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TECHBeat, July/August 2017

NCJ Number
251093
Journal
Date Published
August 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

TECHBeat, May 2017

NCJ Number
250921
Date Published
May 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material

Improving Officer Safety in Interactions With Citizens Suffering From Mental Illness

May 2017
Cara Altimus, former ASSS Fellow with NIJ, discusses the importance of law enforcement and first responders understanding mental illness, its causes, and how it affects the brain. She speaks about the correlation between drug addiction and mental illness. Altimus also addresses establishing procedures and systems so that police officers and first responders can safely and successfully interact with individuals with drug addiction and/or mental illness.

TECHBeat, March 2016

NCJ Number
249836
Journal
Date Published
March 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Report (Technical), Program/Project Description

TECHBeat, November/December 2015

NCJ Number
249563
Journal
Date Published
December 2015
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored)