Explanation
BACKGROUND: Our community’s awareness of trauma, and its effect on our society, our neighborhoods, and our residents has increased in recent years. Trauma informed practices have become best practices in public health, education, and government. The law enforcement community has also recognized the need for trauma informed practices to be part of the training curriculum, as so many of our police officers are the first responders and investigators of our societies traumatizing events.
Historically, police interview and interrogation training has been separate from trauma informed interviewing which was usually reserved for forensic interviews of child victims of abuse. As the field increasingly recognizes the effect trauma has on victims, witnesses, and suspects across all ages, the Columbus Division of Police recognizes the need to train our officers and detectives in a manner consistent with our awareness of the needs in our community.
The Columbus Division of Police requests approval to spend $128,205.00 for ninety-nine Columbus Division of Police detectives and officers to complete Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview, (FETI) training facilitated by Veracities Public Benefit Corporation. This training, which will be held at the Columbus Police Academy, is an unprecedented opportunity to train approximately 1/3 of our detectives simultaneously. Not only does it put the Division of Police on the forefront of the next generation of interviewing techniques, but it also represents the City’s commitment to the reimagining of public safety, by choosing to innovate in a way, and at a scale, that demonstrates the Division’s commitment to our residents.
FETI is a science and practice-based interviewing methodology informed by the current research on the neurobiology of trauma and memory. FETI® provides interviewers with a framework to maximize the opportunities for information collection and accurately document the interview in a neutral, equitable, an...
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