Today, the police handle four times as many tasks with mentally vulnerable citizens
Researchers behind the publication Lars Højsgaard Andersen, Camilla Hvidtfeldt and Thomas Woergaard from The ROCKWOOL Foundation. Marc T. Bærentzen and Lars N. Mikkelsen who also handled the 2018 analysis from the National Police.
This content is only available in danish (“Politiet håndterer i dag fire gange så mange opgaver med psykisk sårbare borgere”)
Related publications
Research report
Measuring the Trend in Police Tasks Concerning People with Mental Health Challenges in Denmark, 2008-2022
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Lars Højsgaard Andersen
Research Professor and
Head of Research in Marginalised groups
lha@rff.dk
+45 61 66 63 78
Family and social conditions
Camilla Hvidtfeldt
Senior Researcher
ch@rff.dk
+45 61 99 70 34
Family and social conditions
School and education
Thomas Woergaard Kjær
Student Assistant
twk@rff.dk
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