Criminal justice and mental health

Discuss how law enforcement officials respond to calls regarding mentally ill people. (Addressing the following questions):

1.      What is the correlation between mentally ill individuals and the criminal justice system?

2.      How the criminal justice system affects the treatment of the mentally ill

3.      Describe the issues police encounter when answering a call that involves a person who has mental health issues

4.      What are the state and federal governments doing to implement and/or change the current polices