grab them, arrest them, handcuff them, put them on a gurney, and ship them off to a receiving facility. reporter: he says cip officers are taught to take a step back, to deescalate the situation. we re not showing up in that macho level to where i m here, i m going to take you here and do this. no. it s more of we are here to help you. what can i do for you? what do you need? really try to become their friend. reporter: the judge says more than 3,900 officers are trained and on the team. keeping those suffering from mental illness out of jail and in treatment. we re not criminalizing their mental illness, which is what we ve done in this country. reporter: unfortunately, getting the mentally ill help is not enough. army veteran franklin rosario had been in treatment for months when sir, you may not possess any firearms.
just three days later, another school. this one in florida, goes into lockdown. and miami-dade police negotiator victor millian is called into action. part of the information i received was that there were multiple weapons involved, to include grenades. reporter: the shooter isn t in a school, but across the street, living here. he s distressed and heavily armed. inside his apartment, the walls are covered with violent rantings, and silhouettes used for target practice. his name is franklin rosario. earlier that day, his sister, alma, sent this desperate e-mail that alerted authorities. i lived with him and have seen his suicide note written on his wall at home. and he has personally told me about plans he has to do mass public shootings. what were your immediate
mental illness out of jail and in treatment. we re not criminalizing their mental illness, which is what we ve done in this country. reporter: unfortunately, getting the mentally ill help is not enough. army veteran franklin rosario had been in treatment for months when sir, i m ordering that you may not possess any firearms, do you understand that? yes, your honor. reporter: at this hearing, he convinced the judge to let him go home. days later, he committed suicide, stabbing himself to death. but the judge s programs have many more success stories. like this man. justin is amazing. he was a chef at a nice restaurant on south beach. he had a schizophrenic break. he attacked the owner of the restaurant. reporter: it was 2007.
suffering a mental breakdown? a lot of patience. reporter: he says rosario was suspicious of police. but he somehow finds a way to build trust. i explained to him that i m a veteran myself. i actually showed him my military i.d. card. i think that was the turning point. reporter: after more than five hours, no bullets fired, no storming the building, rosario surrendering peacefully. he s take on the a treatment facility, not a jail. he was very sick, but he didn t break a law. they got to him before he did something terrible. reporter: it was miami-dade county judge s staff that received the e-mail and alerted police. which wait until someone is so sick that they are getting arrested or hurting somebody, and it s ruining families and lives and very unnecessary.
step back, to deescalate the situation. we re not showing up in that macho level to where i m here, i m going to take you here and do this. it s more of we are here to help you. what can i do for you? what do you need? really try to become their friend. reporter: the judge says more than 3900 officers are trained and on the team. keeping those suffering from mental illness out of jail and in treatment. we re not criminalizing their mental illness, which is what we ve done in this country. reporter: unfortunately, getting the mentally ill help is not enough. rosario had been in treatment for months when sir, you may not possess any firearms. do you understand that? yes, your honor. reporter: at this hearing, he convinced the judge to let him go home. days later, he committed suicide, stabbing himself to death.