Generally, the underlying element behind mental illness-related behavior is usually not
___________ - ✔✔Criminal or malicious
About ___ of US adults suffer for a severe form of mental illness according a report for
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Generally, the underlying element behind mental illness-related behavior is usually not
___________ - ✔✔Criminal or malicious
About ___ of US adults suffer for a severe form of mental illness according a report for
the Treatment Advocacy Center - ✔✔3%
Implementing effective strategies can help keep the officer safe, keep the public safe,
and greatly reduce _______ - ✔✔Civil liability
Severe mental illnesses account for at least a _____ of all fatalities involving law
enforcement. - ✔✔Quarter
Although individuals with mental illness comprise fewer than 4 in every 100 adults in
America, individuals with mental illness generate no less than _____ calls for police
service - ✔✔1 in 10
Estimated _____ individuals transported to hospital emergency rooms in psychiatric
crisis are taken there by police - ✔✔1 in 3
There are _______ situations in which law enforcement uses unnecessary, excessive or
deadly force during encounters with individuals in mental health crisis. - ✔✔Reoccurring
Approximately _______ people in prison [nationwide] would likely have been in mental
hospitals in the past - ✔✔40,000 to 72,000
Deinstitutionalization and lack of community mental health resources resulted in
_______ instead of treatment - ✔✔Incarceration
"risk of being killed when approached or stopped by law enforcement in the community
is ____ higher for individuals with untreated serious mental illness than for other
civilians" - ✔✔16 times
Washington Post investigative reporters undertook a large research endeavor in an
attempt to better classify and identify police use of force. Their findings indicated ____
fatal officer-involved shootings in 2015 - ✔✔990
In some cases, when the police arrive, the subject is holding an implement that may be
perceived as potentially harmful and results in a _______ encounter
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