Police response to people with mental illness or developmental disability
Subtitle: a field guide.
Contributors: California. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Publisher: California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Sacramento
Language: eng
Subjects: Police training -- California -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Crisis intervention (Mental health services) -- California -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Psychiatric emergencies -- California -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Two pocket cards, Common medications to treat mental illness and Some guiding principles/Tips : Communication with someone who is suicidal, laid in.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Developmental disabilities; title: 3. Mental illness; title: 4. Verbal intervention strategies; title: 5. Suicide; title: 6. Responding to violent subjects; title: 7. Community resources and collaborations; title: 8. Incident disposition; title: 9. Crime victims with disabilities; title: Appendix A. Glossary of terms; title: Appendix B. Legal references; title: Appendix C. Community and state resources; title: Appendix D. Bibliography.