article_snippet: The three officers who fired their weapons at Robinet were veterans of the Skid Row beat who had special training to deal with mentally ill and other people in the downtrodden area, said LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.
article_snippet: The LAPD didn't immediately say how much training The LAPD had received in dealing with mentally ill people.
article_snippet: All officers must go through at least an 11-hour course.
article_snippet: Police Chief Charlie Beck said some of All officers had 'completed some of the veteran officers most extensive mental illness training over a 36-hour course.'
article_snippet: Initial signs showed some of the veteran officers used what some of the veteran officers had learned during the confrontation, despite the outcome, Police Chief Charlie Beck said.
article_snippet: The way you have conversations, the way you offer options, the way that you give some space, the body language that you portray, the way that you escalate, all of that is part of the training,' Police Chief Charlie Beck said on Monday. '
article_snippet: The specialized training came under the nationwide Safer Cities Initiative, designed to tone down encounters between police and people on the streets.
article_snippet: Two of four officers suffered minor injuries, including the rookie officer, who is on crutches.
article_snippet: four officers are on paid leave.