Improving police response to persons with mental illness: A multi-level conceptualization of CIT

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 359-368

  Watson, Amy C ^a   Morabito, Melissa Schaefer ^b   Draine, Jeffrey ^c   Ottati, Victor ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICE; POLICY;

CRIMINAL LAW; CRISIS INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POLICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TEACHING;

EID: 49649083518     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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