Canada Kelli E, Angell Beth, Watson Amy C
University of Chicago.
J Police Crisis Negot. 2010;10(1-2):86-100. doi: 10.1080/15332581003792070.
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.
警察会接到大量涉及患有精神疾病人员的报警电话。为应对警察在心理健康相关报警电话中面临的挑战，全国的警察部门都在实施专门的应对计划。在本文中，我们展示了对警察进行定性访谈的结果，这些访谈围绕一个著名的专门应对模式——危机干预小组（Crisis Intervention Teams，简称CIT）的实施情况展开。研究人员采用扎根维度分析方法，来考察CIT在芝加哥四个警察辖区是如何被运用的。结果表明，无论是否接受过CIT培训，警察们都察觉到在其辖区实施CIT有一系列益处。文中还讨论了对实践和政策的启示。
