Discuss the approaches taken by police when addressing individuals with mental disorders
What will be an ideal response?
The police should consider the following for addressing persons and problems involving mental disorders: work with emergency hospitals to clarify expectations, develop workable protocols, and address problems and issues; appoint police liaison officers as champions within the police department to serve as liaison to the entire mental health community, including sitting on appropriate boards and committees; train generalist police officers via role-playing, lecture, discussion, and tours of mental health facilities; deploy specialized police officers to handle situations involving the mentally ill, relieving regular patrol officers of that responsibility; provide information to patrol officers about clinics, shelters, and mental health services available in the community; use less-lethal weapons as alternative short of deadly force, such as pepper spray and electronic control devices; establish jail-based diversion after booking (with special conditions), removing those who require services that the jail probably cannot provide into treatment; realize that arresting and incarcerating people with mental disorders accomplishes little or nothing.
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