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Policing and Mental Health

Author : John McDaniel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429895062
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Policing and Mental Health written by John McDaniel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between policing and mental health. Police services around the world are innovating at pace in order to develop solutions to the problems presented, and popular models are being shared internationally. Nevertheless, disparities and perceptions of unfairness remain commonplace. Innovations remain poorly funded and largely unproven. Drawing together the insights of eminent academics in the UK, the US, Australia and South Africa, the edited collection evaluates the condition of mental health and policing as an interlocked policy area, uncovering and addressing a number of key issues which are shaping police responses to mental health. Due to a relative lack of academic texts pertaining to developments in England and Wales, the volume contains a distinct section on relevant policies and practices. It also includes sections on US and Australian approaches, focusing on Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs), Mental Health Intervention Teams (MHITs), stressors and innovations from Boston in the US to Queensland in Australia. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars in policing, criminology, sociology, mental health, cultural studies, social theory and those interested in learning about the condition and trajectory of police responses to mental health.

Enhancing Police Response to Persons in Mental Health Crisis

Author : Don W. Castellano-Hoyt
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780398074166
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (741 download)

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Book Synopsis Enhancing Police Response to Persons in Mental Health Crisis by : Don W. Castellano-Hoyt

Download or read book Enhancing Police Response to Persons in Mental Health Crisis written by Don W. Castellano-Hoyt and published by Charles C Thomas Pub Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for law enforcement officers in the enhancement of strategies, communication techniques, and crisis intervention preparation when assessing the behavior of those persons considered mentally ill. The public and its institutions continue to demand that law enforcement intervene with persons considered mentally ill by the mental profession. However, the laws enacted are unable to address the deeper philosophic and political controversies within the mental health profession regarding the reality of mental illness, its diagnosis, or its treatment. Officers are in need of a sense of appropriateness when assessing the behavior of someone deemed to be in a mental health crisis; and the sense of appropriateness needs to be grounded in a philosophic outlook that both makes sense and fits today's pluralistic outlook on life and the Nation's premise of the preciousness of civil liberty. This book is written to address these issues. The book is divided into three parts: (1) clinical issues; (2) mental health from a nonclinical perspective; and (3) the national experience in legal terms. Part 1 presents the chapters dealing with assessment and intervention, including strategies, communication techniques, the ideas for overcoming institutional barriers to effective police intervention. Part 2 presents issues of mental health from a nonlegal perspective, and part 3 details the national experience in mental health in legal terms. Each chapter gives an introductory rationale about its usefulness to police.

Police Response to Mental Health Calls for Service

Author : Kayla G Jachimowski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781793601742
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Police Response to Mental Health Calls for Service written by Kayla G Jachimowski and published by . This book was released on 2020-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores the impact that training has on officer decision-making during calls for service where an individual has a mental health disorder, from both an empirical and historical perspective"--

Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness

Author : Thomas Joseph Jurkanin
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 : 0398077789
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (98 download)

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Book Synopsis Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness by : Thomas Joseph Jurkanin

Download or read book Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness written by Thomas Joseph Jurkanin and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2007 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ghostbusters refrain "Who you gonna call?" typically connotes a lighthearted response to an unusual problem, but in the context of a human being suffering a mental health crisis, the refrain is anything but lighthearted. In an ideal world, "who you gonna call" would be a trained mental health professional. In the real world, the cry for help is usually received by the police. Police respond because there is no one else to assist. Police officers rank mental health crisis situations as far more stressful than crimes in progress. A person, suffering from mental illness is, by definition, not fully rational. Although they are likewise not fully irrational, behavior is unpredictable, and unpredictable behavior for the police is potentially dangerous behavior. As a consequence, outcomes of engagement between law enforcement and mental health consumers are too often tragic. No organization is more concerned about inadequate response than the police themselves. Improving Police Response to Mental Illness provides best practices guidance. A national pool of experts provide both insight and recommendations, ranging from the conceptual, Atypical Situations-Atypical Responses, to the pragmatic, Law Enforcement Training Models. Written specifically for the book, each chapter addresses a given critical component, including social policy, police response alternatives, training, legal constraints, and cooperative agreements with mental health service providers. This is an indispensable volume on the subject of police and mental health and is designed for police practitioners, mental health professionals, and scholars of social policy.

