{"title":"Hostage and Barricade Incidents Within an Officer-Involved Shooting Sample: Suicide by Cop, Intervention Efficacy, and Descriptive Characteristics","authors":"K. Mohandie, J. Meloy","doi":"10.1080/15332581003799737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332581003799737","url":null,"abstract":"The study analyzed 84 hostage, barricade, and jumper cases from within a large sample (n = 707) of officer-involved shooting (OIS) cases occurring between 1998 and 2006. Seventy-six percent of these incidents involved suicidal individuals—66% were ultimately determined to be suicide by cop (SbC), nearly twice the likelihood in the overall sample. Most of the subjects were males, average age 36, involved in an unplanned event that escalated into an SbC attempt. Seventy-one percent of OIS subjects in the hostage barricade group survived the encounter, while only 33% of the SbC subjects did, a statistically significant difference in mortality rate. Of the 43 cases where crisis negotiation and verbal techniques were attempted with SbC subjects, they made no significant difference in outcome. Length of time also did not decrease risk of injury or death. Behavioral resolve to die on the part of the subject appears to be a key determinant of outcome. Suicide-by-cop ideation and intent is a high-risk indicator for subject fatality and injury in hostage and barricade incidents, and needs to be quickly and accurately assessed.","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"101 - 115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332581003799737","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59872859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Ritter, J. L. Teller, M. Munetz, Natalie Bonfine
{"title":"Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training: Selection Effects and Long-Term Changes in Perceptions of Mental Illness and Community Preparedness","authors":"C. Ritter, J. L. Teller, M. Munetz, Natalie Bonfine","doi":"10.1080/15332581003756992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332581003756992","url":null,"abstract":"Survey data were used to assess how training affects changes in officers’ perceptions of persons with mental illness as well as perceptions of police and the mental health system's preparedness in addressing their needs. Officers’ confidence in their ability to handle calls involving people with mental illness in crisis increased most over time. Exploratory analysis indicated that this increase was positively associated with the pretraining degree to which people with mental illness in crisis present a problem for the police department. This increase was positively associated with the perception that the police department's overall effectiveness in meeting the needs of people with mental illness in crisis and negatively associated with the degree to which mental illness was believed to be caused by parental upbringing. These findings suggest that initial salience of the problem for the police department posed by those with mental illness is critical to CIT officer eventual “success.”","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"133 - 152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332581003756992","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59872255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Police Departments' Response in Dealing with Persons With Mental Illness","authors":"L. Martínez","doi":"10.1080/15332581003785462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332581003785462","url":null,"abstract":"Many individuals with serious mental illnesses have limited resources and supports for living successfully in the community. This places many at risk for contact with law enforcement officers and has forced jails and prisons to become providers of psychiatric care. Police departments across the nation have implemented mental health intervention programs to train officers in handling calls involving individuals who are experiencing mental health crises. Although these programs seem to be a plausible strategy to reverse the flow of persons with mental illness into jails and prisons, they may not be enough. This article will examine both the traditional approach and models of specialized response and discuss whether these approaches are sufficient for providing officers the tools they need to assist individuals with mental illnesses.","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"166 - 174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332581003785462","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59872750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Strategic Approach to Police Interactions Involving Persons with Mental Illness","authors":"Glenn S. Lipson, J. T. Turner, R. Kasper","doi":"10.1080/15332581003757297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332581003757297","url":null,"abstract":"A growing challenge for law enforcement is dealing appropriately and effectively with persons with mental illness. Individuals experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness may respond differently than what front-line officers expect. Thus, persons with mental illness raise risk issues regarding intervention, strategy, and program framing. As the population grows and ages, so does the number of persons with mental illnesses. First, we look at the prevalence of mental illness. Second, the evolving research on the relationship between violence and mental illness is presented. Third, we discuss how individuals with mental illnesses are also at risk of being victimized by crime. Fourth, we examine what additional risk factors police can explore to determine the threat level posed when responding to a person with mental illness. A specific technique that officers can employ to more effectively gather information, reduce the risk of confrontation, and promote cooperation is used as an example.","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"30 - 38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332581003757297","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59872389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification and Strategies for Diffusing 911 Abuse Caused by Psychiatric Symptoms","authors":"Nils A. Rosenbaum","doi":"10.1080/15332581003757354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332581003757354","url":null,"abstract":"To date, there is limited guidance or consensus on how best to handle 911 abuse caused by people suffering from delusions or dementia. People with delusions who do not meet the threshold to be taken to the hospital for a mandatory evaluation often