A novel training program for Police Officers that improves interactions with mentally ill individuals and is cost-effective

A novel training program for Police Officers that improves interactions with mentally ill individuals and is cost-effective

Police and law enforcement providers frequently come into contact with individuals who have psychiatric disorders, sometimes with tragic results. Repeated studies suggest that greater understanding of psychiatric conditions by police officers would be beneficial. Here we present a novel approach to...

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Main Authors: Yasmeen eKrameddine, David eDeMarco, Robert eHassel, Peter H Silverstone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Mental Health
Police
Research
training
behaviour
attitudes
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00009/full

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