CIT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED 100%
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Frequently, police officers encounter mentally ill people who have not committed a crime . . .
answer - Or crimes that are petty/non-violent in nature.
Contributing Factors for increasing officer contact with the mentally ill: answer - 1. Increasing
populations in urban and suburban areas
2. Fewer resources for the mentally ill
3. Increase in the numbers of people diagnosed with mental illness
4. Fewer resources readily available to them.
GOALS OF THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM: answer - 1. Minimize Police use of Force
2. Intervene early and proactively
3. Establish cooperative relationship between police, advocacy groups, mental health providers
and hospital
4. Promote Treatment (divert from jail)
5. Reduce chronic calls for service (frequent flyers)
6. Increase public confidence & support
CIT calls result in arrest: answer - 4%
Transported to services (hospital, mental health facility, juvenile assessment center) answer -
76%
De-escalated on the scene (no placement was needed) answer - 18%
, Children and youth from the ages of 0-18 answer - 22%
Currently in treatment (approximately) answer - 36%
Weapons present on scene answer - 51%
No SWAT call out answer - 99.5%
Injuries after CIT on scene answer - 2%
Force used (varying levels) answer - 7%
In many instances the end result of the contact is a... answer - voluntary commitment to
hospital or mental health facility
In many cases the officer (if it can be determined the subject is immediate threat) to themselves
or others or gravely disabled... answer - can place subject on emergency mental health hold
Officer can take the person into protective custody... answer - and have the person transported
to the hospital for evaluation by appropriate mental health provider
It is estimated that statewide, the CIT Program efforts have diverted... answer - 96 percent of
mental health individuals from the Criminal Justice System
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) answer - 1. A widely used
system for classifying psychological disorders
2. Describes disorders and their frequency
CORRECT
Frequently, police officers encounter mentally ill people who have not committed a crime . . .
answer - Or crimes that are petty/non-violent in nature.
Contributing Factors for increasing officer contact with the mentally ill: answer - 1. Increasing
populations in urban and suburban areas
2. Fewer resources for the mentally ill
3. Increase in the numbers of people diagnosed with mental illness
4. Fewer resources readily available to them.
GOALS OF THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM: answer - 1. Minimize Police use of Force
2. Intervene early and proactively
3. Establish cooperative relationship between police, advocacy groups, mental health providers
and hospital
4. Promote Treatment (divert from jail)
5. Reduce chronic calls for service (frequent flyers)
6. Increase public confidence & support
CIT calls result in arrest: answer - 4%
Transported to services (hospital, mental health facility, juvenile assessment center) answer -
76%
De-escalated on the scene (no placement was needed) answer - 18%
, Children and youth from the ages of 0-18 answer - 22%
Currently in treatment (approximately) answer - 36%
Weapons present on scene answer - 51%
No SWAT call out answer - 99.5%
Injuries after CIT on scene answer - 2%
Force used (varying levels) answer - 7%
In many instances the end result of the contact is a... answer - voluntary commitment to
hospital or mental health facility
In many cases the officer (if it can be determined the subject is immediate threat) to themselves
or others or gravely disabled... answer - can place subject on emergency mental health hold
Officer can take the person into protective custody... answer - and have the person transported
to the hospital for evaluation by appropriate mental health provider
It is estimated that statewide, the CIT Program efforts have diverted... answer - 96 percent of
mental health individuals from the Criminal Justice System
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) answer - 1. A widely used
system for classifying psychological disorders
2. Describes disorders and their frequency
