This paper examines an
alternative solution for collecting reliable police shooting data.
One
alternative is the collection of police shooting data from hospital trauma
units, specifically hospital-based violence intervention programs. These
programs are situated in Level I trauma units in many major cities in USA.
While the intent of these programs is to reduce the risk factors associated
with trauma recidivism among victims of violent injury, they also collect
reliable data on the number of individuals treated for gunshot wounds. While
most trauma units do a great job collecting data on mode of injury, many do not
collect data on the circumstances surrounding the injury, particularly
police-involved shootings.
Research protocol on firearm-related injury conducted
in emergency departments typically does not allow researchers to interview
victims of violent injury who are under arrest. Most victims of nonfatal
police-involved shootings are under arrest at the time they are treated by the
ED for their injury. Research protocol on victims of violent injury often
excludes individuals under arrest; they fall under the exclusion criteria when
recruiting potential participants for research on violence. Researchers working
in hospital emergency departments are prohibited from recruited individuals
under arrests. The trauma staff, particularly ED physicians and nurses, are in
a strategic position to collect this kind of data.
Thus, this paper examines
how trauma units can serve as an alternative in the reliable collection of
police shooting data.
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By: Richardson JB Jr1,2.
- 1Department of African-American Studies, College Park, MD, USA. jrichar5@umd.edu.
- 2Violence Intervention Research Project, Prince George's Hospital Trauma Center, Cheverly, MD, USA. jrichar5@umd.edu.
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