The impact of COVID-19 on police officer wellness
In: Policing and society: an international journal of research and policy, S. 1-14
ISSN: 1477-2728
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In: Policing and society: an international journal of research and policy, S. 1-14
ISSN: 1477-2728
In: Policing: a journal of policy and practice, Band 18
ISSN: 1752-4520
Abstract
Given the prominence of the CEW in law enforcement, and the gaps in evidence around CEW use on persons with mental illness, using police administrative data we investigate whether perceived civilian mental condition influences CEW effectiveness, and how (as indicated by severity of application mode) and why CEW was used. We find subject mental condition is not a significant predictor of CEW effectiveness but is the strongest predictor of CEW application severity, and of CEW display or deployment for the purpose of both protecting the officer and protecting the public—even when controlling for subject resistance level and weapon possession. Results are discussed.
In: Policing and society: an international journal of research and policy, Band 33, Heft 6, S. 626-642
ISSN: 1477-2728
In: Policing: a journal of policy and practice, Band 14, Heft 2, S. 526-541
ISSN: 1752-4520
AbstractResearch outside the field of policing has shown that job satisfaction predicts job performance. While policing research has demonstrated performing community-oriented policing (COP) activities generally improves police officer job satisfaction, the mechanism through which it occurs remains unclear. This study contributes to the community-policing literature through a survey of 178 police officers at the Toronto Police Service. The survey instrument measures the mechanism through which job satisfaction is impacted. Results indicate that primary response officers are more likely to be somewhat or very unsatisfied with their current job assignment compared with officers with a COP assignment—confirming what previous research has found. Further, those who interact with the public primarily for the purpose of engaging in problem-solving are more likely to be very satisfied with their current job assignment compared with those who do so primarily for the purpose of responding to calls for service. Engaging in problem-solving increases the odds of being very satisfied in one's job assignment, and the combination of frequent contacts with the public and problem-solving is less important than problem-solving alone. The implications of the study findings for COP strategies are discussed.
In: Criminology: the official publication of the American Society of Criminology, Band 61, Heft 1, S. 74-102
ISSN: 1745-9125
AbstractThe current study analyzes police use of force as a series of time‐bound transactions between officers, civilians, and bystanders. The research begins with a systematic social observation of use‐of‐force events recorded on police body‐worn cameras in Newark, New Jersey. Researchers measure the occurrence and time stamps for numerous participant physical and verbal behaviors. Data are converted into a longitudinal panel format measuring all observed behaviors in 5‐second intervals. Panel logistic regression models estimate the effect of each behavior on use of force in immediate and subsequent temporal periods. Findings indicate certain variables influence use of force at a distinct point in time, whereas others exert influence on use of force across multiple time periods. The most influential variables relate to authority maintenance theoretical constructs. This finding supports prior perspectives arguing that police use of force largely results from officer attempts to maintain constant authority over civilians during face‐to‐face encounters. Nonetheless, a range of additional variables reflecting procedural justice, civilian resistance, and bystander presence significantly affect when police use force during civilian encounters. Results provide nuance to theoretical frameworks considering use of force as resulting from the interplay between officer and civilian actions and reactions.