Police encounters, mental illness, and injury: An exploratory investigation

Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-132

  Kerr, Amy N ^a   Morabito, Melissa ^b   Watson, Amy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis intervention training; Injury; Mental illness; Policing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953490101     PISSN: 15332586     EISSN: 15332594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332581003757198     Document Type: Article

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