Deaths of people with serious mental disorder
An exploration of deaths in custody and fatal police contacts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11227871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Belinda Crissman (0000-0002-7787-1950, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Griffith University Mt Gravatt QLD Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-266 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajs4.70 |
| OpenAlex | W2957272157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 34 |
People with serious mental disorders (PSMDs) are overrepresented both in prison deaths and during fatal encounters with the police in the community (deaths after police contact, DAPC). To identify common factors present across cases of who died during contact with the criminal justice system in Queensland, publicly available coroners reports were analysed ( N = 38). The findings of the study indicated psychosis and mood disorders were the most common diagnosis in incarcerated PSMD deaths, and suicide was the most common cause of death for incarcerated PSMDs. Within incarcerated settings, access to healthcare records, medication compliance, risk assessment and monitoring, and safe housing of at‐risk prisoners may be potential areas to explore with regard to prevention. Similarly, PSMD DAPCs were more likely to be experiencing mood or psychosis disorders than other forms of mental disorder, and suicide and police shootings were the most common causes of death. In PSMD DAPC, inadequate mental health access, treatment noncompliance and comorbid substance use were included as potential areas that could direct research efforts toward prevention
Criminology · Medical emergency · Mental health · Mental illness · Mood · Mood disorders · Poison control · Political science · Prison · Project commissioning · Psychiatry · Publishing · Suicide prevention · Law · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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From evasion to retaliation
Focal concerns in coroners' reports
Fatal police encounters – it’s not just shootings
Correctional policy for offenders with mental illness
Severe mental illness in 33 588 prisoners worldwide
A cross-sectional survey of prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among prisoners in New South Wales, Australia
Social control agents or front-line carers for people with mental health problems
Police officer decisionmaking in potentially violent confrontations
The Violent Police-Citizen Encounter
| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |