Fatal Police Shootings of Victims with Mental Health Crises: A Descriptive Analysis of Data from the 2014-2015 National Violent Death Reporting System.
Firearm
Homicide
Mental health
Police
Policing
Suicide
Journal
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
ISSN: 1468-2869
Titre abrégé: J Urban Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9809909
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Mar 2024
07 Mar 2024
Historique:
accepted:
24
01
2024
medline:
8
3
2024
pubmed:
8
3
2024
entrez:
7
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
One in five fatal police shooting victims may have been experiencing a mental health crisis (MHC) at the time of their death [1]. We use data on fatal police shootings from the National Violent Death Reporting System (2014-2015) to (a) identify incidents where the victim is reported to have experienced an MHC at the time of their death, (b) describe the characteristics of these incidents, and (c) compare the characteristics of MHC to fatal police shootings where the victim was not experiencing an MHC at the time of their death. We systematically coded 633 fatal police shootings from 27 states. Descriptive statistics characterized fatal police shootings, including victim characteristics; their mental health status; and contextual information regarding the police encounter (e.g., reason for police call). Overall, 203 of 633 fatal police encounters (32%) involved victims who showed signs of an MHC at the time of their death. Victims were predominantly white, male, and in possession of a firearm. In 3 of 4 cases, the MHC manifested as suicidal ideation despite any relevant documented history among most victims. Among half of suicidal victims, suicidal ideation was expressed verbally and in-person to a family member/intimate partner who subsequently called the police. Dispatch was aware of the MHC in 1 of 4 of total police calls. Overall, fatal police encounters involving those experiencing an MHC accounted for 1 in 3 of our caseloads. Approximately, 3 of 4 mental health calls involved a suicidal person who mainly expressed intent to a loved one in-person.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38453763
doi: 10.1007/s11524-024-00833-3
pii: 10.1007/s11524-024-00833-3
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The New York Academy of Medicine.
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