Policing, in its various forms and dimensions, has indelible and complex connections to
public health. The conventional functions of policing—promoting social order, security, and …

The purpose of this study was to explore the rate and geographic distribution of 911 calls for
service related to mental health issues during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Background Several police organizations have implemented training programs and co‐
response police‐mental health programs to improve interventions among people in crisis …

Mental health–related calls for service are increasing across Canadian communities.
However, the spatial dynamics of these calls for service and their potential relationship with …

Purpose A strong body of research has established the concentration of crime in a small
number of street segments or “hot spots” throughout urban cities, but the spatial distribution …

Over the past two decades, research has consistently shown that criminal activity
concentrates at places. Places also exhibit specialization in criminal activity, largely based …

In recent years, police services have begun deploying more robust responses to calls for
service involving persons with perceived mental illness (PwPMI), but at times do so in a …

The purpose of this research is twofold: first, the spatial distribution of 911 emergency calls
for service to the police for suicides in progress and threats of suicide in the City of Detroit …

Objectives This research examines the temporal rates and spatial patterns of police-involved
Mental Health Act (MHA) apprehensions in Toronto, Canada, from 2014 to 2022. Building …

Research summary Inspired by studies on crime concentration, scholars have begun
examining the spatial patterns of other issues under the police mandate, such as calls for …