Perceptions and experiences of people with mental illness regarding their interactions with police

• Published in: International journal of law and psychiatry Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 334 - 340
• Main Authors: Livingston, James D., Desmarais, Sarah L., Verdun-Jones, Simon, Parent, Richard, Michalak, Erin, Brink, Johann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude; British Columbia; Canada; Community based action research; Community-Based Participatory Research; Criminal Law; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Life experiences; Male; Mental Illness; Mentally ill people; Mentally Ill Persons; Middle Aged; Mixed method; Participant observation; Perceived Procedural Justice; Perception; Perceptions; Police; Police officers; Procedural justice; Social Justice - psychology; Vulnerable Populations - psychology; British Columbia; Mental Illness; Police; Perceived Procedural Justice; Mixed method

This study examined the perceptions and lived experiences of people with mental illness in relation to their interactions with the police. A community-based participatory research approach was used and a procedural justice theoretical perspective guided the study. In-depth, semi-structured interview...