Policy Basics
This directive’s subject is “Persons With ____ ____.”
What is Mental Illnesses?
In the definition section, “Mental Illness” is every type of mental disease or disorder except it does not refer to this (listed among exclusions).
What is mental retardation?
Officers are told not to rule out other causes like reactions to these substances when assessing behavior.
What are narcotics or alcohol?
First step when an officer determines a person may be mentally ill and a potential threat: request this.
What is a backup officer?
If circumstances don’t indicate custody is required, officers may provide this to individuals and family members.
What are referrals to community mental health resources?
The directive number for “Persons With Mental Illnesses” is this.
What is L-7?
Another item specifically excluded from the “Mental Illness” definition is this legal concept.
What is insanity?
One recognition guideline: mentally ill persons may show strong and unrelenting fear of these three broad things.
What are persons, places, or things?
Officers should approach or converse assuming this kind of manner.
What is a quiet, non-threatening manner?
When a subject may be a danger to self or others, the officer shall transport the individual here for evaluation.
What is Unity Hospital?
This is the reference area listed for the directive.
What is Arrest and Criminal Investigation?
The policy defines “Seriously Mentally Impaired” as a person who, because of mental illness, lacks sufficient judgment to make responsible decisions about this.
What is their hospitalization or treatment?
Another guideline focuses on whether behavior is extremely inappropriate for this.
What is the given context?
Where violence or destructive acts have not occurred, officers should avoid physical contact and take time to do this.
What is assess the situation?
If the individual is uncooperative, the officer may take the person to Unity Hospital without this.
What is a warrant?
The policy’s stated purpose is to provide guidance when someone with suspected mental illness has contact with members of this department.
What is the Muscatine Police Department?
One “Seriously Mentally Impaired” criterion: the person is likely to physically injure this person or these people if allowed to remain at liberty without treatment.
What is self or others?
“Extreme rigidity or inflexibility” may show up when a person is easily frustrated in these types of circumstances.
What are new or unforeseen circumstances?
The policy says not to threaten the individual with arrest because it can create additional fright, stress, and this.
What is potential aggression?
At the hospital, officers will not leave the subject alone or unattended until hospital personnel indicate there is no longer a need for this.
What is to stand by?
The directive’s effective date is written as this numeric date.
What is 11/2/21?
Another criterion: unable to satisfy needs like nourishment, clothing, essential medical care, or shelter such that it’s likely they will suffer this set of outcomes.
What is physical injury, physical debilitation, or death?
The policy lists hallucinations of any of these as possible signs.
What are the five senses?
Officers are told to always attempt to be this with a mentally ill individual, since deception can lead to distrust and retaliation.
What is truthful?
New officers receive initial/entry-level training as part of the basic class at this academy (named in the policy).
What is ILEA?