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The effect of crisis intervention team training on the outcomes of mental health crises calls for law enforcement
Joshua Adam Thomas Acker
Paperback. ProQuest, UMI Dissertation Publishing 2011-10-01.
ISBN 9781244736221
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In the United States, law enforcement officers frequently manage encounters with people who are experiencing mental health crises. The crisis intervention team (CIT) training prepares officers for handing situations that involve people with mental illnesses, and communities are adopting CIT programs. Proponents of CIT training theorize that it improves outcomes for those in mental health crises, such as diversion from jail, improved safety, and increased mental health referral. The sequential intercept, which provides the theoretical foundation for this study, identifies five opportunities when people with mental illnesses can be diverted from the criminal justice system. The model's first intercept point is law enforcement discretion in potential arrest situations. However, there is a scarcity of empirical research addressing the impact of CIT training on arrest outcomes The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine whether CIT trained officers differ from officers who are not CIT trained on use of force, number of injuries to officer, number of injuries to those in crisis, and the disposition of these service calls. Archival data from one sheriff's office were utilized for this analysis; data included 450 deputy sheriffs and encompassed 4, 453 incidents. Data were analyzed using MANOVA, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, and Kendall's Tau b. Small but statistically significant differences were found between CIT and those not CIT trained deputies. CIT trained officers were associated with lower rates of injury to citizens in mental health calls and were more likely to provide mental health referrals. This research contributes to social change by documenting the need for specialized law enforcement training and the positive impact it may have on people with mental illnesses
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