Defying negative expectations: Dimensions of fair and respectful treatment by police officers as perceived by people with mental illness

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 449-457

  Watson, Amy C ^a   Angell, Beth ^b   Morabito, Melissa Schaefer ^c   Robinson, Noel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d Thresholds   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Policing; Procedural justice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 55349138722     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-008-0188-5     Document Type: Article

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