‘I was having an anxiety attack and they pepper sprayed me': police apprehension in mental health contexts in Australia

Police attendance in mental health contexts is often traumatic for the person in crisis, their family and first responders. Existing literature on police involvement in mental health responses tends to focus on police perspectives. Scholarship exploring lived experience perspectives is limited, yet...

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Main Author: Randall, Rory (Author)
Contributors: Kennedy, Hamilton ; Karanikolas, Panos ; Bashfield, Lucy ; Rayner, Ailsa ; Nguyen, Fiona ; Wu, Lily ; Martin, Robyn ; Thomas, Stuart ; Maylea, Chris
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Policing and society
Year: 2025, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-100
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
crisis intervention teams
Police use of force
Mental Health