title: Police as streetcorner psychiatrist: managing the mentally ill.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Teplin
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Pruett
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States