Kerr Amy N, Morabito Melissa, Watson Amy C
University of Illinois at Chicago.
J Police Crisis Negot. 2010 Jan 1;10:116-132. doi: 10.1080/15332581003757198.
Police encounters are believed to be particularly dangerous for people with mental illness and police officers. Despite widespread concern among advocates, researchers and police professionals, little is known about the details of these interactions including the occurrence of injuries. In the current study, we explore injuries to people with mental illness and officers to determine the extent to which situational and individual factors predict injuries. Findings suggest that injuries during police calls involving persons with mental illness are infrequent and rarely require medical attention. Predictors of injuries in these calls are similar to those in police encounters with the general population.
警方与精神疾病患者的接触被认为对患者本人和警察来说都特别危险。尽管倡导者、研究人员和警察专业人士普遍表示担忧，但对于这些互动的细节，包括受伤情况，我们知之甚少。在当前的研究中，我们探究了精神疾病患者和警察的受伤情况，以确定情境因素和个体因素在多大程度上能够预测受伤情况。研究结果表明，在涉及精神疾病患者的警方出警过程中，受伤情况并不常见，且很少需要医疗救治。这些出警过程中受伤情况的预测因素与警方与普通民众接触时的情况相似。
