By Police1 Staff
Inmates with mental illness can make your job harder and pose an increased safety risk. It’s vital that officers be up to speed on policies and procedures for handling mentally ill inmates.
Here’s a 10-question quiz, provided by our online training partner Police1 Academy, to test your knowledge of handling mental health issues in jails.
How did you do? Make sure to share your results and challenge your colleagues to match or beat your score.
Want to learn more? Check out the following articles:
Police use of force, CEWs, and the mentally ill
4 tips for handling mentally ill inmates
Responding to mentally ill inmates
What Andrew Holland’s death reveals about caring for mentally ill inmates