Do prior histories of violence and mental disorders impact on violent behaviour during encounters with police?

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 409-414

  Kesic, Dragana ^a,b   Thomas, Stuart D M ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Mental disorders; Police use of force; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DETENTION; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OFFENDER; POLICE; VIOLENCE; AGGRESSION; AUSTRALIA; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STEREOTYPING;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; POLICE; STEREOTYPING; VICTORIA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84901626914     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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