PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Clinical Pathway, Dangerous Offender, Mental Disorder
18 Dec 2015
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2 in 5 people with mental illness have been arrested in their lifetime. 3 in 10 people with mental illness have had the police involved in their care. 1 in 7 referrals to emergency psychiatric inpatient services involve the police. 1 in 20 police dispatches or encounters involve people with mental health pathway. problems. Half of the interactions between the police and people with mental illness involve alleged criminal behaviour. 2 in 5 encounters between the police and people with mental illness involve situations that are unrelated to criminal conduct. The majority of interactions between the police and people with mental illness are initiated either by the police (~25%), the person with mental illness (~15%), or their family (~20%). People with mental illness are over-represented in police shooting, stun gun incidents, and fatalities. Most people with mental illness do not commit criminal acts; however, contact with the police is common among this population.
