Crisis intervention teams in Chicago: Successes on the ground

Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-100

  Canada, Kelli E ^a   Angell, Beth ^b   Watson, Amy C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis intervention teams; Law enforcement; Mental health; Program implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953483374     PISSN: 15332586     EISSN: 15332594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332581003792070     Document Type: Article

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