The police-based Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model: II. Effects on level of force and resolution, referral and arrest

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 523-529

  Compton, Michael T ^a   Bakeman, Roger ^b   Broussard, Beth ^a   Hankerson Dyson, Dana ^c   Husbands, Letheshia ^c   Krishan, Shaily ^c   Stewart Hutto, Tarianna ^c   D'Orio, Barbara M ^c   Oliva, Janet R ^f   Thompson, Nancy J ^d   Watson, Amy C ^e  

^a Northwell Health   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM MODEL; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; POLICE; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL PATIENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK; UTILIZATION; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ODDS RATIO; POLICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84901643791     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300108     Document Type: Article

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