National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation Discusses Miami Shooting
The broadcast discusses how law enforcement can respond to individuals with mental illness in potentially violent situations. Experts on the topic discuss how police and other first responders are learning to better prepare for these scenarios.
Guests include Maj. Sam Cochran, coordinator of the Crisis Intervention Team with the Memphis Police Department; Dr. Robert Phillips, forensic psychiatrist, professor of psychiatry and law at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Law, and psychiatric consultant for the protective intelligence division of the U.S. Secret Service; and Jeff Stein, national security editor for
Congressional Quarterly.
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