Police officers often respond to calls involving EDPs: Emotionally Disturbed Persons. Some of these EDPs are high on drugs, mentally ill, or severely depressed about some event in their life. Suicidal subjects are one of the types of EDP that we have to deal with. Often times a suicidal subject does not have any real intent to harm themselves; they are just looking for help … [Read more...]
Recognizing Emotionally Disturbed Persons
Emotionally Disturbed Persons, or EDPs, are common encounters for the street level police officer. EDPs fall into three general categories: chemical abusers, short term, and long term. Recognizing what category the EDP falls into may help you in how you deal with the subject. The first category is the chemical abuser. The folks in this category include your crack-heads, … [Read more...]