Asks if people with a mental illness who have been picked up by the police are given the help they need. Finds, despite many measures, they are still getting a raw deal from the criminal justice system.
Asks if people with a mental illness who have been picked up by the police are given the help they need. Finds, despite many measures, they are still getting a raw deal from the criminal justice system.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, law courts, mental health problems, mental health services, needs, offenders, police, social policy, social care provision, criminal justice;
Evidence to the Ashworth Hospital inquiry from staff suggests that nurses lack the basic education to deal with patients with personality disorders. Discusses the findings of the report and asks whether these patients are treatable at all and whether more staff training would lead to genuine therapeutic care.
Evidence to the Ashworth Hospital inquiry from staff suggests that nurses lack the basic education to deal with patients with personality disorders. Discusses the findings of the report and asks whether these patients are treatable at all and whether more staff training would lead to genuine therapeutic care.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mentally disordered offenders, nurses, offenders, personality disorders, public inquiries, secure hospitals, secure units, treatment, therapies, therapy and treatment, training, evaluation;