Police Response to Mental Health Calls for Service: Gatekeepers and Street Corner Psychiatrists

This book explores the impact that training has on officer decision-making during calls for service where an individual has a mental health disorder, from both an empirical and historical perspective.

Kayla G. Jachimowski is assistant professor of criminology, law, and society at Saint Vincent College. Jonathon A. Cooper is associate professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.