Challenges in Mental Health and Policing

Author : Ian Cummins
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447360842
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Challenges in Mental Health and Policing written by Ian Cummins and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Police officers deal with mental illness-related incidents on a daily basis. Ian Cummins explores policy failures, and considers how the individuals in police officers' care should be supported by community mental health agencies.

Police Response to Mental Health in Canada

Author : Uzma Williams
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
ISBN 13 : 1773381458
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Police Response to Mental Health in Canada written by Uzma Williams and published by Canadian Scholars’ Press. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overwhelming majority of police calls involve individuals with mental health experiences and yet limited resources exist to prepare first responders for these interactions. Police Response to Mental Health in Canada addresses this gap in the field, providing practical guidance to police studies students on how best to respond to mental health-related calls in both critical and non-critical situations.In addition, this book focuses on the mental health of policing professionals by addressing common mental health symptoms and providing strategies to improve the mental health wellness of policing professionals. Aligned with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, (DSM-5) criteria, this text provides in-depth explanations of the mental health conditions commonly encountered in policing, including mood, psychosis, personality, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorders. Written in an accessible style, this book includes pedagogical tools such as scenario-based learning, case studies, reflection questions, group activities, and chapter summaries to reinforce the learning objectives outlined at the start of each chapter. With the increasing demand for law enforcement officials to be better informed and prepared to interact with those experiencing mental health issues, this is a timely resource for students in college and university police studies programs. FEATURES: - Learning objectives, case studies, and discussion questions - Contributions from leaders in fields of health services, psychology, criminology, policing, and corrections - Discussion of Canadian issues that are relevant across the country, including police relations with Indigenous populations and incidents of gang-related violence

Occupation Under Siege

Author : John M. Violanti
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9780398093761
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Occupation Under Siege written by John M. Violanti and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings to the forefront the realization that a successful police career involves not only surviving the danger involved in policing but also psychological survival. In this book, a mixed approach is employed that includes research and some practical suggestions from practitioners on how best to deal with the police health crisis. It is based on research associated with police mental health together with the subsequent effects on officers' performance, physical health, and lifestyle. It begins by outlining the current challenges faced by police, including increased civil unrest, negative public reactions, and a biological siege brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and depression are reviewed and how these two conditions have been shown to promote negative health issues such as cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal disorders, comorbid psychological conditions as well as suicide. Resilience is also discussed and its role in ameliorating stress. An overview of factors related to resilience is provided and some of the mechanisms that underpin resilience in police work are examined. Additionally, suggestions are made that may help police organizations foster resiliency in officers. The final chapter asks the question, "Where do we go from here?" The chapter discusses current legislation that will help police deal with the problem of psychological and physical health and suicide. Interventions discussed include the need for wellness programs, reducing stress through the police organization, peers support development, the use of mindfulness as a stress reduction strategy, PTSD mitigation, and reducing the fatigue health effects of shift work.

Mental Disorder and Crime

Author : Sheilagh Hodgins
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780803950238
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Mental Disorder and Crime written by Sheilagh Hodgins and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992-12-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors to this volume present and discuss new data which suggest that major mental disorder substantially increases the risk of violent crime. These findings come at a crucial time, since those who suffer from mental disorders are increasingly living in the community, rather than in institutions. The book describes the magnitude and complexity of the problem and offers hope that humane, effective intervention can prevent violent crime being committed by the seriously mentally disordered.

Stress in Policing

Author : Ronald J. Burke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131704911X
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Stress in Policing written by Ronald J. Burke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stress in policing remains a serious concern for individual officers, their families, their organizations and society at large. As an editor of the Psychological and Behavioural Aspects of Risk series, Ronald J. Burke brings together the latest research findings and intervention strategies, shown to be effective, by an international group of experts. The contributors comprise of a group of high profile researchers and writers who are experts in their respective fields. This edited collection addresses such issues as: The increased risk of international terrorism Racial profiling Police Culture Police integrity Police suicide Inadequate police training The work of police officers exposes them to sources of stress that increase several risks in terms of their psychological and physical health, their family relationships, physical injuries, emotional trauma, ambiguity about their roles in society. Shift work, and undercover work add additional burdens to officers and their families. Police work also places risks on the communities in which officers serve in terms of officers being inadequately trained to deal with mentally ill citizens.

