Missing a beat: police responses to people with learning disabilities and mental health problems

Abstract

Guidance has recently been issued to police officers on how to respond to people with learning disabilities and mental illnesses. We review this Guidance and comment on some of the advice, in the context of current issues and concerns. This article contains a brief summary of the Guidance, but for more detailed coverage, we recommend that the Guidance itself be consulted.

Citation

Mackenzie, R. and Watts, J. (2010), "Missing a beat: police responses to people with learning disabilities and mental health problems", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 34-40. https://doi.org/10.5042/tldr.2010.0592