Police Interactions with Persons-in-Crisis

Police Psychology and Its Growing Impact on Modern Law Enforcement - Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0813-7.ch014 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 274-294

Author(s):

Michael E. Christopher ◽

Vincent G. Tsushima

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Law Enforcement ◽

Emotional Disturbance ◽

Social Factors ◽

Law Enforcement Officers ◽

Severe Intoxication ◽

At Risk Populations ◽

Police Interactions ◽

Psychologically Impaired

This chapter addresses the interaction of law enforcement officers and people who are psychologically impaired as a result of mental illness, emotional disturbance, or severe intoxication. The chapter consists of three major sections. Part One provides an overview of the larger legal and social factors that increasingly require law enforcement to develop specialized programmatic responses for responding to a Person-in-Crisis (PIC). Part Two provides an overview of different types of programmatic attempts to address the problems associated with these at-risk populations. Part Three offers recommendations to police psychologists on how to develop programmatic solutions to the challenges faced by law enforcement when dealing with PICs.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and our Heroes

International Healthcare Research Journal ◽

10.26440/ihrj/0401.04334 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 5-6

Author(s):

Renuka Yadav

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Law Enforcement ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Law Enforcement Officers ◽

Social Distancing ◽

The World ◽

Short Commentary ◽

The Way

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people across the globe and an equal number of people are at risk of contracting this disease. It has brought life to a standstill with people closing their businesses and adopting social distancing measures. Many countries/cities are under lockdown to contain the disease. To control this situation, the world has come together to combat this disease and return life back to normalcy. While many people are at their homes practicing social distancing, there are a few heroes which include healthcare professionals, law enforcement officers, volunteers etc. This short commentary focuses on the way COVID-19 has shaped the world and salutes its true heroes.

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