All Outputs (108)

Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective. International journal of criminology & sociological theory, 6(4), 92-104

The policy of deinstitutionalisation, a progressive policy aimed at reducing the civic and social isolation of the mentally ill, did not achieve its utopian aims. Wolff (2005)/Moon (2000) argue that the Asylum has been replaced by fragmented, disloca... Read More about Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective.

Hard evidence: does prison really work? (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). Hard evidence: does prison really work?

The Sun splash missed point on ‘mental patient murders (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). The Sun splash missed point on ‘mental patient murders

Drunk tanks another private police disaster in the making (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). Drunk tanks another private police disaster in the making

While some fight over psychiatry, others are forging better ways ahead (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). While some fight over psychiatry, others are forging better ways ahead

Our side of the mirror : the (re)-construction of 1970s’ masculinity in David Peace’s Red Riding (2013)
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King, M., & Cummins, I. (2013). Our side of the mirror : the (re)-construction of 1970s’ masculinity in David Peace’s Red Riding. https://doi.org/10.4172/2375-4435.1000104

David Peace and the late Gordon Burn are two British novelists who have used a mixture of fact and fiction in their works to explore the nature of fame, celebrity and the media representations of individuals caught up in events, including investiga... Read More about Our side of the mirror : the (re)-construction of 1970s’ masculinity in David Peace’s Red Riding.

50 years after Martin Luther King, black America still dreams of freedom (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). 50 years after Martin Luther King, black America still dreams of freedom

Patients sectioned for beds, but hospitals not the best place to be (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). Patients sectioned for beds, but hospitals not the best place to be

We ignore the rise of suicide in people with mental illness (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). We ignore the rise of suicide in people with mental illness

Police are unprepared to care for people with mental illness (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). Police are unprepared to care for people with mental illness

“Dead cities, crows, the rain and their ripper, the Yorkshire ripper”: The red riding novels (1974, 1977, 1980, 1983) of David Peace as Lieux d’horreur (2013)
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King, M., & Cummins, I. (2013). “Dead cities, crows, the rain and their ripper, the Yorkshire ripper”: The red riding novels (1974, 1977, 1980, 1983) of David Peace as Lieux d’horreur. International journal of criminology & sociological theory, 6(3), 43-56

This article explores the role and importance of place in the Red Riding novels of David Peace. Drawing on Nora’s (1989) concept of Lieux de mémoire and Rejinders’ (2010) development of this work in relation to the imaginary world of the TV detective... Read More about “Dead cities, crows, the rain and their ripper, the Yorkshire ripper”: The red riding novels (1974, 1977, 1980, 1983) of David Peace as Lieux d’horreur.

America’s penal arms race holds few lessons for the UK (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). America’s penal arms race holds few lessons for the UK

The link between benefit cuts and suicide can’t be ignored (2013)
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Milner, J., & Cummins, I. (2013). The link between benefit cuts and suicide can’t be ignored

Using Simon's Governing through crime to explore the development of mental health policy in England and Wales since 1983 (2013)
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since 1983. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 34(3), 325-337. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2012.750482

The reform of the Mental Health Act in 2007 saw the introduction of SupervisedCommunity Treatment Orders (CTOs) in England and Wales. It is argued that this marks a fundamental shift in the rights of those subject to mental health legislation.This pa... Read More about Using Simon's Governing through crime to explore the development of mental health policy in England and Wales since 1983.

Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley (2012)
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Cummins, I. (2012). Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley. Policing, 6(4), 365-376. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pas024

The Bradley Review (2009) is a major analysis of the treatment of people with mental problems and learning disabilities within the Criminal Justice System (CJS). The legal system and penal policy in UK and similar legaljurisdictions do not regard of... Read More about Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley.

Mental health and custody: a follow on study (2012)
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Cummins, I. (2012). Mental health and custody: a follow on study. Journal of Adult Protection, 14(2), 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/14668201211217521

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to report the findings of a small scale indicative research project. The project explores the assessment of detained persons in police custody by Forensic Physicians (FP). Design/methodology/approach – A range... Read More about Mental health and custody: a follow on study.

‘The other side of silence’: The role of the appropriate adult post-Bradley (2011)
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of the appropriate adult post-Bradley. Ethics and Social Welfare, 5(3), 306-312. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2011.597163

The publication of the Bradley review in the United Kingdom is a watershed in the development of policy regarding the way that the Criminal Justice System responds to individuals with mental health problems. It then goes on to explore one aspect o... Read More about ‘The other side of silence’: The role of the appropriate adult post-Bradley.

Distant Voices Still Lives: reflections on the impact of media reporting of the cases of Christopher Clunis and Ben Silcock (2010)
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Cummins, I. (2010). Distant Voices Still Lives: reflections on the impact of media reporting of the cases of Christopher Clunis and Ben Silcock. Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, 3(4), 18-29. https://doi.org/10.5042/eihsc.2011.0074

One of the main features of the reform of the Mental Health Act (2007) was the introduction of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs). CTOs represent a fundamental shift in the rights of people with severe mental health problems, who have been detained in... Read More about Distant Voices Still Lives: reflections on the impact of media reporting of the cases of Christopher Clunis and Ben Silcock.

Deinstitutionalisation; mental health services in the age of neo-liberalism (2010)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2010). Deinstitutionalisation; mental health services in the age of neo-liberalism. Journal of Social Policy and Social Work in Transition, 1(2), 55-74

The policy of deinstitutionalisation i.e. the closure of large psychiatric hospitals and a move towards community-based mental health services has been a feature of services developments in liberal democracies. This policy was the result of a series... Read More about Deinstitutionalisation; mental health services in the age of neo-liberalism.

Prison mental health: vision and reality (2010)
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Appleby, L., May, P., Meiklejohn, C., Edgar, K., & Cummins, I. (2010). Prison mental health: vision and reality

The principle of equivalence means that prisoners should receive the same quality of care for their health as they would receive outside prison. It does not mean that health care will be identical to that outside but that services will aim to achieve... Read More about Prison mental health: vision and reality.