ARCHIVED - Police Interactions with People Suffering from Mental Health-related Issues

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From a legal perspective, it has long been established that "the official mandate of the police includes dealing with mentally ill persons" (Bittner, 1967: 278), that the police have a legal obligation to respond to calls for service involving people suffering from mental health-related issues.

Please click on the links below to learn more about this issue.

• ARCHIVED - Legal Analysis of Issues Pertaining to People with Mental Disorders in Contact with the Criminal Justice System: Framework Overview
• ARCHIVED - Policing Persons with Mental Illness: Issues and Trajectories