In this case the assistant, and not the hiring professional, is responsible for the tax withholdings. However, labeling an assistant an independent contractor requires careful planning with an accountant and an attorney, as the financial liability for making a mistake in this area is great.
Police officers frequently encounter people with mental illnessâapproximately 5 percent of U.S. residents have a serious mental illness, Â§ and 10 to 15 percent of jailed people have severe mental illness. [2] An estimated 7 percent of police contacts in jurisdictions with 100,000 or more people involve the mentally ill.
A 2015 review found that in the United States, about 4% of violence is attributable to people diagnosed with mental illness, and a 2014 study found that 7.5% of crimes committed by mentally ill people were directly related to the symptoms of their mental illness. The majority of people with serious mental illness are never violent.