Police detentions of 'mentally disordered persons': a multi-method investigation of section 136 use in Sussex - Bendelow G, Warrington CA, Jones AM, Markham S.

This research was conducted in response to governmental and public concern regarding the escalating use of section 136 of the Mental Health Act (1983) nationally and of the excessive use of police custody as a place of safety in Sussex in particular. A ret...
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