Policing and mentally ill persons in Hong Kong

Sharon Ingrid Kwok, T. Wing Lo, Percy Lee

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Abstract

Since community-oriented policing was introduced in Hong kong, interaction between the police and the public has increased significantly. Greater public accessibility to police as a result of decentralisation and the 999 emergency response line, as well as increased police mobility due to more police vehicles and patrols, is also likely to have contributed to the increase in contacts between police and mentally ill persons (MIPs). However, the shift toward community-oriented policing has led to an increase in public expectation of the police and the services they provide. Coupled with the commonly held misconception that MIPs are dangerous, and the lack of alternative on-call assistance, police are typically the first and only community service called to manage situations involving such people (Finn & Sullivan, 1989; Tucker, Van Hasselt, & Russell, 2008).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPolicing and the Mentally Ill: International Perspectives
EditorsDuncan Chappell
Place of PublicationU.S.
PublisherCRC Press
Pages311-327
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9781439881170
ISBN (Print)9781439881163
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Hong Kong (China)
  • community policing
  • mentally ill
  • police

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