Officer force versus suspect resistance: A gendered analysis of patrol officers in an urban police department

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas D. Bazley ◽  
Kim Michelle Lersch ◽  
Thomas Mieczkowski
Keyword(s):  
Police Department ◽  
Patrol Officers ◽  
Urban Police

The Introduction of Tasers and Police Use of Firearms: Evidence from the Chicago Police Department

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 157-160
Author(s):  
Bocar Ba ◽  
Jeffrey Grogger
Keyword(s):  
Event Study ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Patrol Officers ◽  
Chicago Police Department ◽  
Field Training ◽  
Chicago Police

Many police jurisdictions have recently expanded their Taser arsenals with a goal of reducing officer-involved shootings. We analyze substitution between Tasers and firearms by means of an event study made possible by a policy change at the Chicago Police Department. Before March 2010, only sergeants and field training officers had access to Tasers; after that date, they were made available to patrol officers. We find that the change in Taser policy led to a large increase in Taser use, but not to a decrease in the use of firearms.

170 Impact of an Urban, Police Department-Initiated Jail Diversion of Inebriates to a Sobering Center

2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. S66-S67 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.F. Weltge ◽  
L. Kincaid ◽  
A. Ochoa ◽  
D.S. Buck ◽  
D. Persse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Police Department ◽  
Jail Diversion ◽  
Urban Police

An Examination of Police Officers’ Insights Into Problem Identification and Problem Solving

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Bichler ◽  
Larry Gaines
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Patrol Officers ◽  
Problem Identification ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Police Presence

Problem solving begins with problem identification. Conventional knowledge suggests that because patrol officers work specific geographical areas (beats) on a fairly constant basis, they come to see where the problems exist; thus, police experience alone can be relied on to identify crime problems. However, few have examined whether officers are effective in identifying problems in their areas. This research examined the consistency of officer problem identification across focus groups for an entire police department in terms of the kinds of problems identified, the location of problems, and the suggested responses. Although there was little consistency across focus groups, officers were able to identify specific sites or properties thought to generate high levels of disorder-related calls. Solutions to crime problems tended to involve increased police presence for complex problems affecting areas and crime prevention for specific sites facing single-crime problems.

The impact of Crisis Intervention Team Training for police

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-170
Author(s):  
Kimberly D Hassell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Crisis Intervention Team ◽  
Patrol Officers ◽  
Behavioral Issues ◽  
Municipal Police ◽  
Intervention Team

Policing persons with mental illness and/or emotional/behavioral issues is complex and difficult. Police interactions and encounters of this nature are expected to increase due to dwindling budgets and the resulting deficiencies of local mental health systems. Police departments are responding to this growing need by requiring officers to attend Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training. CIT Training is designed to teach officers about mental illness and effective strategies and techniques for engaging and de-escalating potentially volatile interactions and encounters. This study was conducted in a large, Midwestern, municipal police department. The data were triangulated and included: (a) CIT Training pre- and post-tests administered to officers ( N=323) prior to and upon completion of the required 40-hour CIT Training held during the months of October through December 2016 and February through May 2017; (b) participant observation with police patrol officers in three of the seven police districts ( N=127 hours; April 2017 through May 2017); (c) semi-structured interviews with police patrol officers assigned to three of the seven police districts who had completed the CIT Training ( N=32 patrol officers; intensive interviews were conducted during participant observation); (d) in-person semi-structured interviews with service providers/practitioners who interact with officers in the context of their working roles and responsibilities ( N=27; July 2017 through January 2018); and (e) interviews with Urbantown Police Department (UPD) executive command staff, CIT coordinators and UPD telecommunications personnel ( N=10; September 2017 through January 2018). The assessment finds that the CIT Training administered in a large, municipal police department changed officers’ perceptions, as well as their street-level practices with persons with mental illness and/or emotional/behavioral issues. This assessment also finds that police officers are taking fewer persons into custody for involuntary treatment, and are instead transporting more persons for voluntary treatment.

Crisis Intervention Team Training and Special Weapons and Tactics Callouts in an Urban Police Department

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 831-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Compton ◽  
Berivan Demir ◽  
Janet R. Oliva ◽  
Trudy Boyce
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Team Training ◽  
Crisis Intervention Team ◽  
Intervention Team ◽  
Urban Police

Police Response to Domestic Violence: The Influence of Extralegal Factors on Arrest Decisions

Partner Abuse ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Mele
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Police Department ◽  
The State ◽  
Police Response ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Extralegal Factors ◽  
Victim Gender ◽  
Urban Police

AbstractThis study examines extralegal factors that predict arrest in domestic violence cases from one urban police department in the state of New Jersey. Initial analysis revealed that 40% of reported cases (N = 5,728) resulted in the suspect’s arrest. Bivariate analyses identified several predictors of arrest, including victim gender, victim/suspect relationship, cohabitation, and victim unemployment. At the multivariate level, cohabitation and victim unemployment were the strongest predictors of arrest. These findings are discussed in the context of a growing body of literature that examines the influence of extralegal factors on arrest decisions in domestic violence cases.

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