... contact) and three models of police use of force (any force in the current arrest, ordinal measure of force in the current arrest, and any force in a previous contact). Findings – The results provide empirical support for a link between mental illness and increased resistance against the police...

...Melissa Schaefer Morabito; Amy Watson; Jeffrey Draine Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the predictors of officer attitudes toward Crisis Intervention Teams, a new innovation designed to improve police response to people with mental illnesses. Design/methodology/approach...

...William Wells; Joseph A. Schafer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore police officer perceptions of their contacts with the mentally ill and examine outcomes of an innovative police training program designed to improve police handling of cases involving the mentally ill. Design...

... new questions regarding the relationship between mental disorder, suspects' demeanor and officer decision making. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Mental illness Police Arrest Behaviour Research has consistently demonstrated that persons with mental disorders...