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Roles and expectations for mental health professionals in law enforcement agencies
Author(s) -
Brown Stuart,
Burkhart Barry R.,
King Glen D.,
Solomon Roger
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/bf00903204
Subject(s) - mental health , law enforcement , health psychology , enforcement , service (business) , public relations , business , mental health law , public health , psychology , nursing , medicine , law , psychiatry , political science , marketing
To assess consumer needs for and attitudes toward mental health services within law enforcement agencies, a questionnaire composed of a comprehensive list of mental health services potentially available to police departments was administered to populations of police officers and mental health workers. Respondents rated the services according to perceived utility of the service for law enforcement needs. Generally, police officers seemed receptive to several kinds of mental health service, although they were less enthusiastic about the value of the services than professionals. The implication of these data for the community mental health worker are discussed in terms of establishing and maintaining effective, mutually satisfying relationships with law enforcement agencies.