SOC326H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: The Revolving Doors, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
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Tankebe article: effect of lack of due process, public complaints, review board investigation provincial bodies (less serious instances of citizens complaints) and the more serious instances. Today: social construction, disorderly groups and the police, amy"s story, evidence about mental illness and police brink et al. , and boyce et al, hold your fire (cbc, alternatives and problem solving. In toronto, there are 43 rotating beds available for police officers where police can connect people with nurses. It is costly to circulate these individuals in psychiatric institutions. Amy"s story: edp = emotionally disturbed person, 47 years old, her mother is a family doctor and her father is a criminal lawyer. Interviews showed diverse experiences with police, including: mental health crisis (28%, being stopped on the street by police (18%, or requesting assistance from the police as a victim of a crime (18%)
