Prosecution of physical assaults by psychiatric in-patients in Northern Ireland
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AIMS AND METHOD Assaults in healthcare settings have resulted in a range of national strategies aimed at reducing the incidence of violence. This study aimed to quantify the use of prosecution of assailants as a response, and to examine what other responses were used. The responses to violent incidents in three Northern Ireland psychiatric in-patient units in the year 2003 were ascertained retrospectively.
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Prosecution of physical assaults by psychiatric in-patients in Northern Ireland
AIMS AND METHOD Assaults in healthcare settings have resulted in a range of national strategies aimed at reducing the incidence of violence. This study aimed to quantify the use of prosecution of assailants as a response, and to examine what other responses were used. The responses to violent incidents in three Northern Ireland psychiatric in-patient units in the year 2003 were ascertained retr...
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