Public Safety
Monday, December 4th, 2006It really is a terrible statistic that one person per week is murdered by somebody with mental problems. Of course, we are well beyond the days of incarcerating people in asylums who should never be there. But there is a real cross-over between effective care in the community and public security. Clearly the system is breaking down and Government proposals in the pipeline need to address this.
Statistics may suggest that some criminal activity is diminishing, but violent crime, so often linked to drugs or psychotic behaviour, is a very unwelcome feature of our national life.