Understanding risks: practitioner’s perceptions of the lottery of mental health care available for detainees in custody

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Williams, E., Norman, J. and Sondhi, A. 2017. Understanding risks: practitioner’s perceptions of the lottery of mental health care available for detainees in custody. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pax067

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Authors	Williams, E., Norman, J. and Sondhi, A.
Abstract	Abstract The range of and growing number of health care requirements being presented within custody environments has been widely debated (Rekrut-Lapa and Lapa, 2014). Despite a number of reforms following the recommendations of the Bradley Review (2009) and the amendments made to the ACPO guidance on safe detention in 2012, research continues to highlight a lack of consistency to services available to effectively identify the needs of individuals in these arenas. This paper is based on part of a wider research project conducted in the Metropolitan Police Service and portrays the voice of the police practitioners working in custody suites. The research found that various notions of risk are central within this setting and that current practices are not sufficient for ensuring the safety of both detainees and officer safety. The research concludes by offering a proposal for capturing good practice and learning in order to create a more reflective and learning environment in custody suites.
Year	2017
Journal	Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice
Publisher	Oxford Journals
ISSN	1752-4512
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pax067
Print	09 Oct 2017
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Deposited	22 May 2018
Accepted author manuscript	17330_Final version of MH article.pdf
Output status	Published

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