The effect of police use of force on mental health problems of prisoners

Meade, Benjamin; Steiner, Benjamin; Klahm, Charles F.

doi:10.1080/10439463.2015.1049602

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“…Future research should examine the long-term effects of direct and indirect exposure to police use of force on the mental and physical health of U.S. residents and their families, and factors that moderate or mediate this relationship. The relatively small number of studies investigating the relationship between exposure to police use of force and negative mental and health outcomes show an association between police use of force and poor health (i.e., asthma, diabetes, and obesity; Sewell & Jefferson, 2016), stress and worry (Gomez, 2016), trauma and anxiety symptoms (Geller, Fagan, Tyler, & Link, 2014), and manic symptoms (Meade, Steiner, & Klahm, 2015) among U.S. residents. Also, future investigations are needed to confirm the assumption that how Black and White residents are policed varies by ethnicity, sex, and income level.…”

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Police Use of Force by Ethnicity, Sex, and Socioeconomic Class

Motley

Joe

2018

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

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Police Use of Force by Ethnicity, Sex, and Socioeconomic Class

Motley

Joe

2018

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

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“…Eleven of the 22 studies were excluded based on our full-text review, because they did not meet inclusion criteria for study methods, study population, outcome, and/or exposure measure. In total, 11 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review [2,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31].…”

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Police Interactions and the Mental Health of Black Americans: a Systematic Review

McLeod

Heller

Manze

et al. 2019

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Black Americans comprise 13% of the US population, yet data suggests that they represent 23% of those fatally shot by police officers. Data on non-lethal encounters with police in the Black community is less available but can understandably result in emotional trauma, stress responses, and depressive symptoms. The aim of this systematic literature review is to assess if interactions with the police are associated with mental health outcomes among Black Americans. Following pre-defined inclusion criteria, 11 articles were reviewed. Using a quality assessment tool, eight studies received a fair quality rating, two studies a poor rating, and one study received a good rating. The types of police interaction reported among study participants included police use of force during arrest, police stops, police searches, exposure to police killings, and interactions with police in the court system and varied mental health outcomes. Most of the studies (6 of 11) reviewed found statistically significant associations between police interactions and mental health (psychotic experiences, psychological distress, depression, PTSD, anxiety, suicidal ideation and attempts), indicating a nearly twofold higher prevalence of poor mental health among those reporting a prior police interaction compared to those with no interaction. Although better quality studies are needed, findings suggest an association between police interactions and negative mental health outcomes. Changes in law enforcement policy, development and implementation of a validated instrument for police experiences, improved community outreach, a federally mandated review of policy and practice in police departments, and expanded police training initiatives could reduce the potential negative mental health impact of police interactions on Black Americans.

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“…This may help officers better understand how to use CIT techniques to avoid the use of force. It is also important for CIT officers to be aware of how force can influence incarcerated people's continuing mental health (see Meade et al, 2017).…”

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Crisis Intervention Team Training in a Correctional Setting: Examining Compliance, Mental Health Referrals, and Use of Force

McNeeley

Donley

2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model was developed as a specialized police-based program in which officers are trained to safely interact with individuals with mental illnesses. In 2011, the Minnesota Department of Corrections adapted this program for corrections. This study compares prison incidents involving CIT officers to a comparison sample of non-CIT incidents on a number of outcomes, including gaining compliance from people in custody (either immediately or as an incident unfolds), making mental health referrals, and using force against people in custody. We conducted a content analysis of reports describing 500 incidents in an all-male, maximum security prison and estimated multivariate binary logistic models to control for characteristics of situations, incarcerated people, and employees. The findings provide some support for implementing CIT training in a correctional setting, but some less encouraging results show that improvements to the program are still needed.

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The effect of police use of force on mental health problems of prisoners

Cited by 19 publications

References 58 publications

Police Use of Force by Ethnicity, Sex, and Socioeconomic Class

Police Use of Force by Ethnicity, Sex, and Socioeconomic Class

Police Interactions and the Mental Health of Black Americans: a Systematic Review

Crisis Intervention Team Training in a Correctional Setting: Examining Compliance, Mental Health Referrals, and Use of Force

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