Journal article
Policing Services With Mentally Ill People: Developing Greater Understanding and Best Practice
Australian psychologist, v 48(1), 57
Feb 2013
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Abstract
Although it is now well known that there is a disproportionate number of people with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system, surprising little attention has been paid to the challenges faced by policing people with mental illnesses in the community. This article provides an overview of some of the key findings from a programme of research undertaken in Victoria to further understand and develop a best practice model at this interface. The areas covered will include the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and mental illnesses among police cell detainees; the existing knowledge base and attitudes of police towards mentally ill people; the relationship between mental illness and offending; the frequency and nature of police apprehensions of mentally ill people under the Mental Health Act; the association among mental disorder, police shootings, and other injuries to people as a result of these encounters; and police interactions with victims of crime. The work highlights the need for ongoing improvements in policing people with mental illnesses, and particularly the need for improved inter-agency practices for dealing with them.
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- Title
- Policing Services With Mentally Ill People: Developing Greater Understanding and Best Practice
- Creators
- James R. P. Ogloff - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineStuart D. M. Thomas - Monash UniversityStefan Luebbers - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineGennady Baksheev - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineIrina Elliott - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineJoel Godfredson - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineDragana Kesic - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineTamsin Short - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineTrish Martin - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineLisa Warren - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineJonathan Clough - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicinePaul E. Mullen - Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineCatherine Wilkins - Victoria PoliceAshley DickinsonLeanne Sargent - Victoria PoliceEva Perez - Victoria PoliceDavid Ballek - Victoria PoliceEmma Moore - Victoria Police
- Publication Details
- Australian psychologist, v 48(1), 57
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000316812700008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84872664147
- Other Identifier
- 991021862246204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary