Kane County State's Attorney completed its first Crisis Intervention Team training for police officers.

 

For the past three years the Fox River Valley Initiative (FRVI) in Kane County, Illinois has been working with the Sheriff and State's Attorney to create a countywide Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program. In the summer of 2017, the States Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff’s Department submitted a proposed curriculum for Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training to the state agency responsible for certifying law enforcement training. 

 

The County-developed curriculum allows CIT classes to be scheduled as needed in the county and in closer proximity for the officers participating. In October 2017, 26 officers from a variety of County law enforcement agencies completed their 40-hour training experience. Another class was scheduled for November and six classes are planned for 2018.

 

These 8 classes represent training for approximately 20% of the law enforcement personnel in the county, and it’s possible that nearly all of the 1,200 police officers in the Kane County jurisdictions will receive CIT training within the next five years. This victory is part of IL Metro IAF’s 3-part strategy for criminal justice reform in Illinois by overhauling CIT training, creating Crisis Stabilization Units, and expanding affordable permanent supportive housing.