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Abstract

Few groups struggle more, at the intersection of law enforcement and public health, than refugees. With a significant increase internationally in numbers of refugees over recent years, debates have focused on their rights to safety and access to medical services. These discussions, while often being very heated, fail to address the mental health and social justice issues that people with refugee background face when encountering law enforcement matters, whether during their journey or after their resettlement. We will argue that significant fear of police generally impacts significantly on their ability to seek help from police or to access public health services. Over time, when unaddressed, these issues can create an avalanche of difficulties. We argue that, regardless of which country is hosting those forced to flee their country of origin, the responsibility to protect and promote the health lies in de-stigmatised and more considered responses by the whole government. So far most responses have failed to abide by the International health regulations to which most countries are signatories.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors/Creators:	Egan-Vine, P and Bartkowiak-Theron, I and Julian, R
Keywords:	police, vulnerability, policing, law enforcement, vulnerable people, refugees
Publisher:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
DOI / ID Number:	10.1007/978-3-030-83913-0_13
Copyright Information:	Copyright Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Related URLs:	Google Scholar: Bartkowiak-Theron, I UTAS Profile: Bartkowiak-Theron, I Google Scholar: Julian, R UTAS Profile: Julian, R
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