Compton Michael T, Demir Berivan, Oliva Janet R, Boyce Trudy
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Psychiatr Serv. 2009 Jun;60(6):831-3. doi: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.6.831.
This study tested a hypothesized inverse correlation between the number of crisis intervention team (CIT) officers and the number of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) callouts in an urban police department.
Data for the number of accrued CIT-trained officers were combined with administrative data on the number of SWAT callouts during 27 four-month intervals.
There were no significant correlations for the relationships examined, and implementation of CIT training was not associated with a decrease in SWAT callouts.
Although the CIT model may yield important benefits in other domains, this study found no evidence of declining SWAT utilization as the number of CIT-trained officers accrued. The absence of association is likely due to the relatively low prevalence of SWAT use and the very different nature of CIT versus SWAT responses.
本研究检验了一个假设，即在一个城市警察部门中，危机干预小组（CIT）警官的数量与特种武器和战术（SWAT）出动次数之间存在负相关关系。
将累积接受CIT培训的警官数量数据与27个为期四个月的时间段内SWAT出动次数的行政数据相结合。
所考察的关系不存在显著相关性，CIT培训的实施与SWAT出动次数的减少无关。
尽管CIT模式可能在其他领域产生重要益处，但本研究未发现随着接受CIT培训的警官数量增加，SWAT动用次数减少的证据。缺乏相关性可能是由于SWAT使用的相对低发生率以及CIT反应与SWAT反应的截然不同的性质。
