Overlooked In The Undercounted: The Role Of Mental Illness In Fatal Law Enforcement Encounters

This document was released in December, 2015 by the Treatment Advocacy Center, Office of Research & Public Affairs. This report examines the role of mental illness in fetal police shootings in three sections. The topics focus on the role of mental illness in the use of deadly force by law enforcement. The recommendations focus on approaches to reducing the number of fatal police shootings, as well as reducing social costs associated with police use of deadly force . . .