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Policing, mental illness and media : the framing of mental health crisis encounters and police use of force / Katrina Clifford.

9783030614904 (electronic bk.)
3030614905 (electronic bk.)
3030614891
9783030614898

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.

©2021

English

1 online resource (xii, 347 pages)

10.1007/978-3-030-61490-4 doi

HV8280.A2 C55 2021

363.20994

"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."--Provided by publisher

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Palgrave studies in crime, media and culture.

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