Police academy training is the foundation of police performance. In Australia, police
academy programmes are usually delivered internally by police officers and are …

Internal workplace practices and policies in policing are based on a notion of fairness and
equal opportunity. Yet police organizations are frequently criticized for discriminatory …

Where historically justice and behavioral health professionals have functioned
independently in systems that often collide, the ability to provide community behavioral …

Persons with mental illness (PWMI) and other marginalised groups in society are especially
receptive to procedurally fair treatment by police, especially given its potential to …

How should a society strike a balance between the objective of ensuring safety from
dangers that may be posed by individuals believed to have a mental disorder and the …

Objective Police officers often find themselves responding to calls that do not involve
criminal behavior, but calls related to individuals experiencing emotional distress or mental …

Police are frequently the initial responders to situations involving individuals experiencing a
mental health crisis. These situations sometimes escalate to the point where police resort to …

Mental illness impacts billions, globally. While mental illness does not predict criminality,
many individuals with mental health needs find themselves within the various decision …

Background The aim of this study was to describe and compare the demographic
characteristics, clinical characteristics and patient and health service outcomes of …

In an Australian context, there is little research which examines whether officers following a
religion will place religious ideologies beyond professional guidelines and whether there …