Perceptions and experiences of people with mental illness regarding their interactions with police |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Sociology & Criminology, Saint Mary''s University, Nova Scotia, Canada;2. Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA;3. School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada;4. Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada;5. Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services, British Columbia, Canada;1. Ministry of Justice, Clinic of Forensic Psychiatry, Denmark;2. Police Academy, Denmark;3. Danish National Centre for Social Research, Denmark;4. Unit for Social Psychiatry, Municipal of Frederiksberg, Denmark;1. (Formerly) Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Health, Australia;2. Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research at Western Health, Australia;3. The University of Melbourne, Australia;1. Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, School of Psychology & Psychiatry, Monash University, Australia;2. Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, Australia;3. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia;1. Community Mental Health Outreach Team MARS (Movement and Action for Recovery Social) Assistance Public Hôpitaux de Marseille, France;2. Aix-Marseille Univ., Public Health Research Unit EA 3279, Marseille, France;3. Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, New Haven, CT, United States;4. Aix-Marseille University, LPS EA 849, 13621 Aix-en-Provence, France;5. APHM, Conception, Medical Evaluation Department, 13385 Marseille, France;6. Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal et Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin, Québec, Canada;1. Department of Criminal Justice, Center for Security and Crime Science, Temple University, 1115 Polett Walk, Gladfelter Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA;2. Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University, 1115 Polett Walk, Gladfelter Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA;1. Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1040 W. Harrison, Chicago, IL 60607, USA;2. School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;3. School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Montgomery Ross Fisher Building, 669 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA;4. Temple University School of Social Work, Ritter Hall Annex, 5th Floor, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the perceptions and lived experiences of people with mental illness in relation to their interactions with the police. A community-based participatory research approach was used and a procedural justice theoretical perspective guided the study. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted by peer researchers with 60 people with mental illness who had interacted with the police and were living in Metro Vancouver, Canada. Among the study participants, contact with the police was frequent and occurred under a diverse range of circumstances. The majority of participants perceived being treated in a procedurally just manner by the police officer(s) who were involved in their most recent interaction. Almost three-quarters (n = 43, 72%) of participants were generally satisfied with how the police officer(s) had handled their most recent interaction. The slight majority of participants (n = 30, 51%) rated their previous contacts with the police as a positive experience overall, with 32% (n = 19) indicating that their previous interactions with the police were negative life experiences. The findings paint a more balanced picture than that which is often portrayed by the media. Emphasizing a procedural justice framework for police handling of situations involving people with mental illness is a vital step toward improving how these interactions are experienced and perceived. |
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