Decriminalizing Mental Illness

Author : Katherine Warburton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108826954
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Decriminalizing Mental Illness written by Katherine Warburton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth examination of the factors contributing to the criminalization of mental illness and strategies to combat them.

Practical Considerations for Preventing Police Suicide

Author : Olivia Johnson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030839745
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Practical Considerations for Preventing Police Suicide written by Olivia Johnson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-24 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes an in-depth look at the phenomenon of police officer suicide. Centered on statistical information collected from cases of officer suicide from 2017 to 2019, this volume helps readers understand the circumstances surrounding death by suicide amongst law enforcement personnel and makes recommendations for identification and prevention. Through interview and case presentations, this volume examines the lives and last days and weeks of several officers, using findings from social media, departmental surveys, medical examiner reports, toxicology reports and interviews with loved ones and colleagues to create a psychological autopsy. With 14 chapters contributed by former law enforcement, researchers, and mental health professionals, it addresses national, state, and local policy implications and strategies, presenting a theory for better understanding and preventing the phenomenon of officer suicide. This volume will be of interest to researchers in policing, to law enforcement and first responder leadership and administrative professionals, and to mental health practitioners and clinicians working with this unique population

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

Author : Ian Cummins
Publisher : Critical Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910391921
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System written by Ian Cummins and published by Critical Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Criminal Justice System is becoming a de facto provider of mental health care, according to a series of recent prison inspections and reports on policing and mental illness which have highlighted the crisis in mental health services. However, the pressures on prisons and other areas of the CJS mean that the needs of those with mental health problems are often overlooked. This book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems across all stages of the CJS and across all the points of contact – police, Courts and prisons between the CJS and people with mental health problems. Providing a clearly written, comprehensive introduction to the main themes in this field, it also has a clear critical edge highlighting the failings in the areas of penal and social policy that have resulted in increasing numbers of people with mental health problems being criminalised. Highlighting a very important social issue, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System provides a thorough introduction to this subject for social work students and practitioners.

Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice

Author : Jane Winstone
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137453885
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice written by Jane Winstone and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has long been known that the pathway through the criminal justice system for those with mental health needs is fraught with difficulty. This interdisciplinary collection explores key issues in mental health, crime and criminal justice, including: offenders' rights; intervention designs; desistance; health-informed approaches to offending and the medical needs of offenders; psychological jurisprudence, and; collaborative and multi-agency practice. This volume draws on the knowledge of professionals and academics working in this field internationally, as well as the experience of service users. It offers a solution-focused response to these issues, and promotes both equality and quality of experience for service users. It will be essential reading for practitioners, scholars and students with an interest in forensic mental health and criminal justice.

Policing and Minority Communities

Author : James F. Albrecht
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030191826
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Policing and Minority Communities written by James F. Albrecht and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful book examines the allegations against the professionalism, transparency, and integrity of law enforcement toward minority groups, from a global perspective. It addresses the challenges inherent in maintaining strong ties with members of the community, and draws attention to obstacles in ensuring public confidence and trust in rule of law institutions. Most importantly, the book provides insight into mechanisms and proposals for policy reform that would permit enhanced police-community partnership, collaboration and mutual respect. Acknowledging the consistency of this concern despite geographic location, ethnic diversity, and religious tolerance, this book considers controversial factors that have caused many groups and individuals to question their relationship with law enforcement. The book examines the context of police-community relations with contributed research from Nigeria, South Africa, Kosovo, Turkey, New Zealand, Mexico, Scandinavia and other North American and European viewpoints. It evaluates the roles that critical factors such as ethnicity, political instability, conflict, colonization, mental health, police practice, religion, critical criminology, socialism, and many other important aspects and concepts have played on perceptions of policing and rule of law. A valuable resource for law enforcement practitioners and researchers, policy makers, and students of criminal justice, Policing and Minority Communities: Contemporary Issues and Global Perspectives confronts crucial challenges and controversies in policing today with quantitative and qualitative research and practical policy recommendations.

