Policy
All vehicles used for transports shall be inspected before and after each transport to ensure that no contraband or other items are present. This includes, but is not limited to, prisoners and persons in crisis transports.
Definitions
Refer to the Commonly Used Terms page for general definitions.
- Crisis: An event or situation where a person's safety and health may be threatened by behavioral health challenges, to include mental health conditions, intellectual or developmental disabilities, substance use, or overwhelming stressors. A crisis can involve a person's perception or experience of an event or situation as an intolerable difficulty that exceeds the person's current resources and coping mechanisms and may include unusual stress in their life that renders the person unable to function as they normally would.