Battered Police: Risk Factors for Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers

    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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