Boundary objects and technological frames: officer’s’ perceptions and experiences using mental health screeners on the frontline

Police officers play a key role in determining the result of incidents that involve people in mental health crisis given their role as first responders and gatekeepers to services. In this paper, we ethnographically study one Canadian, mid-size municipal police service’s integration of an electronic...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:  
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sanders, Carrie B. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Lavoie, Jennifer
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
En: Policing and society
Año: 2021, Volumen: 31, Número: 8, Páginas: 967-981
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Journals Online & Print:
Gargar...
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Palabras clave:

MARC

LEADER 00000naa a22000002c 4500
001 177223818X
003 DE-627
005 20211004061632.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 211004s2021 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1080/10439463.2020.1813140  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)177223818X 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP177223818X 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 2,1  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |a Sanders, Carrie B.  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a Boundary objects and technological frames: officer’s’ perceptions and experiences using mental health screeners on the frontline 
264 1 |c 2021 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a Police officers play a key role in determining the result of incidents that involve people in mental health crisis given their role as first responders and gatekeepers to services. In this paper, we ethnographically study one Canadian, mid-size municipal police service’s integration of an electronic mental health screener (MHS). The screener was designed to assist officers in undertaking risk assessment, as well as facilitate collaborative action between police and emergency department staff by providing a tool that uses a shared medical language. Drawing on the theoretical concepts of ‘boundary objects’ and ‘technological frames’, we explore: (1) how the technology worked in practice and, what, if any, perceived impact it had on police decision-making; and, (2) how the technology was perceived to affect information sharing and collaboration among the criminal justice and health systems, and subsequently, the outcome of mental health calls for service. From our analysis, we argue that frontline officers and police administration hold differing, and at times, incongruent technological frames towards MHS. Specifically, we argue that frontline officers do not perceive the screener as providing a shared understanding that facilitates risk assessment, but instead perceive it to be a performance management tool used to track officer decision-making, enable the collection and sharing of health information within the criminal justice system, and demonstrate accountability to police service boards. Further, our analysis illuminates the power of experiential knowledge in resisting technological adoption and organisational reform. 
650 4 |a Technological frames 
650 4 |a Risk assessment 
650 4 |a Policing 
650 4 |a Mental Health 
650 4 |a Ethnography 
650 4 |a Collaboration 
650 4 |a Boundary objects 
700 1 |a Lavoie, Jennifer  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Policing and society  |d Getzville, NY : HeinOnline, 1990  |g 31(2021), 8, Seite 967-981  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)341899089  |w (DE-600)2069649-8  |w (DE-576)272349933  |x 1477-2728  |7 nnas 
773 1 8 |g volume:31  |g year:2021  |g number:8  |g pages:967-981 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2020.1813140  |x Resolving-System  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
935 |a mkri 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 3983233198 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 177223818X 
LOK |0 005 20211004061632 
LOK |0 008 211004||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 035   |a (DE-2619)KrimDok#2021-10-03#ACDDA8630689D8A81671DBC248F7D4BBDC17B2D6 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-2619  |c DE-627  |d DE-2619 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-2619 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a zota 
ORI |a SA-MARC-krimdoka001.raw