CIT - Force Options

This 8-hour course provides law enforcement officers with training on the legal and practical considerations of using force during encounters involving individuals in behavioral health crisis. Participants learn to assess risk, evaluate force options, and apply decision-making skills that align with agency policy, legal standards, and crisis-intervention principles.

Instruction focuses on communication, threat recognition, and the appropriate integration of less lethal and physical force options when de-escalation is not effective or feasible. The course combines applied skills practice with focused classroom instruction to strengthen safe, lawful, and defensible decision-making in the field.

This program is funded by the Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) 2 Initiative (PRI-08) and delivered in partnership with the King County Sheriff’s Office and the King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division.

 

REGISTRATION

Contact your training unit or Training Manager to register you in the Acadis Portal.

If the class is full, registrants will be placed on a waitlist. The CIT Program Manager reserves the discretion to approve or deny enrollment from the waitlist based on program needs and eligibility criteria.

Follow this link to view scheduled CIT Courses held through WSCJTC.

  • Click on “Filters” type
  • Click on “Program;” choose “Crisis Intervention (ATD-CIT)” and then Apply.
Cost: Free
Contact:

Darllene Boydston – Administrative Assistant

call Phone: (206) 608-6367
mail Email: cjtccit@cjtc.wa.gov
Category: Crisis Intervention Team Training
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WHO CAN ATTEND OUR CLASSES?

This class is primarily for Law Enforcement officers and deputies, corrections and community custody staff, and Community Service Officers or other non-commissioned public-safety personnel whose duties involve public interaction or crisis response within King County.

AUDIENCE: 

This is an Advanced Training Class for Certified Peace Officers.

REIMBURSEMENT

Reimbursement for this class is available only to King County agencies through the MIDD-funded CIT Program. For additional information, please review the Overtime and Backfill Reimbursement Instructions. Questions may be directed to cjtccit@cjtc.wa.gov.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

  • Duty belt with belt keepers
  • Gun
  • Taser holster
  • Civilian type shirt/jacket to wear when concealing weapons in waistline
  • Taser 7 or 10
  • Mock duty weapon ONLY if carrying something other than a Glock
  • Mat shoes
  • Mouthpiece
  • Light duty gloves
  • Knee pads (optional)

DRESS CODE

For security reasons, visitors attending training at the WSCJTC are encouraged to wear their agency logo shirt/uniform or agency ID badge while on campus.

Visitors who are not wearing agency identification can attend classes in business casual attire.

SCHEDULE

Hours are typically 1000 - 1800, unless otherwise noted.

CANCELLATION

Deadline to cancel is 7 days prior to class. Contact your training unit or Training Manager to cancel your registration.

$50 no show or late cancellation fee.