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-San Diego Police Department. (September 10, 2021). DP 2.06 - Police Reports of Dangerous Persons (Tarasoff Decision). San Diego Police Department, 1-4.

Update
Virtual Partnership Addressing
Mental Health Crises: Mixed Methods
Study of a Coresponder Program
in Rural Law Enforcement

- Nataliansyah, M. M., Merchant, K. A. S., Vakkalanka, J. P., Mack, L., Parsons, S., & Ward, M. M. (2023). Virtual Partnership Addressing Mental Health Crises: Mixed Methods Study of a Coresponder Program in Rural Law Enforcement. JMIR mental health, 10, e42610.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
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Huey, S. R. (2015). Tarasoff’s catch-22. American Psychologist, 70(3), 284–285. Jones, N. T., & Gray, A. E. (2020). Threat assessment and management: Identifying the ethical and legal challenges within a law enforcement setting. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 7(1-2), 98–112.

Jones, N. T., & Gray, A. E. (2020). Threat assessment and management: Identifying the ethical and legal challenges within a law enforcement setting. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 7(1-2), 98–112.

Kreienkamp, J., Agostini, M., Leander, N. P., & Stroebe, W. (2021). How news exposure and trust in law enforcement relate to defensive gun ownership. Psychology of Violence, 11(4), 417–427.

QUESTION 2
If Communications Division receives a call from a mental health professional (as defined under Evidence Code section 1010), including other persons such as nurses and support staff members who call on the behalf of the mental health professional, who is reporting a threat that falls under the Tarasoff decision, the person taking the call shall follow what steps? To select and enter your answer go to Test.