Although these programs seem to be a plausible strategy to reverse the flow of persons with mental illness into jails and prisons, they may not be enough. This article will examine both the traditional approach and models of specialized response and discuss whether these approaches are sufficient ...
campus mental healthcampus policeCampus police officers are often among the initial contacts for behavioral incidents involving people with mental illness. Their training and access to resources influence decisions to direct the individual to support services and/or through campus disciplinary processes and...
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TRENTON, N.J.– The New Jersey state attorney general is changing the state's use-of-force policy aftertwo fatal police shootings of people experiencing mental health crises. Attorney General Matthew Platkin says this is the first statewide policy of its kind and will require all police de...
a coalition of community organizers is trying to take the national movement toward non-police crisis response systems a step further by refusing to take crises for granted. If it succeeds, it will, in the process, provide a new foundation for both community mental health and public healt...
Fort Collins Police Services is introducing a new mental health response team to provide better support for community members in crisis.
Back at the Americus Police Department, Officer Brooks says a professional – and empathetic – response to a mental health call can also boost the public perception of police in the community. “So that the next time people see us patrolling the streets, they think of us as a positive infl...
Research on officer decision-making in mental health contexts is lacking, and police officers' subjective experience of this response is rarely represented. Using a qualitative approach, the current study aimed to provide a description of the decision-making processes of police officers responding to ...
Exploring police response and interaction with people with mental illness in Guyana A modified variant of the Mental Health Attitude Survey for Police (MHASP) was used to garner the views of the participants. The findings indicate: (1... WC Wallace - 《Policing & Society》 被引量: 0发表: ...
Pleasanton considers embedding mental health crisis team with police The Pleasanton City Council will again consider embedding a mental health crisis response team into the Police Department's newly created Alternative Response Unit, to reduce uniformed officers' response to mental health incidents and ...