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The Local use of Section 136

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Malcolm P. I. Weller ,
Ben G. A. Weller ,
Sean Baumann  and
E. Coker
Malcolm P. I. Weller
Affiliation:
Friern Hospital
Ben G. A. Weller
Affiliation:
St Paul's School (now Faculty of Law, University of Birmingham)
Sean Baumann
Affiliation:
Friern Hospital
E. Coker
Affiliation:
SHO, Friern Hospital, London N11
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Recent attention has been focused on divergent practices in the implementation of Section 136, problems in its practice encountered by the police, and possible means of improving the service and reducing unnecessary detention. In these studies, doubts have been raised about the justness of the section, both in principle and in practice, and about the efficiency and efficacy of its implementation. In the context of the closure of the large psychiatric institutions it seems probable that these issues will become increasingly acute. The purpose of our brief study was therefore to investigate the trends of admissions to Friern Hospital, not only of patients under Section 136, but of all patients accompanied by the police.

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Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists , Volume 12 , Issue 6 , June 1988 , pp. 235 - 236
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