dc.contributor.author | Wolfe, SE | |
dc.contributor.author | Rojek, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Alpert, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Tiesman, H | |
dc.contributor.author | James, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-03T03:43:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-12-03T03:43:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1363-951X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/PIJPSM-03-2015-0029 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/172390 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose—The purpose of this paper is to examine the situational and individual officer
characteristics of officer-involved vehicle collisions that result in fatality, injury, and non-injury
outcomes.
Design/methodology/approach—Data on 35,840 vehicle collisions involving law
enforcement officers in California occurring between January 2000 and December 2009 are
examined. A descriptive analysis of collision characteristics is presented.
Findings—There were 39 officers killed by collisions over this study period and 7,684 officers
who received some type injury. Incidents involving officers on motorcycles represented 39 percent
of officer fatalities and 39 percent of severe injuries. In the case of fatalities, 33 percent of officers
were reported as wearing seatbelts, 38 percent were not wearing a seatbelt, and seatbelt use was
not stated in 29 percent of car fatalities.
Research limitations/implications—The findings only represent one state and the analysis is
based on an estimated 86 percent of collisions that occurred during the study period due to missing
data. Nonetheless, the results are based on a robust sample and address key limitations in the
existing literature.
Practical implications—During the study period in California the estimated financial impact of
collisions reached into the hundreds of millions of dollars when considering related fatality, injury,
and vehicle damage costs combined. These impacts highlight the need for the law enforcement
community to give greater attention to this issue.
Originality/value—At the time of this writing there was no published independent research that
compares the situational and officer characteristics across fatality, injury, and non-injury outcomes
in these events. The findings reported here will help inform emerging interest in this issue within
the law enforcement, academic, and policy-making communities. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Emerald Group Publishing | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 458 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 477 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Policing | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 38 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Criminology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Criminology not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4402 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 440299 | |
dc.title | Characteristics of officer-involved vehicle collisions in California | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2015 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Alpert, Geoff P. | |