Title

Battered Police: Risk Factors for Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers

Authors

Authors

M. W. Covington; L. Huff-Corzine;J. Corzine

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Violence Vict.

Keywords

law enforcement officers; police violence; Orlando; criminal event; perspective; CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICES; POLITICAL EXPLANATIONS; FORCE; INJURIES; ASSAULTS; RESISTANCE; SUSPECTS; KILLINGS; MURDERS; TRENDS; Criminology & Penology

Abstract

Although we hear more about violence committed by the police, violence against police officers is also a major problem in the United States. Using data collected from the Orlando, Florida Police Department files, this study examines situational variables, offender characteristics, and officer demographics that may correlate with violence directed at law enforcement officers. Logistic regression results indicate that battery against one or more police officers is significantly more likely when multiple officers are involved, when offenders are women, when offenders are larger than average as measured by body mass index (BMI), and when offenders are known to have recently consumed alcohol. We close with a discussion of policy implications and directions for future research.

Journal Title

Violence and Victims

Volume

29

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

34

Last Page

52

WOS Identifier

WOS:000330514100003

ISSN

0886-6708

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