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Date: November 25, 2024 Mon
Time: 9:54 pm
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1 results foundAuthor: Fuller, Georgina Title: The nature of risk during interactions between the police and intoxicated offenders Summary: How best to respond to and manage intoxicated offenders is a concern shared by policing agencies across Australia. Intoxicated offenders present additional behavioural and health risks during their interaction with police. These risks may result in harm to the officers, the offender or the community. This research examined how intoxication influences the nature and magnitude of the risk associated with police officer/offender interactions. Using data from the National Deaths in Custody Program, a qualitative sample of 41 cases were analysed. These cases involved offenders who died in police custody and who, according to autopsy results, had alcohol or drugs in their system at the time of death. Results showed that, while intoxication influences an offender's behaviour and health, the overall level of risk during the interaction was determined by the interplay between these two elements and the police response. This interplay between intoxicated behaviours, health risks and police responses should be considered in the development of policies and practices to minimise harm. Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2016. 17p. Source: Internet Resource: Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice, no. 525: Accessed December 5, 2016 at: http://aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/tandi_pdf/tandi525.pdf Year: 2016 Country: Australia URL: http://aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/tandi_pdf/tandi525.pdf Shelf Number: 147883 Keywords: Alcohol-Related Crime, DisorderAssaults on PoliceDrunks and Disorderly |