Question 1

Up to 10% of police calls involve mental-health issues.

Accepted Answer

Police often respond to calls that involve individuals with mental health issues, and estimates suggest that up to 10% of police calls in the United States are related to mental health crises.

Question 2

Seeking favorable outcomes through the law's greater emphasis on rehabilitation and lesser emphasis on punishment is&#10;A)boundary spanner&#10;B)crisis intervention training&#10;C)second-generation mental-health services&#10;D)the Memphis model&#10;E)therapeutic jurisprudence

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic jurisprudence focuses on the law's impact on emotional life and psychological well-being, aiming to achieve therapeutic outcomes through legal processes, which includes a greater emphasis on rehabilitation rather than punishment.

Question 3

Police departments hiring mental-health specialists is an example of&#10;A)mental-health-based specialized mental-health response&#10;B)mobile crisis unit&#10;C)police-based specialized mental-health response&#10;D)police-based specialized police response&#10;E)police mental-health-systems mapping

Accepted Answer

mental-health-based specialized mental-health response&#10;

Question 4

Which of the following has been described as one of the &#34;&#34;major justice reforms of the last part of the 20th century&#34;&#34;?&#10;A)deferred adjudication&#10;B)implementation of Crisis Intervention Teams&#10;C)specialized police response&#10;D)the expansion of drug courts&#10;E)the Sequential Intercept Model

Accepted Answer

The expansion of drug courts has been described as one of the "major justice reforms of the last part of the 20th century" because it represented a shift towards addressing the root causes of criminal behavior, such as substance abuse, with the aim of rehabilitating offenders rather than solely punishing them. This approach has been influential in promoting alternative sentencing and treatment options.

Question 5

CIT training is&#10;A)40 hours long&#10;B)mandatory for police officers&#10;C)not effective&#10;D)required for participation in problem-solving courts&#10;E)the newest specialized response model

Accepted Answer

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training typically involves a 40-hour program designed to help police officers better respond to individuals experiencing mental health crises.

Question 6

The newest example of problem-solving courts is substance abuse courts.

Accepted Answer

Problem-solving courts, including substance abuse courts, have been around for several decades, with the first drug court established in Miami-Dade County, Florida, in 1989. Newer examples of problem-solving courts include veterans courts and mental health courts.

Question 7

CIT is the most widely recognized and best-researched model of specialized training for reponse to individuals with mental illness.

Accepted Answer

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training is the most widely recognized and best-researched model for providing law enforcement officers with the skills and knowledge to safely and effectively respond to individuals with mental illness.

Question 8

The Crisis Intervention Training is also known as the &#34;&#34;Memphis model.&#34;&#34;

Accepted Answer

The Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) program, which focuses on improving the way law enforcement and the community respond to people experiencing mental health crises, originated in Memphis, Tennessee, and is thus often referred to as the "Memphis Model."

Question 9

In 2002, the United States surpassed Russia in the rate at which citizens are incarcerated.

Accepted Answer

By 2002, the United States had indeed surpassed Russia, becoming the country with the highest incarceration rate in the world, largely due to strict sentencing laws and the "War on Drugs."

Question 10

Specialty courts such as drug courts and mental-health courts are more adversarial in nature than traditional criminal courts.

Accepted Answer

Specialty courts like drug courts and mental-health courts are designed to be less adversarial and more collaborative, focusing on treatment and rehabilitation rather than punishment.

Question 11

One of the aspects that leads to the effectiveness of drug courts is&#10;A)adherence to traditional programs&#10;B)avoidance of boundary spanners&#10;C)focus on punitive interventions&#10;D)mandatory CIT training&#10;E)numerous contacts with the judge

Accepted Answer

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Deck 5: Community Mental Health: Innovations in Diversion From Prosecution of People With Mental Illness