Passing the Buck: How fragmented agencies keep the vulnerable stuck in the justice system
Monday, August 23rd, 2010One of the more troubling issues I have encountered in my 15 years of the practice of psychiatry is the frequency with which agencies work to evade responsibility and accountability for the clients they are supposed to serve. No agency is immune to this problem, but in my experience, one of the most egregious situations goes something like this:
Joe is a 33 year old man seen on the grounds of a local elementary school. He is not recognized by school staff, and the police are called. Upon approach by police officers, he appears not to understand their direction to leave the grounds.
