Table 3.

Exemplary training program.

	All sub groups
Basic modules (all sub groups)a	Exemplary	Module 1: Mental disorders with high relevance for policing (e.g., addiction, affective disorders, schizophrenia)	Module 2: Learning how to respond to suicidal patients	Module 3: Communication techniques	Module 4: Mental hygiene and supervision in policing
		Mandatory contents in all basic modules:
		- Introducing local mental health service professionals and networks
		- Trialogue with (former) patients or family members
		- Situational role play scenarios
Advanced modules (for sub groups)		Uniformed police		Criminal investigation police
	Exemplary	Module 5: Risks and perceived danger in contact with PMI	Module 6: Recognizing domestic violence and neglect	Module 7: Trauma sensitivity and interacting with traumatized persons	Module 8: Interrogation of persons being affected by sexual and/ or physical abuse
	Exemplary	Module 9: Self-protection and special characteristics in contact with PMI	Module 10: Successful collaboration with mental health service	Module 11: Interactions with children in police investigations and interrogations	Module 12: Indications for credibility of statements by PMI
	Exemplary	Role play scenario 1: Calming down a person with a mental disorder in a crisis situation (e.g., without medication)	Role play scenario 2: Transferring an intoxicatedb person into psychiatric care	Role play scenario 3: Interacting with perpetrators, victims, and witnesses in the context of interrogations and investigations	Role play scenario 4: Interacting methods suitable for children and adolescents
		Network partner 1: Patients with treated and stabilized e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar disorderb	Network partner 2: Local psychiatrists to introduce the conditions, workflow and decision-making processes in psychiatric practice	Network partner 3: Experts and consultants with experience in plausibility assessment during court appearance	Network partner 4: Local psychological-pedagogical professionals

^aBecause of the fact that teaching law-related issues is better established within German police training, this curriculum draft focuses on teaching issues concerning symptom-related knowledge and adequate reactions for situations between police and PMI. In the opinion of the authors, if necessary, law-related issues (e.g., in Baden-Wuerttemberg legal statutes § 33 PolGBW and §§ 13/1, 13/3, 16/1 PsychKHGBW that regulate admission to hospital etc.) should appear on the level of the basic modules offered to all police officers.

^bThe specific diagnosis and included mental illness can vary and be adapted to the needs of the target audience.