CRISIS MANAGEMENT TEAM
 

The Crisis Management Team includes tactical officers assigned to the Mansfield Special Weapons and Tactics

Team (SWAT) combined with the Allied Special Operations Response Team (ASORT) and the Crisis Negotiations

Team (CNT).  In addition to the three teams, officers from various units and departments can be deployed as a

Disturbance Control Team (DCT) using the Field Force methodology.  These types of operations are designed to

rapidly deploy personnel in response to a variety of situations including disturbances, crime scenes, and natural

disasters.

 

ASORT is similar to METRICH in operational structure with team members from Mansfield Police and four

Richland County law enforcement agencies including  CNT. CNT partners with other Richland County officers to

provide negotiation skills in critical incidents.  These officers train and respond together in operations requiring a

more specialized response.