Disorders and Police Handling

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the law governing the interaction between police and people with mental disorders. In this paper, we will establish a framework in which shall include an outline of legislation and case law applicable to this interaction. The relevant literature on the subject will also be incorporated. Police officers interact with persons with mental disorders in a number of situations. Depending on circumstances, different legal issues may arise. In order to successfully oppose the criminal offences of patients in psychiatric hospitals, sometimes you need the cooperation of the health system with local law enforcement agencies. This is especially true of situations where the assistance apply directly to law enforcement officials. This article describes the attitudes of police officers for mental health and psychiatric services. It also examines police procedures and the factors responsible for the police in cases of calls about crimes allegedly committed by a patient psychiatric hospital. For clarity, using a practical example that illustrates the complexities of the reader and the main stages of work related to the investigation of such cases

Table of Contents

Introduction5

Schizophrenia7

Physiologic Dysfunction in Schizophrenia by Weinberger10

Working Memory by Goldman11

Prefrontal Cortex of Schizophrenics by Akbarian11

Molecular Characterization of Schizophrenia by Middleton12

Neocortical Inhibitory System By Markram13

Interneurons Unbound by Mcbain and Fisahn14

GABA Neurons in the Prefrontal Cortex of Schizophrenia by Hashimoto15

Schizophrenia and Specific Crime Types16

Violent Crimes16

Social and Biosocial Factors of Schizophrenia17

Theory of Mind17

Treatment Issues18

Risk Factors18

Bipolar Disorder19

Manic Depressive Illness19

Causes of bipolar disorder20

Frequency of illness22

The symptoms of bipolar disorder22

Diagnosis of bipolar disorder22

Treatment of bipolar disorder23

Borderline personality disorder24

Anxiety Disorder24

Types of Drugs25

Benzodiazepines25

Drug Abuse28

Prenatal Drug Abuse29

Causal Factors30

Treatment31

Handling of Mental disorder people by the Police32

The value of police intervention34

Arrest for an offence under the Criminal Code35

Arrest under the Code for breach of the peace36

Detention for investigation36

Arrest under laws in mental health37

Intervention in crisis: danger a person poses a danger to herself or others37

Rights of individuals arrested38

Dealing with non-violent mentally ill38

Dealing with Violent mentally ill39

Evolution of the Criminal Code provisions relating to mental disorders40

Risk Factors for Substance Abuse42

Protective Factors for Substance Abuse43

The Importance of Substance Abuse Prevention44

Types of Substance Abuse Prevention Programs45

At-Risk Populations and Contexts for Substance Abuse Prevention46

Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention Programming48

Police officers learn how to handle crisis situations50

Help police deal with situations involving persons with mental disorders52

Overlap between the mental health system and the criminal justice system53

Conclusion54

References56

Disorders and Police Handling

Introduction

The paper attempts to emphasize on the relationship between psychology as a science of behavior, and the world police, as a body that acts on others, and often in settings with intense personal implications and profound impact on participants. It also focuses on the organizations like the police, that work intensely and constant application of psychological knowledge. It starts from the time involved in the addition thereto of suitable subjects, through a selective process to learning the more sophisticated techniques of intervention in crisis situations where life or liberty of a person can depend on a knowledge act in accordance with the principles of consistency, timeliness and ...