TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - How police officers assess for mental illnesses
JO  - Victims and offenders
A1  - Bohrman, Casey
A1  - Wilson, Amy Blank
A1  - Watson, Amy
A1  - Draine, Jeff
SP  - 1077
EP  - 1092
VL  - 13
IS  - 8
N2  - The authors examined how police officers assess for mental illnesses and how those assessments vary by location. Researchers conducted semistructured interviews with 15 officers working in two police districts in one city. <br><br>FINDINGS from the study indicate that officers make assessments based on information from dispatch, collateral contacts, and behavioral observations on the scene. The authors also found that neighborhood context shaped the assessment process due to variations in types of information that were available to officers in different locations. The findings indicate that there is a need to improve the quality of all three sources of information.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-4886
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2018.1504844
ID  - ref1
ER  -