System- and policy-level challenges to full implementation of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model

Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-85

  Compton, Michael T ^a   Broussard, Beth ^a   Hankerson Dyson, Dana ^a   Krishan, Shaily ^a   Stewart, Tarianna ^a   Oliva, Janet R ^b   Watson, Amy C ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Georgia Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis intervention teams; Law enforcement; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953518263     PISSN: 15332586     EISSN: 15332594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332581003757347     Document Type: Article

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