Book Description:
Collaborations between the law enforcement and mental health communities have become vital as law enforcement officers are often first-line responders in crisis situations involving individuals with mental illnesses. A nationally recognized example of a pre-booking jail diversion program, the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model, was developed in 1988 following a fatal police shooting of a person with a history of a mental illness. The model is a close collaboration among law enforcement, the mental health system, and advocates. CIT programs provide specialized training for police officers to assist them in safely and effectively responding to individuals with mental illnesses and obtaining appropriate services that will adequately address these individuals’ needs in lieu of incarceration when appropriate. This book examines the CIT model and the reasons why it is a unique and important collaboration between law enforcement and mental health. (Imprint: Nova Press)

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Table of Contents:
Foreword pp. i-x

1. Types of Collaborations between Law Enforcement and Mental Health, pp. 1-2

2. Pre-Booking Models, pp. 3-6

3. Post-Booking Models, pp. 7-10

4. Inception and Growth of the CIT Model, pp. 11

5. History of CIT, pp. 13-16

6. Development of CIT and Examples of CIT Programs, pp. 17-26

7. Core Elements of the CIT Model, pp. 27

8. Ongoing Elements, pp. 29-32

9. Operational Elements, pp. 33-36

10. Sustaining Elements, pp. 37-40

11. Research on the CIT Model, pp. 41

12. Officer-Level Research, pp. 43-48

13. Subject-Level Research, pp. 49-50

14. Disposition-Related Research, pp. 51-52

15. Community/Systems-Level Research, pp. 53-57

16. Ongoing Debates and Dilemmas Pertaining to the CIT Model, pp. 59

17. Unresolved Controversies, pp. 61-62

18. Barriers and Challenges, pp. 63-76

Index pp. 77-80