When Mental Illness Becomes a Police Matter

Authors

• UAA Justice Center

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Description

Mental illness is not a police matter in and of itself and most people with mental illness (MI) are not involved in the criminal justice system. When police do interact with an individual with MI, care needs to be taken not to label the person as the problem but to focus on behavior that causes harm to self and others.

Publication Date

10-18-2017

Keywords

law enforcement, mental health, police

Recommended Citation

UAA Justice Center, "When Mental Illness Becomes a Police Matter" (2017). Vols 31-36 (2014-2019). 51.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_ak_justice_forum_31-36/51

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/8085