Salt Lake City Police Department
At A Glance
Total number of agency personnel: 710
Sworn: 590
Civilian: 120
Total population served: 186,000
Jurisdiction: Salt Lake City, Utah
Program Highlights
- Small city and rural community collaboration and coordination across multiple jurisdictions
- Employs a complementary three-team approach through the Community Connection Center, which includes:
- Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
- Homeless Outreach Service Team (HOST)
- Community Connections Team (CCT)
- The CCT consists of case managers and therapists partnered with CIT detectives and a sergeant. It also functions as a co-responder unit with a social worker responding to 911 calls alongside a CIT detective. The co-responder team addresses “social issue calls,” which may look like: an unwanted person; a person with suicidal ideas; and concerns related to mental health, homelessness, and substance use disorders. The team also works with CIT Metro to conduct CIT trainings for multiple police departments in Salt Lake Valley.
- The CIT multi-county collaboration:
- Provides 40-hour training for patrol and corrections-based academies
- Operates a dedicated CIT Investigative Unit with a detective to follow up on mental health calls for service
- Additional Training includes:
- CIT for youth: 8-hour academy
- Autism training: Two 5-hour courses per year
- Post-traumatic stress disorder specialization and officer wellness: 8-hour course
- Recertification and officer resilience CIT training
SLC Police Department Homeless Outreach Services Team (HOST)
Profile: Brandee Casias, Director of Utah’s statewide Crisis Intervention Training program
Website: Salt Lake City Police Department Community Connection Center
Contact
Sergeant Scott Stuck
P.O. Box 145505
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 799–3623
[email protected]
Jessica Waters
Social Work Director
P.O. Box 145505
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 799-3518
[email protected]