Police response to mental health calls for service: gatekeepers and street corner psychiatrists

An introduction to the problem -- Understanding mental health: A brief history of American practice -- Mental health's implications for policing -- State of policing and mental health calls for service -- Police training - general patterns related to CIT -- Police training - a more detailed loo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jachimowski, Kayla G. (Author)
Contributors: Cooper, Jonathon A.
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham Boulder New York London Lexington Books [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Mentally ill offenders
Police Training
Police services for the mentally ill
Psychische Störung > Polizei > Krisenintervention
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Summary:An introduction to the problem -- Understanding mental health: A brief history of American practice -- Mental health's implications for policing -- State of policing and mental health calls for service -- Police training - general patterns related to CIT -- Police training - a more detailed look -- Moving forward: theory and practice.
"This book explores the impact that training has on officer decision-making during calls for service where an individual has a mental health disorder, from both an empirical and historical perspective"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:vii, 121 Seiten
ISBN:9781793601728
9781793601742