Chapter II: Contact with Law Enforcement

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Outline
Introduction
Policy Statements:
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Conclusion
Additional Resources

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Policy Statement 5: Incident Documentation

Document accurately police contacts with people whose mental illness was a factor in an incident to promote accountability and to enhance service delivery.

Overview
Recommendations:
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Recommendation c: Document information relating to a person's mental illness only when that information is relevant to the incident.

Officers should document information about mental illness only when that illness is relevant to the police contact. For example, a suspect may have depression that is not relevant to the crime he or she is accused of. Similarly, for some victims of crime who have a mental illness, that illness is not relevant to the situation and thus should not be recorded.