Police case disposal: An introduction for psychiatrists

Abstract

Comments on the article by R. Bayney and G. Ikkos (see record 2002-13383-004) which described the Police Case Disposal Scheme. The author states that Bayney and Ikkos provide a helpful outline of the elements of the police decision-making process with respect to referrals of those with mental disorders. However, the author claims that they made 2 important omissions. Those omissions are outlined. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)