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Policing, Mental Illness and Media - The Framing of Mental Health Crisis Encounters and Police Use of Force (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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Policing, Mental Illness and Media - The Framing of Mental Health Crisis Encounters and Police Use of Force (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Series: Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture
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This book examines the complexities of the relationship between
policing and mental health - in Australia especially - including
the circumstances that lead to police use of force, and the ways in
which news media typically report deaths resulting from police
contact with people in mental health crisis. When a vulnerable
member of society is killed by the police, it is only natural that
questions are asked about the behaviour and actions of those
involved. Police are, after all, meant to be the 'protectors of
society'. By virtue of these circumstances, fatal encounters
between police and mentally ill individuals in crisis often attract
heightened media and legal attention, as well as public debate.
Drawing together research interviews and extensive case study
analysis, the book explores the conditions for the production of
this news media coverage, the ways in which it can shape public
perceptions of police-involved mental health crisis interventions,
and the potential impacts on those involved in and affected by such
events. The implications for police agencies are also considered in
the context of how they respond to vulnerable people in the
community, while being in the media spotlight. This book will
appeal to students, scholars and practitioners in journalism, media
studies, policing, criminology, sociology, and mental health as
well as those interested in learning about the relationship between
policing, mental illness, and media representation.
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