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Mental Health and Policing
Dr Chetna Kang and Louisa Peacock focus on disability and mental health.
It's estimated that police spend as much as 25% of their time dealing with mental illness.
Whether it's suspects, victims or witnesses, the impact of mental illness plays a large part in their day to day work.
This week we hear about a plan to have mental health professionals working with police in Buckinghamshire.
And meet a woman who says police treated her like a criminal, because of her mental health.
Last on
Sun 27 Sep 201513:00
BBC Three Counties Radio
Useful contacts
Wish - the only national, user-led charity working with women with mental health needs in prison, hospital and the community.
Section 135 - What the law says in section 135 of the Mental Health Act 1983
Section 136 - What the law says in section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983
Rethink - information about section 136 of the mental health act, giving police power to detain people who are mentally ill.
Mental Health Cop blog - Inspector Michael Brown's venn diagram of policing, mental health and criminal justice.
Broadcast
- Sun 27 Sep 201513:00BBC Three Counties Radio
