Policing, Mental Illness and Media
The Framing of Mental Health Crisis Encounters and Police Use of Force
Authors: Clifford, Katrina
Free Preview- Examines the complexities of the relationship between policing and mental health
- Explores the conditions for the production of news media coverage
- Appeals to students, scholars, and practitioners in journalism, media studies, policing, criminology, sociology, and mental health
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- About this book
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This book examines the complexities of the relationship between policing and mental health – in Australia especially – including the circumstances that lead to police use of force, and the ways in which news media typically report deaths resulting from police contact with people in mental health crisis. When a vulnerable member of society is killed by the police, it is only natural that questions are asked about the behaviour and actions of those involved. Police are, after all, meant to be the ‘protectors of society’. By virtue of these circumstances, fatal encounters between police and mentally ill individuals in crisis often attract heightened media and legal attention, as well as public debate. Drawing together research interviews and extensive case study analysis, the book explores the conditions for the production of this news media coverage, the ways in which it can shape public perceptions of police-involved mental health crisis interventions, and the potential impacts on those involved in and affected by such events. The implications for police agencies are also considered in the context of how they respond to vulnerable people in the community, while being in the media spotlight. This book will appeal to students, scholars and practitioners in journalism, media studies, policing, criminology, sociology, and mental health as well as those interested in learning about the relationship between policing, mental illness, and media representation.
- About the authors
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Dr. Katrina Clifford is Senior Lecturer in Communication at Deakin University, Australia. She has also worked as a journalist, magazine editor and strategic communications consultant. Her previous publications include Media and Crime: Content, Context and Consequence (co-authored with Rob White, OUP 2017).
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-40
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The Thin Blue Line of Mental Health
Pages 41-85
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The Search for Solutions to the Problems of Policing Mental Ill-Health
Pages 87-146
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Making Sense of Fatal Mental Health Crisis Interventions
Pages 147-190
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Case Study: The Paul Klein Incident
Pages 191-229
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Policing, Mental Illness and Media
- Book Subtitle
- The Framing of Mental Health Crisis Encounters and Police Use of Force
- Authors
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- Katrina Clifford
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-61490-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-61490-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-61489-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 347
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations
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