RT Article
T1 Weekend Warriors and Sun Block: Game Wardens and the Use of Force
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 38
IS 3
SP 410
OP 421
A1 Patten, Ryan
A1 Caudill, Jonathan W.
A2 Caudill, Jonathan W.
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764200276
AB While the field of research related to game wardens is growing, there is almost no empirical research related to game wardens and the use of force. This study adds to this virtually non-existent, but important field. The data come from 261 self-reports from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement from 2002 to 2009. The incidents were analyzed based on following factors: the time of the day, the day of the week, the season of the year, and the activity the suspect was engaged in prior to the contact. The results demonstrated the majority of use of force incidents occurred from 6:01 p.m. to midnight, during Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays or national holidays, during the summer, and when the suspect was participating in a non-hunting or fishing activity. While this research addresses a missing component of the literature, the generalizeability of the findings are limited. Still, additional research is needed in this area before more firm conclusions can be reached.
K1 Use of force
K1 Game wardens
DO 10.1007/s12103-012-9181-3