title: Police as frontline mental health workers. The decision to arrest or refer to mental health agencies.
authors.affiliation: School of Management and Technology, National University, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D003416:Criminal Law; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006254:Hawaii; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D016495:Police; D012308:Risk Management