California killings renew call for police mental health training

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California killings renew call for police mental health training

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-killings-renew-call-police-mental-health-training-223420764.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6cF061LlrG_9wkpQjn9FXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-05-28T223420Z_1_LYNXMPEA4R0WZ_RTROPTP_2_USA-CALIFORNIA-SHOOTING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Blood is seen inside the I.V. Deli after a series of drive -by shootings that left 6 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara" align="left" title="Blood is seen inside the I.V. Deli after a series of drive -by shootings that left 6 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) - California lawmakers urged swift action on Wednesday to better train law enforcement officials to recognize and deal with mental illness after last week's bloody rampage in an idyllic college town near Santa Barbara. The killing spree by the son of a Hollywood film director has raised questions about whether police have adequate training to spot warning signs of violence after it emerged that deputies sent to the young man's home weeks prior to the rampage found him to be polite and left without taking further action. California Democrats hoping to improve the ability of police to spot warning signs renewed a call on Wednesday to spend $12 million on better training for police on such issues as part of a broader measure seeking increased funding for mental health services in California's criminal justice system.</p><br clear="all"/>

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