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Describes the different types of mentally disturbed people a policemen must deal with, such as the senile, the mentally retarded, and the attempted suicides. Stresses the need to talk with the family to get a person's background, using the case of a mental patient who feels his neighbors are planning to kill him. Shows a case in which a policeman handles a mentally disturbed person improperly. Points out the need for twenty-four-hour medical help for policemen who deal with the mentally disturbed.
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BOOKED FOR SAFEKEEPING. (1960, sound, 31min, b&w, 16mm)
Sponsor: Louisiana Association for Mental Health. production Co.: Stoney Associates. director: George Stoney. resources: Copyright not registered. Holdings: LC/prelinger, Macdonald.
Training film for police officers explaining how to recognize and handle the mentally disturbed and developmentally disabled. At the time of the film’s making, the police were generally the first responders in psychiatric emergencies. The film uses dramatized scenes featuring New Orleans police officers and nonprofessional actors to illustrate how to communicate and con- trol anxious, confused, and possibly violent people. note: Based on a pamphlet by Lloyd Rowland, director of the Louisiana Association for Mental Health.
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