WA police lag on required deescalation, mental health training

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 731

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Washington law enforcement officers are way behind completing deescalation and mental health training required under the state’s marquee police accountability law.

That’s according to a report released this week by the state auditor’s office. The audit found just 16% of veteran officers and 14% of new officers had finished the 40 hours of training. Roughly 42% of vets were at least halfway done. At this rate, under half of the state’s officers will have …

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