Police as streetcorner psychiatrist: managing the mentally ill

Int J Law Psychiatry. 1992;15(2):139-56. doi: 10.1016/0160-2527(92)90010-x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Commitment of Mentally Ill / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Dangerous Behavior
  • Deinstitutionalization / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Expert Testimony / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Humans
  • Ill-Housed Persons / psychology*
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Mental Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Referral and Consultation / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Social Control, Formal*
  • Social Environment*
  • United States