PERSPECTIVES ON POLICE ASSAULTS IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES, V 2

• NCJ Number: 17025
• Author(s): C G SWANSON; P N MORRISON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 272 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-TA-06-0004; 73-DF-06-0053
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of Oklahoma
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SECOND PART OF FINAL REPORT ON ASSAULTS ON OFFICERS IN 1973 IN OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICO, ARKANSAS, TEXAS, AND LOUISIANA DISCUSSES CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OFFICERS AND THEIR ASSAULTERS TO IDENTIFY ASSAULT-PRONE OFFICERS.

Abstract

THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ASSAULTED AND NON-ASSAULTED OFFICERS AND ANALYZES THOSE OFFICER CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DIFFERENTIATE ASSAULTED OFFICERS AND THEIR NON-ASSAULTED COUNTERPARTS. FOLLOWING THIS DISCUSSION, PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING AGE, RANK AND LENGTH OF SERVICE, ARE EXAMINED UTILIZING CORRELATION AND MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHAT FACTORS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AND ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF VARIATION IN ASSAULTS AGAINST POLICE. THE NEXT SECTION INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR REASONS FOR ACTING AS THEY DID. THE FINAL SECTION IN THIS VOLUME DISCUSSES ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR DEVELOPING PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS THAT MAY HELP TO IDENTIFY PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH 'ASSAULT PRONE' OFFICERS. STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED IN CHARTS AND TABLES. FOR THE FIRST AND THIRD VOLUMES, SEE NCJ-17024 AND 17026. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)