Booked for Safekeeping

Description
Number VIS 11180
Collection VIS
Title Booked for Safekeeping
Duration 00:31:40
Date of production 1959
Sound Sonoer
Summary This film demonstrates the intelligent management of mentally ill persons by members of the police department of a large city. It shows methods of dealing with patients who are violent or potentially violent. The film stresses the importance of treatment in the first few hours, discusses the need for medical assistance in jails, and working with partners or teams to subdue a volatile situation.