Guiding officers to deflect citizens to treatment: an examination of police department policies in Illinois

• Main Authors: Jessica Reichert (Author), Sharyn Adams (Author), Jirka Taylor (Author), Brandon del Pozo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The U.S. overdose crisis has motivated police departments to enact policies allowing officers to directly deflect individuals to substance use disorder treatment and other services shown to reduce recidivism and subsequent overdose risk, as well as refer people who voluntarily pr...