Contextual Determinants of Observed Negative Emotional States in Police–Community Interactions

Researchers universally agree that interactions between police and community members have the propensity to be emotionally charged. However, to date, there is limited research investigating situational and dynamic factors that make an interaction between a police officer and citizen more or less emo...

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Authors: Makin, David A. (Author) ; Bailey, Rachel L. (Author) ; Brooks, Rachael (Author) ; Dietrich, Bryce J. (Author) ; Koslicki, Wendy (Author) ; Willits, Dale W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2019, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 301-318
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Observed negative emotional states
Body-worn cameras
Quantitative content analysis
Event modeling
Police–community interactions
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Summary:Researchers universally agree that interactions between police and community members have the propensity to be emotionally charged. However, to date, there is limited research investigating situational and dynamic factors that make an interaction between a police officer and citizen more or less emotionally charged. Analyzing unedited police body-worn camera footage, associated with 287 criminal code violations, this research explores the individual, behavioral, and environmental factors that affect police officers’ and citizens’ emotional states during a police-citizen interaction. Results show clear variations at the situational, organizational, and environmental levels influencing the observed emotional state of the suspect and police officer.
ISSN:1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854818796059