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Diversion at the point of arrest: mentally disordered people and contact with the police

Riordan, Sharon, Wix, Stuart, Kenney-Herbert, Jeremy, Humphreys, Martin·2000·The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry
DOI 10.1080/09585180010004937
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A 'Diversion at the Point of Arrest' scheme was introduced in South Birmingham in 1992. An initial evaluation of the first 12 months demonstrated its apparent effectiveness. This paper provides a further description of all referrals to the substantive service for the 4-year period 1 November 1993 to 31 October 1997. There were 492 referrals of 420 individuals during the study period. The majority of those assessed were single, unemployed Caucasian males who were living alone. Of these, 95% were from Birmingham or the surrounding areas. The most frequent diagnosis made was schizophrenia, followed by drug or alcohol dependence and neuroses. Only 16 individuals disclosed a criminal history but 67% had had previous contact with psychiatric services. The majority of offences committed by those referred were public order or acquisitive, or involved destruction of property. This scheme has been successful in preventing some mentally disordered individuals being inappropriately taken into custody and has identified others who might require further assessment at a later stage. It has also fostered lasting and productive links between psychiatric services, the police and other agencies.

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  • Diversion at the Point of Arrest is a UK-based postbooking jail diversion model in which people arrested and detained at police stations were assessed by a community psychiatric nurse, who then acted as coordinator for involvement of other mental healthcare workers and services as needed.

    “An example is Diversion at the Point of Arrest,85 86 a UK-based model in which people arrested and detained at police stations were assessed by a community psychiatric nurse, who then acted as the coordinator for the involvement of other mental healthcare workers and services as needed.”

    From Interagency collaboration models for people with mental ill health in contact with the police: a systematic scoping review (2018) · cites this paper as [85]

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Authors
Riordan, S., Wix, S., Kenney-Herbert, J., & Humphreys, M.
Venue
The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2000-01
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
683-690
ISSN
  • 0958-5184 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-9478
DOI
10.1080/09585180010004937
OpenAlex
W2121474673
Cited by
22
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Defense Acquisition Program Administration
  • H2020 European Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Keywords
mentally ill offenders, police encounters, schizophrenia, neurosis, public order offenses, property crime, criminal history

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