Recognizing acute behavioral crisis (formerly often labeled "excited delirium") and adjusting response is now a recognized California training expectation because:
Explanation
Modern California training (informed by §835a(a)(3) and SB 230) recognizes that subjects in acute behavioral crisis are at heightened sudden-death risk. (The older label "excited delirium" has been rejected by the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association; California training language now favors "acute behavioral crisis.") Best practice: minimize prolonged struggle, summon EMS immediately, avoid prone-with-pressure restraint, monitor airway and breathing, and treat the encounter as a medical emergency. Options (a), (b), (c) misstate the framework and have produced in-custody death litigation.
Law Reference: Cal. Penal Code §835a(a)(3); SB 230 training principlesThis topic, taught in full in the California Guard Card (BSIS Security Guard) guide. California Guard Card — Complete Study Guide (2026) — PDF + EPUB, $9.99 · 14-day refund →
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