Police training and specialized approaches to respond to people with mental illnesses

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-61

  Hails, Judy ^a   Borum, Randy ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Police; Trainig

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037250859     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128702239235     Document Type: Article

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