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Police Training and Specialized Approaches to Respond to People With Mental Illnesses
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Eighty-four medium and large law enforcement agencies reported the amount of training provided on mental-health-related issues and the use of specialized responses for calls involving people with mental illnesses. Departments varied widely in the amount of training provided on mental-health-related topics, with a median of 6.5 hours for basic recruits and 1 hour for in-service training. Approximately one third of the agencies (32%) had some specialized response for dealing with calls involving people with mental illnesses. Twenty-one percent had a special unit or bureau within the department to assist in responding to these calls; 8% had access to a mental health mobile crisis team.
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- Authors
- Hails, J., & Borum, R.
- ORCID
- Borum, Randy
- Venue
- Crime & Delinquency
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2003-01
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 52-61
- ISSN
- 0011-1287 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-387X
- OpenAlex
- W2161183065
- Cited by
- 150
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 23.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Crime & Delinquency (publishedVersion)
- Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Keywords
- police training, mental illness, law enforcement, specialized police units, crisis response, in-service training, recruit training
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