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Service and order The role of police in addressing non-
maintenance functions of criminal issues such as disputes,
police disturbances, and quality-of-life
concerns to maintain public order and
community stability.
Police interaction with Police frequently encounter individuals
mental health population experiencing mental health crises
during calls for service and must
manage safety, treatment access, and
legal
considerations.
Prevalence of police A significant portion of police calls
encounters with mentally ill involve individuals experiencing mental
individuals health crises, making mental health
response a routine policing
responsibility.
Models for responding to Common models include Crisis
mental health incidents Intervention Teams (CIT), co-responder
models with mental health
, professionals, and civilian crisis
response teams.
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) A policing strategy where specially
model trained officers respond to mental
health crises and collaborate with
mental health providers.
Co-responder model A response model where police respond
to incidents alongside mental health
professionals who assist in de-
escalation and treatment referral.
Civilian crisis response A model where non-police professionals
model respond to certain mental health calls
without sworn officers unless
necessary.
Empirical findings on mental Research suggests CIT and co-responder
health response models models can reduce arrests and improve
outcomes for individuals experiencing
mental health crises.
Methods police become Police encounters occur through
engaged in police-citizen reactive responses to calls for service
encounters and proactive police-initiated
activities.