POLICE TRAUMA

Author : John M. Violanti
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 : 0398082561
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book POLICE TRAUMA written by John M. Violanti and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The police fight a different kind of war, and the enemy is the police officer's own civilian population: those who engage in crime, social indignity, and inhumane treatment of others. The result for the police officer is both physical and psychological battering, occasionally culminating in the officer sacrificing his or her life to protect others. This book focuses on the psychological impact of police civilian combat. During a police career, the men and women of police agencies are exposed to distressing events that go far beyond the experience of the ordinary citizen, and there is an increased need today to help police officers deal with these traumatic experiences. As police work becomes increasingly complex, this need will grow. Mental health and other professionals need to be made aware of the conditions and precipitants of trauma stress among the police. The goal of this book is to provide that important information. The book's perspective is based on the idea that trauma stress is a product of complex interaction of person, place, situation, support mechanisms, and interventions. To effectively communicate this to the reader, new conceptual and methodological considerations, essays on special groups in policing, and innovative ideas on recovery and treatment of trauma are presented. This information can be used to prevent or minimize trauma stress and to help in establishing improved support and therapeutic measures for police officers. Contributions in the book are from professionals who work with police officers, and in some cases those who are or have been police officers, to provide the reader with different perspectives. Chapters are grouped into three sections: conceptual and methodological issues, special police groups, and recovery and treatment. The book concludes with a discussion of issues and identifies future directions for conceptualization, assessment, intervention, and effective treatment of psychological trauma in policing.

Breaking the Barriers

Author : Ronald a Rufo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781736202104
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Breaking the Barriers written by Ronald a Rufo and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unacceptably high rates of stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, and divorce have plagued the law enforcement profession for decades. Ask most police officers, firefighters, paramedics, prison guards, and anyone associated with police wellness and they will tell you "everything is fine." Yet the rate of police suicide continues to climb because of the profession's stigma against seeking help. Officers embrace their responsibility "to preserve and protect" by taking care of others ... but who is taking care of them? Through interviews with some of the most renowned professionals in their fields, author and speaker Dr. Ron Rufo, a highly decorated, 22-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, puts a spotlight on the importance of seeking mental health intervention before a minor issue becomes a major crisis. In Breaking the Barrier, Rufo's fourth book and his second on police wellness, he explains why emotional wellness is as essential as officers' tactical training. He and dozens of supportive professionals-from the fields of psychology, sleep medicine, religion, leadership management, epidemiology and environmental health, holistic medicine, exercise physiology, and alternative medicine-offer strategies to achieve and maintain emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual wellness throughout an officer's career. Ron Rufo is on a crusade to rid the law enforcement profession of its constant and relentless shadow of despair. After describing the history of the police culture that contributes to today's physical and mental health issues, he presents a cornucopia of tools for intervention and support to help all law enforcement officers achieve a work/life balance that will lead to a long, healthy, and well-deserved retirement.

Scars of Blue

Author : Chad Holland
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9781098361686
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Scars of Blue written by Chad Holland and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with a broken little boy, and continuing with the career of a police officer while serving in one of the most violent cities in America, Scars of Blue is more than just another book about policing. It is a story of the heart and soul of the man behind the badge. It is a tale of overcoming abuse as a child, a broken marriage, years of working in extreme violence, corruption of fellow officers, threats by police administrators, and near death at the hands of a suicidal individual. This book is a first-hand account of a life shattered. It is also a story of hope and survival. Overcoming mental health issues, and attempts at suicide from the damage endured. Scars of Blue gives you a look at a life while serving the badge, and the fragile humanity of those who wear it. Raw, honest, and compelling- Chad provides a breathtaking account of what it's like to live in the split second moments a police officer has to act in order save lives, as well as the dreadfulness of having to take a life. He describes in vivid detail what it's like to psychologically drown in the emotions these terrifying moments leave forever upon you.