Mental health outreach and street policing in the downtown of a large French city
Girard V, Bonin J, Tinland A, Farnarier C, Pelletier J, Delphin M, Rowe M, Simeoni M. Mental health outreach and street policing in the downtown of a large French city. International Journal Of Law And Psychiatry 2014, 37: 376-382. PMID: 24746286, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outreach teamOutreach workersPolice departmentsPolice officersNational political contextMixed-methods approachPolitical contextCentral police stationSuch crimesGovernment prioritiesPartnership meetingsPolicePolice stationsCoercive methodsEthnic minoritiesViolent natureKey themesLess coercionQualitative dataFormal initiativesService usersLarge citiesFrench citiesPublic safetyLarge French cities