Mental illness

1. When considering the issue of personal responsibility, should mentally ill people be held criminally responsible for crimes committed as a result of their mental illness? (This answer should be supported from evidence from the assigned sources or sources you choose on your own. I am not looking for a general answer. Instead, I am looking for an answer that demonstrates your position is based on the facts, data and the knowledge you obtained from doing research on this issue- Your position on this question must be supported by research).

2. Your assigned chapter provides a great deal of information on the benefits of training officers in the CIT model. Explain how the CIT model has influenced the use of force rate, arrest rates, deadly force rates, injury to officer rate etc….within agencies that have implemented the CIT model.

Using the NPR radio report as your source, answer the following questions:

3. Describe the case that led to the creation of the CIT model in policing. What kinds of techniques and information do police officers learn in CIT training? According to the report, how many law enforcement agencies have trained officers to use the CIT model when responding to calls?

Using the You Tube clip about the shooting death of Milton Hall along with the Justice Department ruling on the incident, answer the questions below:

4. From what you watched and read, did any of the officers on scene when Milton Hall was shot, use any of the techniques that are known to be part of the CIT model of response?
(Source #1 -) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iigvm5iPkU
The other 2 sources to be cited are located in additional materials s

Answer

Mental Illness

The Legal implications raised by the mental disorder are immensely complicated and challenging for civil and criminal justice. They are beyond being rectified, and sometimes, we will continue to struggle with them. Nonetheless, mentally ill people do not deserve to be punished for the offense committed (Gosselin, 2017, p. 156). This is because the mental disorder can relieve these individuals from moral responsibility for their actions in fairly honest ways related to compulsion and ignorance. Besides, these individuals cannot understand morality and ethical concerns and should not be blamed when they behave abnormally.

There has been an increased encounter between individuals with mental disorders and the police. The cooperation of police and mental health care providers has become critical to meeting the needs of people who have mental health problems appropriately. Therefore, The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Model has an integrated approach for addressing the concerns of people with mental illness safely and efficiently, linking them to comprehensive care and, where appropriate, distracting them from the criminal justice system (Ogloff et al., 2007, p. 109).

In CIT training, police officers learn de-escalation techniques. Much of the training focuses on practical ways to de-escalate a situation. CIT training teaches officers to maintain a safe distance, let the individual spout in crisis, and use “mirrored” techniques to verify the emotions of the person (Ogloff et al., 2007, p. 111). It is noteworthy, according to the NPR report, that many law enforcement agencies have now incorporated personnel training at CIT.

CIT program teaches enforcement officers on the practical approaches to protect themselves and the people they serve (Frankham, 2019, p. 89). For the scenario of Milton Hall’s shooting, it can be deduced that the shooting officer observed what is taught in the CIT program. This is seen when Hall posed an imminent threat to the officers’ safety; therefore, he had to act accordingly.

References

Frankham, E. (2019). Mental illness, the criminal justice system, and inequality.

Gosselin, D. (2017). undefined. West Academic Publishing.

Ogloff, J. R., Davis, M. R., Rivers, G., & Ross, S. (2007). The identification of mental disorders in the criminal justice system.