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1. Policing and the Mentally Ill

   International Perspectives

   Edited by Duncan Chappell

   Series: Advances in Police Theory and Practice

   In countries with democratic traditions, police interactions with the mentally ill are usually guided by legislative mandates giving police discretion and possibly resulting in referrals for assistance and treatment. But all too frequently, the outcome of these interactions is far less therapeutic...

   Published May 13th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Police Responses to People with Mental Illnesses

   Global Challenges

   Edited by Duncan Chappell

   Series: Police Practice and Research

   According to the World Health Organisation during their lifetime more than one quarter of all individuals will develop one or more mental or behavioural disorders. Given prevalence data like this it is not surprising that wherever they reside on the planet many persons suffering from a mental...

   Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge