The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Model for Law Enforcement: Creative Considerations for Enhancing University Campus Police Response to Mental Health Crisis

Segal Emily ()
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Segal Emily: Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Creative and Knowledge Society, 2014, vol. 4, issue 1, 20

Abstract: Purpose of the article American university and college campus law enforcement, like their peers in American munipal law enforcement agencies, find themselves interacting frequently with civilians experiencing mental health disturbances. An innovative model for law enforcement, the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model, has been developed to address the difficulties law enforcement professionals and civilians in mental health crisis face during encounters. (Margolis & Shtull, 2012) This article explores how CIT can enhance police response to mental health crisis on the college campus.

Date: 2014
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