The Psyche of Policing and Policing the Psyche: Conceptualizing and Managing Fatal Conflicts Between Police Officers and Seriously Mentally Ill Individuals
Abstract
Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience a disproportionate rate of violence and incarceration in their interactions with law enforcement officials. Unfortunately, the training method most frequently used to address this issue, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training, has been shown to be ineffective in promoting behavior change in law enforcement officials. Using the most recent evidence-based health communication and conflict resolution literature, as well as a novel conceptualization of the unique forms of conflict that arise between law enforcement and individuals with SMI, this study evaluates federal standards for the delivery of CIT curriculum and offers recommendations as to how this curriculum could be improved.
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Citation
Shaw, Lee M. (2023). The Psyche of Policing and Policing the Psyche: Conceptualizing and Managing Fatal Conflicts Between Police Officers and Seriously Mentally Ill Individuals. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /202850.