A few times I've seen the police put psych holds on patients who were depressed and off their meds and didn't want to go to the closest hospital so is that essentially transporting against their will?
A few times I've seen the police put psych holds on patients who were depressed and off their meds and didn't want to go to the closest hospital so is that essentially transporting against their will?
Thats happened more than once."Well officer in just letting you know that if I drive 100 feet away and the patient says I do not want to go again then I am pulling over and letting them out.."
I just dont tell the cops this, ill tell the patient this when we get in the back of the truck. Ill tell them that they have an option to refuse and offer a ride to anywhere in town or maybe just over the border"Well officer in just letting you know that if I drive 100 feet away and the patient says I do not want to go again then I am pulling over and letting them out.."
Ill take my chances with the lawsuit over the criminal trial for kidnapping.Generally the police only force people to go if they are mental health holds or under arrest, so the situation rarely happens around here
However, I would be very, very leery of doing what some here are suggesting. I know you can't force someone who is alert and oriented to go, but what happens if someone was given the option of jail or hospital, then refused, went back to the original scene and killed someone?
You better hope either your agency indemnified you, you have a good insurance plan, or a good lawyer because you will need it for the lawsuit
Yes if the person is CAO you have to let them leave, but there is no law saying you can't try to use your soft/interpersonal skills to try to talk them down
"If you want to leave you can, but I recommend you go get checked out, it will give everyone some time to cool off"
Also, to throw a monkey wrench in, what if they tell you they are going to commit a crime. I.e. If they say "drive me to my house, so I can get my gun and kill that cop" etc If you drive them there that is called aiding and abetting and accessory to murder