경찰의 정신질환자 강제입원에 관한 연구

Abstract

Last 2019, in Jinju, Gyeongnam, a mental patient with schizophrenia killed 5 people and injured 18 people. Currently, in our society, mental disorders are increasing due to changes in the structural environment, and crimes with mental disorders are also increasing. In addition, compulsory hospitalization by the police under the Mental Health Welfare Act for mental patients is also increasing. However, in the 2019 Jinju case in Gyeongnam, a question was raised about the effectiveness of the police's actions against mental patients and the effectiveness of forced hospitalization. So, in this study, I would like to suggest the following for forced hospitalization by the police. In our society, mental illness is increasing due to structural environmental changes. As a result, crime is also increasing. Therefore, the crisis intervention of the mental patients by the police is expected to increase in the future. Accordingly, in this study, I would like to suggest the following about the crisis intervention(forced hospitalization) under the Mental Health and Welfare Act. First, in the manual of the National Police Agency related to judging mental patients, it should be revised as suspected or estimated metal patients in accordance with the current mental health and welfare system and significant limitations should be added to the independent daily life rather than the past history of the mental illness. Second, in order to secure the effectiveness of emergency hospitalization, a wide area emergency medical system that can be operated for 24 hours should be established. Third, in order to secure the effectiveness of administrative hospitalization, it is necessary to establish a collaborative system with related organizations and accumulate sufficient data of the relevant persons. And in order to realize the recommendations for emergency hospitalization and administrative hospitalization, it is essential to increase the number of the staff in mental health agencies. Lastly, there is a need for continuous education and training for field police officers, and a policy review of special recruitment of workers with mental illness-related departments is also necessary.