International journal of law and psychiatry
Conflictual encounters with individuals with mental illness from the perspective of police officers: Reasons, challenges, and experiences with escalating and De-escalating factors - An empirical study of German police officers.
Lena Posch
Published: 202510.1016/j.ijlp.2025.102167
Abstract
This paper examines the perspective of police officers on conflictual encounters with individuals with mental illness. The study aims to identify the frequency, challenges, reasons for intervention, conflict potential, and factors contributing to esc…
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