title: Surveys of Police Chiefs and Sheriffs and of Police Officers About CIT Programs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Two surveys were conducted on the crisis intervention team (CIT) model, a police-based program designed to improve responses to individuals with mental illnesses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected between July and September 2013 from 171 police chiefs and sheriffs (42 had implemented CIT in their agency), and 353 law enforcement officers (273 had CIT training) in Georgia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Police chiefs and sheriffs reported barriers to implementing CIT, such as not having enough officers and insufficient access to mental health services. CIT-trained officers differed from non-CIT-trained officers only with regard to being less likely to use force in response to a man with psychotic agitation described in a vignette, when the analysis controlled for whether the officer carried an electronic control device.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Some hypothesized differences, such as in job satisfaction and work burnout, were not observed. However, CIT-trained officers appeared to be less likely to revert to force in a situation involving psychotic agitation.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Compton and Ms. Broussard are with the Department of Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City (e-mail: mcompton@nshs.edu ). Mr. Reed and Mr. Crisafio are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. Dr. Watson is with the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Compton
authors.affiliation: Dr. Compton and Ms. Broussard are with the Department of Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City (e-mail: mcompton@nshs.edu ). Mr. Reed and Mr. Crisafio are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. Dr. Watson is with the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Broussard
authors.affiliation: Dr. Compton and Ms. Broussard are with the Department of Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City (e-mail: mcompton@nshs.edu ). Mr. Reed and Mr. Crisafio are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. Dr. Watson is with the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.affiliation: Dr. Compton and Ms. Broussard are with the Department of Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City (e-mail: mcompton@nshs.edu ). Mr. Reed and Mr. Crisafio are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. Dr. Watson is with the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crisafio
authors.affiliation: Dr. Compton and Ms. Broussard are with the Department of Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City (e-mail: mcompton@nshs.edu ). Mr. Reed and Mr. Crisafio are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. Dr. Watson is with the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors.forename: Amy C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017146:Models, Organizational; D016495:Police / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires