RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Commentary: Police Officers and Persons with Mental Illness
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 356
OP 358
VO 41
IS 3
A1 Richard L. Frierson
YR 2013
UL http://jaapl.org/content/41/3/356.abstract
AB Silverstone et al. present a study outlining the success of a novel training program implemented in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to train police officers to interact with persons who may have a psychiatric disorder. The training was well accepted by the participants and was novel in its use of professional actors to portray persons with mental illness across six model scenarios. I outline the need for such training and comment on certain aspects of this particular program, including overall design, usefulness, and limitations.