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Identifying signals of mental health crisis in calls for police service

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  • Yang, Sue-Ming
  • Park, Sangjun
  • Lu, Yi-Fang
  • Gill, Charlotte E.

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This study explores patterns and features of mental health calls in a predominantly rural county in the United States. We found that mental health calls cluster in a very small number of street segments and these “hot spots” are relatively stable over time. Furthermore, using the Spatial Point Pattern Test and trajectory analysis, we identified a set of ‘signal calls’ that are not initially recorded by police as mental health-related but which are also highly clustered at hot spots of mental health calls. These signal calls could be used to help inform police agencies about possible risk factors for mental health crises in the community. We discuss the implications of the findings for policing and mental health practitioners.

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  • Yang, Sue-Ming & Park, Sangjun & Lu, Yi-Fang & Gill, Charlotte E., 2025. "Identifying signals of mental health crisis in calls for police service," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:97:y:2025:i:c:s0047235225000054
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102356
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