Video: Articulating Interactions with Mentally Ill Subjects Using Mnemonics

Attorney Missy O'Linn discusses the mnemonics that can help officers explain their actions after an incident involving a mentally ill or unstable subject.

Attorney Missy O'Linn—a partner in the Los Angeles office of Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, and Trester LLP—discusses with POLICE Contributing Web Editor Doug Wyllie the mnemonics that can help officers explain their actions after an incident involving a mentally ill or unstable subject. Using these memory tools, officers can far better articulate themselves at a deposition or in a trial setting.

 

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