Police as frontline mental health workers. The decision to arrest or refer to mental health agencies

Int J Law Psychiatry. 1997 Fall;20(4):469-86. doi: 10.1016/s0160-2527(97)00011-3.
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MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Commitment of Mentally Ill / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Commitment of Mentally Ill / standards
  • Criminal Law
  • Dangerous Behavior
  • Deinstitutionalization
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Forms and Records Control
  • Hawaii
  • Humans
  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Mental Disorders / rehabilitation
  • Middle Aged
  • Police*
  • Risk Management