonstrating the failure of statutes and prevailing case law to effectively serve persons with a mental disability
- Title II of the ADA as it relates to excessive force claims
- Detail jurisdictional police protocols that have the potential to better guide law enforcement in their interactions with persons with a mental disability
This program is ideal for lawyers, disability rights advocates, police, police administration, social workers, emergency response technicians, clinicians, and forensic practitioners and all stages of career development.