Reform Effort Has Sheriff Deputies Undergoing Crisis Intervention Training

By Tom Mustin
DENVER (CBS4) – There’s a million-dollar program designed to change the Denver Sheriff Department.
“It’s part of the culture change, part of the reform process,” Sheriff Patrick Firman told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
After a series of high-profile excessive force cases against the department, all 700 deputies are being required to complete Crisis Intervention Training, or C.I.T.
Firman says the 40-hour course includes lifelike scenarios, which force