What are the best practices when it comes to training officers to engage in the community, to understand themselves and some of the trauma they’ve been going through, to make sure they can properly do their job and treat everybody with the same respect?
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Implicit Bias and Emotional Intelligence Training – Reducing Liability Risk
“When you couple emotional intelligence and social intelligence together, the thought of race is no longer an issue, as you treat everyone fairly, with empathy and respect.”
PTSD causes Officer suicide rate to Rise – LE, DOC, Fire
With a shortage of public servants, and the increase of losing more to suicide, it’s time to SPEAK up.
Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program – 12 Hours of Mandatory Diversity Training
Sheriff can establish a Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program to aid in the prevention or abatement of active assailant incidents on school premises. Mandatory diversity training…
Perry Police First to Bring Racial Intelligence Training To Georgia – 41NBC NEWS
Departments across the nation including a few in Middle Georgia have had their fair share of misconduct among officers. Police in Perry are taking a look in the mirror, and through a new program…
Perry police using new training system they say focuses on officer mentality – CBS 13 WMAZ NEWS
Author: Jacob Reynolds Published LINK: 5:49 PM EDT March 21, 2018 The RITE program is meant to improve officer mental wellness on the job The Perry Police Department is using…
Failure to train Police with EI tools increases liability risk to agency
Proper training is the only accountable expectation you can hold over an officer. If you don’t provide the training, you can’t expect them to act with Emotional Intelligence on a call, especially under pressure.
Police Can Experience Fear Looping on the Job
Police Officers take an oath to ‘serve and protect’ their community. However, officers face rising threats well beyond their academy training.
Use of Force Incidents by Police – Reduced 60% after RITE Training
In less than one year, use of force incidents have been reduced by 60%
Malcolm Jenkins helps Eagles Fly RITE into Super Bowl 2018
Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood and Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcom Jenkins discuss social justice issues affecting police and community relations.
RITE Academy Trains Alabama Corrections in Selma – CBS News 8
When 200 Wardens and Command staff, and 40 Trainers attended Alabama Corrections Training on Racial Intelligence, their response was beyond imaginable!
Time is Always Right to Do the Right Thing
“That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ just leaves Everybody blind. The time is Always right to Do the Right Thing.” ~ Martin Luther King,…
COPS and their Feelings – The Philadelphia Citizen
Upper Darby selected Orlando-based RITE Academy (Racial Intelligence Training & Engagement) to teach racial and cultural sensitivity and deescalation techniques to six officers
The RITE Attitude of Gratitude
Have you ever left work thinking… “My boss, my co-workers, my job doesn’t appreciate me. ” Workplace gratitude starts with every employee, including the boss and command staff. To have…
What are Your 6 Rules to Success – Arnold Schwarzenegger on Life
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Local police participate in RITE training – ABC6 Philadelphia Reports
ABC6 Philadelphia Reports on RITE Training
Norman OK Police Start Racial Intelligence Training For ALL Officers
“It’s important to understand that we do have biases and that we do, as human beings, gravitate towards things that are like us,” Green explains…
MO Police Chief Tom McClain Response to NAACP on Unbiased Policing
“The Willard Police Department along with our brother and sisters in Southwest Missouri value deeply unbiased policing. We want people to feel the freedom to travel,” McClain declared.”
Randolph Police Officers Participate in Racial Intelligence Training
Newly trained officers will conduct RITE training annually for all Randolph Police Officers.
Officer Suicide… a Sad Day for All
PTSD, Depression, Stress on the job – Like the photo shows on the surface, “I’m good” is only what we see in people or what they choose to share with us. What’s beneath the surface is
Middletown officers train in Racial Intelligence – Fox 19 News
“My parents were alcoholics, and as a child that was hard thing. So now I’m a police officer and nobody told me how to handle drunks …
Police officers learning how to deal with their own emotions – NBC 5
Middletown Chief Muterspaw said the RITE Academy training should help release some of the negativity officers take home with them.
Bias-Free Policing and the Missing Link
Speaking to a standing-room-only at the Ohio Police Chief’s conference, there were reactions and whispering when we opened with, “Most of your officers are lacking in Emotional Intelligence, and it’s not their fault!” and…
Former Cherryville chief is now Belmont’s top cop, and a RITE Trainer
The new Chief of Police for Belmont Police Dept., NC is also a Certified Trainer in Racial Intelligence. He said his focus in Belmont will be on training, community partnerships and problem solving.
Officers Learn to Police Themselves Back Up the RITE Ladder
With 5% of calls being life-threatening to the officer, and 95% being non-life threatening, officers need more tools to de-escalate using their mouths. RITE Training focuses on 95% of police calls.