DE-ESCALATE

02/04/2025

Congratulations to Train the Trainer Class 3 from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. We look forward to working with you and the upcoming fall Train the Trainers class!

02/04/2025

Congratulations to Train the Trainer Class 2 from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. We look forward to working with you and the upcoming fall Train the Trainers class!

02/04/2025

Congratulations to Train the Trainer Class 1 from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. We look forward to working with you and the upcoming fall Train the Trainers class!

01/11/2023

Congratulations to the Alabama Department of Corrections professional trainers now certified as DE-ESCALATE trainers! We look forward to working with you as you train all the corrections officers in department. Stay safe!

06/23/2022

Congratulations to the new DE-ESCALATE trainers at Tin Roof - A Live Music Joint with 20 locations nationwide and more coming soon! They will train all their security professionals and staff to be the safest in the hospitality industry. We look forward to working with them as they grow.

03/09/2022

Congratulations to the Nassau County, Florida Sheriff's Office whose exceptionally talented trainers are now ready to train their deputies and correctional officers in DE-ESCALATE! It was an honor to spend two days with you all in our Train the Trainer course. Be safe everyone!

01/25/2022

Finally! Some excellent peer-reviewed research validating the effectiveness of de-escalation in a major law enforcement agency. There will no doubt, as always, be detractors and critics, and research is ongoing (including by our organization). If you are not using a validated de-escalation program in your LE or corrections agency, your liability and the safety of all are at risk. We are ready to assist. See:

Research summary Changing police use of force policies and training to incorporate de-escalation tactics is one of the most routinely recommended police reform measures. Despite widespread promotion...

08/06/2021

Congratulations to the Idaho Department of Corrections whose trainers completed our two-day Train the Trainer course this week! They created an amazing 17 interactive video scenarios to truly customize their course to meet their training needs. Congratulations all, well done!

Safe schools start with smart strategies. De-escalation promotes communication, cooperation and education. Use the teachable moment.

07/28/2020

De-escalation should begin as soon as a dispatcher takes a call. Sadly, few dispatchers are trained in verbal de-escalation techniques. We have provided such training. Call us for assistance.

The wrongful arrest of Harvard Prof. Henry Louis Gates in 2009 started with a 911 call-taker who exaggerated the original complaint. Training on how to distinguish between high-risk and low-risk calls is a critical, but so far largely ignored, factor in determining police response, writes an NYU law...

07/25/2020

“Because face masks and other precautions have become a subject of contention in the U.S., the restaurant chain says it will help employees get "de-escalation training."

Because face masks and other precautions have become a subject of contention in the U.S., the restaurant chain says it will help employees get "de-escalation training."

07/23/2020

DE-ESCALATE’s Executive Director Jeff Golden was interviewed about the lack of verbal de-escalation training in most training academies and law enforcement agencies.

“The last thing anybody wants is to be commanded or to be controlled," De-escalate Director Jeff Golden said.

07/11/2020

Great job Tallahassee Community College Police Department! Thanks for inviting us to train you.

Law enforcement officers at Tallahassee Community College got the chance to learn more about de-escalating situations in a non-violent way.