Police involvement in mental health call-outs
International estimates of the frequency, nature and outcomes of police responses to mental health-related call-outs vary quite considerably. In common, is the position that considerable time and resources are expended by police services in responding to mental health-related situations. Some of the...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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The crime data handbook
Year: 2024, Pages: 113-124 |
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| Summary: | International estimates of the frequency, nature and outcomes of police responses to mental health-related call-outs vary quite considerably. In common, is the position that considerable time and resources are expended by police services in responding to mental health-related situations. Some of the differences in estimated contact rates across published studies can be attributed to methodological variations, including definitions used, diverse geographies and differential sampling strategies. However, reported contact rates also depend on a number of individual and situational factors, including the ability of police to identify mental disorder, officer perceptions of the relevance of identifying/recording mental health-related issues with respect to the encounter at hand, and positions on the merits and purposes of collecting and recording police contact data. This chapter will argue for the utility and significant benefits of a consistent approach to police recording of mental health-related incidents. It will explore international perspectives on means and methods to record mental health calls for service and appraise their merits and limitations and make some practical recommendations for policing services to adopt a common approach so as to more satisfactorily inform academic debate and practice reform. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 122-124 |
| ISBN: | 9781529232042 |