Motivational Interviewing for Campus Police

“Mr. Closson introduces motivational interviewing, which is a tried-and-true substance-abuse intervention method, to police officers as an additional technique for interacting with students who drink and use drugs. I recommend all campus police chiefs and officers to read this book and to seek training from motivational interviewing professional.” - GoodReads Review




Motivational Interviewing (M.I.) has been used since the early 1980's and has proven results in strengthening college students’ own internal motivation to change their high-risk drinking behavior.




In Motivational Interviewing for Campus Police, David brings the evidence-based M.I. style that is already being used on campuses across the US to the front lines of alcohol, drug and crime prevention. Campus police officers are on the front lines and can provide a jump start to positive CHANGE for college students.



Learn how to…

•Elicit CHANGE TALK

•Strengthen students’ OWN MOTIVATION to positively change their behavior

•CLOSE the TIME GAP between an incident and the student conduct process to increase student learning

•Conduct COMMUNITY POLICING with a proven student-centered approach



ALL WITH SKILLS YOU ALREADY HAVE!!!




“Mr. Closson hits the nail on the head. This is a fantastic example of how to approach law enforcement as a whole. This book truly applies to all facets of law enforcement and beyond.” - Amazon Review