RT Article
T1 Policing people with mental illness: experimental evaluation of online training to de-escalate mental health crises
JF Journal of experimental criminology
VO 15
IS 4
SP 551
OP 567
A1 Hacker, Robyn L.
A2 Horan, John J.
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1748602039
AB This study was conducted to complete a proof of concept for a brief online training designed to improve the policing of people with mental illness. The training, positioned within a stress inoculation framework, is scalable worldwide at minimal cost. Our primary intent was to effect improvements in law enforcement officers’ ability to effectively respond to and de-escalate mental health crises.
K1 De-escalation
K1 Training
K1 Law Enforcement
K1 Police officers
K1 Mental Illness
K1 Mental health crises
DO 10.1007/s11292-019-09380-3