@article{ref1,
title="Police training and specialized approaches to respond to people with mental illnesses",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2003",
author="Hails, Judy and Borum, Randy",
volume="49",
number="1",
pages="52-61",
abstract="Eighty-four medium and large law enforcement agencies reported the amount of training provided on mental-health-related issues and the use of specialized responses for calls involving people with mental illnesses. Departments varied widely in the amount of training provided on mental-health-related topics, with a median of 6.5 hours for basic recruits and 1 hour for in-service training. Approximately one third of the agencies (32%) had some specialized response for dealing with calls involving people with mental illnesses. Twenty-one percent had a special unit or bureau within the department to assist in responding to these calls; 8% had access to a mental health mobile crisis team.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/0011128702239235",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128702239235"
}