Fill-in-the-Blank Answer: Police and Span Gap

fill-in-the-blank answer: A pithy solution, implemented within 30 days, according to Globe and Mail. We want a fill-in-the-blank answer – to think that if we just do that one thing, then it will all be good. A simple solution. But what is that one thing Do we need to educate and train Maybe – but many police services have extensive training already and improvements occur every day. Research even tells us that most people with mental illnesses have a fairly favourable opinion of the police. But knowledge has its limits: How does one span the gap between knowledge and behaviour Do we improve selection and supervision of officers Are officers involved in these unfortunate incidents just bad apples According to Statistics Canada, there are somewhere in the vicinity of a million interactions between police and people with mental illnesses each year in Canada and the vast majority end well. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.