Is dangerousness a myth?: injuries and police encounters with people with mental Illnesses

This study examined all “use-of-force” reports collected by the Portland Police Bureau in Portland, Oregon, between 2008 and 2011, to determine whether their encounters with people with mental illnesses are more likely to result in injury to officers or subjects when force is used. Although several...

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Autor principal: Morabito, Melissa Schaefer (Autor)
Otros Autores: Socia, Kelly M. (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
En: Criminology & public policy
Año: 2015, Volumen: 14, Número: 2, Páginas: 253-276
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Mental health
Police
Use of force
Psychisch Erkrankten
Polizei
Polizeiarbeit
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Sumario:This study examined all “use-of-force” reports collected by the Portland Police Bureau in Portland, Oregon, between 2008 and 2011, to determine whether their encounters with people with mental illnesses are more likely to result in injury to officers or subjects when force is used. Although several factors significantly predicted the likelihood of injury to either subjects or officers, mental illness was not one of them.
ISSN:1745-9133
DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12127