Perceptions and experiences of people with mental illness regarding their interactions with police

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 334-340

  Livingston, James D ^a   Desmarais, Sarah L ^b   Verdun Jones, Simon ^c   Parent, Richard ^c   Michalak, Erin ^d   Brink, Johann ^d,e  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Forensic Psychiat Serv Commission   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental Illness; Mixed method; Perceived Procedural Justice; Police

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CANADA; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POLICE; SATISFACTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ATTITUDE; CRIMINAL LAW; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84901596687     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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