Friday, November 25, 2005

Police are being forced to act as social workers -- Brettingham 331 (7527): 1226 -- BMJ

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/331/7527/1226-d?etoc
Madeleine Brettingham
"People are dying in police custody in Britain because officers are having to work as 'social workers of last resort,' coping with drug users and mentally ill people who should rightfully be dealt with in hospital, says Nick Harwood, chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. "