A front line police perspective of mental health issues and services

Mclean, Nicola; Marshall, Lisa A.

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“…McLean and Marshall (2010) reported that although police officers (n = 9) expressed overall compassion when describing their experiences of MD suspects, they also described feelings of anger and frustration regarding limited access to community services for vulnerable individuals as well as minimal support for themselves from healthcare professionals. In addition, they highlighted that whilst there may be no need to arrest an individual, the lack of community services available to help in a situation may result in an arrest being made.…”

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“…This indicates that if MD suspects are viewed negatively, the way they are treated may be different due to the set of myths, stereotypes or beliefs that the MD label can evoke (Link et al, 1999;Scheff, 1966). However, other research has highlighted that police officers demonstrate an understanding of MD suspects and their needs and so treat such individuals with empathy and compassion (Mclean & Marshall, 2010). This is concerning as it suggests that the treatment and outcome for MD suspects are heavily dependent on whom they encounter in the CJS in terms of these professionals' views.…”

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Police officers' perceptions and experiences with mentally disordered suspects

Oxburgh

Gabbert

Milne

et al. 2016

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

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Police officers' perceptions and experiences with mentally disordered suspects AbstractDespite mentally disordered suspects being over-represented within the criminal justice system, there is a dearth of published literature that examines police officers' perceptions when interviewing this vulnerable group. This is concerning given that police officers are increasingly the first point of contact with these individuals. Using a Grounded Theory approach, this study examined 35 police officers' perceptions and experiences when interviewing mentally disordered suspects. Current safeguards, such as Appropriate Adults, and their experiences of any training they received were also explored. A specially designed questionnaire was developed and distributed across six police forces in England and Wales. Nine conceptual categories emerged from the data that highlighted how police officers' level of experience impacted upon their perceptions when dealing with this cohort. As a consequence, a new model grounded within Schema Theory has emerged termed Police Experience Transitional Model.Implications include the treatment and outcome of mentally disordered suspects being heavily dependent on whom they encounter within the criminal justice system.

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Police officers' perceptions and experiences with mentally disordered suspects

Oxburgh

Gabbert

Milne

et al. 2016

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

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“…Many students wrongly believe that going to the counseling room is "brain problem". This requires that schools should optimize school psychological counseling stations and employ professional counselors to engage in psychological counseling for students, so that psychological counseling is more professional, and students are more willing to enter psychological counseling room for psychological and emotional counseling [7][8]. A teacher in charge of a class plays an important role in the group of college students.…”

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Research on Emotional Management of College Students from the Perspective of Mental Health

Fang¹

2018

2018 International Conference on Social Sciences, Education and Management (SOCSEM 2018)

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Psychological health is an important determinant of the individual development of college students, and emotional management is particularly important in the mental health of college students. From the perspective of college students' mental health, this paper first analyzes the importance line of emotion management, then expounds the influencing factors of emotional management, and finally, puts forward effective ways of college students' emotional management, so as to provide some reference suggestions for college students' emotional management.

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“…As a consequence of the changes to mental health services the police are increasingly expected to take a role in supporting people with mental illness, and previous research suggests that they can feel unprepared for this role (Chappell & O'Brien, 2014;Maclean & Marshal, 2010). The Home Affairs Select Committee (2015) also noted that police officers are increasingly working with people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, and it called upon the health service to improve access to appropriate mental health support.…”

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“…In recognising this, it is therefore necessary to have systems in place where appropriate referrals to mental health services can be made (Ogloff et. al., 2013), but there can be tensions between the two agencies (Maclean & Marshal, 2010).…”

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Mental health, vulnerability and risk in police custody

Leese

Russell

2017

JAP

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PurposeThe issue of mental health and policing is a subject that has been debated from a number of different perspectives. The purpose of this paper is to report on the findings of a case study that explored mental health difficulties and vulnerability within police custody. Design/methodology/approachThe design of the study was qualitative, and it utilised telephone, semi-structured interviews with all levels of the custody staff. This approach was taken because the aim of the study was to explore how people in different roles within the organisation, worked to safeguard vulnerable people in custody. FindingsThe findings from this study identified a number of interesting themes that could be explored further in later studies. Overall the respondents expressed frustration that vulnerable people find themselves in police custody for low-level crime, when it could have been avoided with improved mental health services in the community. Additionally, the findings demonstrated that despite the processes that are designed to safeguard the detainee, tensions still exist including, timely access to mental health assessments, appropriate training and support for staff, and the use of appropriate adults. Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the study was small in scale, the custody facility delivered detainee facilities for about 5000 individuals per year. The research and information obtained supported the police lead for mental health to identify opportunities for improving the customer journey, as well as recognising the need for further research to identify how officers and staff relate to vulnerable individuals in contact with the police service. Originality/valueDespite the limitations of the study, the findings have captured interesting data from a range of professionals working in one police custody suite, and therefore it presents a holistic overview of some key issues around mental health, vulnerability and safeguarding within the context of police custody.

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A front line police perspective of mental health issues and services

Cited by 42 publications

References 19 publications

Police officers' perceptions and experiences with mentally disordered suspects

Police officers' perceptions and experiences with mentally disordered suspects

Research on Emotional Management of College Students from the Perspective of Mental Health

Mental health, vulnerability and risk in police custody

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