Police Response to People with Mental Illnesses, Including Information on the211 Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements and Community Policing Approaches. 211 Trainers Guide and Model Policy

摘要

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is a national membership organization211u001ecomposed of chief executives from municipal, county and state law enforcement 211u001eagencies. The following training curriculum and model policy on responding to 211u001epeople with mental illness is part of a series of products that address the 211u001epolice response to people with disabilities. Other training curricula on the 211u001epolice response to people with seizure disorders, people with speech and hearing 211u001eimpairments, and people with mental retardation are also available. This grant 211u001ealso supported the preparation of a training video and brochure, titled Mental 211u001eIllness: Police Response. In addition, PERF has produced model policies and 211u001evideotapes on complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For those 211u001eagencies interested in training their officers or supervisors on the requirements 211u001eof the ADA, we have included a training module in each of these curricula. These 211u001ecan be given alone or in conjunction with one or more of the disability-specific 211u001emodules.