
Los Angeles City Hall
LAPD seeks approval for $320,000 federal grant to expand recruit de-escalation training
Grant would add six hours of de-escalation training for 450 police recruits and fund an AI chat tool holding training materials.

Grant would add six hours of de-escalation training for 450 police recruits and fund an AI chat tool holding training materials.

The money would train about 720 patrol officers in de-escalation using virtual reality scenarios, with no city match required.