Liability for failure by police to detain potentially suicidal and dangerous persons

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-187

  Freckelton, Ian ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b C/o Barrister's Clerk Howells Owen Dixon Chambers ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Civil liability; Civil liberties; Dangerousness; Mental illness; Police accountability; Policing discretion; Psychiatric injuries; s 10 of the Mental Health Act 1986 (Vic); Suicidality

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949100118     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710802132592     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Freckelton, I. "Liability of psychiatrists for failure to certify" (2003) 10(2) PPL 397.
2. Scott, R. "Liability of mental health services for failing to admit or detain a patient with a mental illness" (2006) 13(1) PPL 49.