Policing, Mental Illness and Media : The Framing of Mental Health Crisis Encounters and Police Use of Force / by Katrina Clifford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clifford, Katrina, author.

Series:

Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture, 2946-3920

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and crime.

Juvenile delinquents.

Mass media.

Victims of crimes.

Communication.

Crime and the Media.

Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.

Media Sociology.

Victimology.

Media and Communication.

Local Subjects:

Crime and the Media.

Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.

Media Sociology.

Victimology.

Media and Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 347 pages).

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.

Summary:

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 onthose 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. 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).

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The thin blue line of mental health

Chapter 3. The search for solutions to the problems of policing mental ill-health

Chapter 4. Making sense of fatal mental health crisis interventions

Chapter 5. Case study: The Paul Klein incident

Chapter 6. Framing effects and changing media practices

Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783030614904

3030614905

OCLC:

1240211188