generate many unnecessary 911 calls. They pose no immediate threat to themselves or others at the time of the call. Paranoid thinking and misinterpretation of events can cause multiple, needless 911 calls. These callers can be a nuisance or even pose a serious problem to public safety by tying up valuable services and by making police race through traffic, risking accidents. This article examines some of the current strategies around the country to address delusional 911 abusers and outlines steps to take on how to diffuse the problem of psychiatric 911 abuse for police officers, social workers, and other mental health professionals.","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"182 - 190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332581003757354","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59872451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: Police Interventions to Prevent Violence and Criminalization","authors":"Oren M. Gur","doi":"10.1080/15332581003799752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332581003799752","url":null,"abstract":"Studies of contacts between persons with mental illness and police officers generally focus on outcomes for officers, with limited research on the experiences of persons with mental illness. Direct and indirect violence against persons with mental illness, which is perpetrated by the police, adversely affects the criminal justice system and society. Understanding the ramifications of interactions between police and persons with mental illness can highlight the potential for targeted improvements to reduce violent victimization. Incorporating information from successful programs, this article presents recommendations for improving procedural justice for persons with mental illness at different contact points with the criminal justice system.","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"220 - 240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332581003799752","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59872867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael T Compton, Beth Broussard, Dana Hankerson-Dyson, Shaily Krishan, Tarianna Stewart, Janet R Oliva, Amy C Watson
{"title":"System- and Policy-Level Challenges to Full Implementation of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Model.","authors":"Michael T Compton, Beth Broussard, Dana Hankerson-Dyson, Shaily Krishan, Tarianna Stewart, Janet R Oliva, Amy C Watson","doi":"10.1080/15332581003757347","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332581003757347","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model of collaboration between law enforcement and mental health is widely recognized as being \"more than just training\" for police officers; the core elements of CIT include a number of other components. However, several system- and policy-level obstacles can make successful implementation of CIT difficult in many communities. Three such challenges are addressed in this article: insufficient training and policies for dispatchers, poor availability of psychiatric emergency receiving facilities, and complexities related to implementation of CIT in rural settings. Collaboratively addressing these and other challenges will undoubtedly advance the goals of CIT.</p>","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"10 1-2","pages":"72-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990634/pdf/nihms195775.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29498385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crisis Intervention Teams in Chicago: Successes on the Ground.","authors":"Kelli E Canada, Beth Angell, Amy C Watson","doi":"10.1080/15332581003792070","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332581003792070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Police officers encounter a sizable number of calls involving individuals who have mental illness. In response to the challenges that officers face with mental health calls, police departments nationally are implementing specialized response programs. In this paper, we present findings from qualitative interviews with police regarding the implementation of a well-known specialized response model, Crisis Intervention Teams. Researchers employed a grounded dimensional analysis to examine how CIT is utilized in four Chicago police districts. Results indicate that police, irrespective of whether they received CIT training, perceive an array of benefits of CIT implementation in their district. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"10 1-2","pages":"86-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990632/pdf/nihms205753.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29497958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Police Encounters, Mental Illness and Injury: An Exploratory Investigation.","authors":"Amy N Kerr, Melissa Morabito, Amy C Watson","doi":"10.1080/15332581003757198","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332581003757198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Police encounters are believed to be particularly dangerous for people with mental illness and police officers. Despite widespread concern among advocates, researchers and police professionals, little is known about the details of these interactions including the occurrence of injuries. In the current study, we explore injuries to people with mental illness and officers to determine the extent to which situational and individual factors predict injuries. Findings suggest that injuries during police calls involving persons with mental illness are infrequent and rarely require medical attention. Predictors of injuries in these calls are similar to those in police encounters with the general population.</p>","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"10 ","pages":"116-132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2991059/pdf/nihms195765.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29497771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Review of ““Copicide”: Concepts, Cases, and Controversies of Suicide by Cop”","authors":"Sharon C. Leviton","doi":"10.1080/15332580902881661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332580902881661","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89175,"journal":{"name":"Journal of police crisis negotiations : an international journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"174 - 175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332580902881661","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59872663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}