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Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP)

Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP)

The Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP) topic examines and explains nature of people with social, mental, or behavioral problems and equips cops with the tools they need to safely handle these subjects, many of whom are close to suicide. Dealing with an emotionally disturbed person can be one of the most challenging encounters for an officer on patrol.
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Stabbed NYPD cop home for daughter's birthday

Stabbed NYPD cop home for daughter's birthday

Two weeks after a deranged man plunged a jagged knife into his head, the brave officer left the hospital - Full Story

News

Man arrested after armed siege in central London

Man arrested after armed siege in central London

British media had claimed that the man was holding people captive, but police said they were 'not aware of any hostages' - Full Story

Columns

A secret for breaking through to delusional EDPs Charles Remsberg - 10-8: Life on the Line

A secret for breaking through to delusional EDPs

Homer was delusional, to put it mildly. A mental patient who’d wandered off from a minimum-security tr... - Full Story

Columns

30 years of the Street Survival Seminar Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

30 years of the Street Survival Seminar

Hundreds of thousands of cops have been impacted by a seminar that began with a dozen officers crammed into an elementary school classroom - Full Story



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Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP) Columnists

Destroying Myths & Discovering Cold Facts Destroying Myths & Discovering Cold Facts
with Force Science Institute
Beat-1 Beat-1
with Chris Lawrence