SiteTitle | • | Evaluation of Chicago Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team for Youth training Year 1 July 2012 | [X] |
Organization | • | Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | [X] |
| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 2010, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) provided the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Chicago (NAMI-GC) with funding to implement the Crisis Intervention Team for Youth (CIT-Y) program within the Chicago Police Department (CPD). The CIT-Y program is a five-day, 40-hour course for law enforcement officers' on recognizing the symptoms of youth mental disorders, assessing risk levels youth have for hurting themselves and others, applying corresponding crisis de-escalation techniques, and, when appropriate, diverting youth from the juvenile justice system to community-based treatment services. This evaluation was conducted to assess the CIT-Y training components and offer recommendations to enhance the officers' understanding of the program objectives. | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046905 Original UID: 24915 FIRST WORD: Evaluation | |
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