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Community Correlates of Serious Assaults on Police

Robert J. Kaminski

National Institute of Justice

Eric Jefferis

Kent State University

Joann Gu

Boston Police Department

Violence against police officers is a widely held concern for the law enforcement profession. Prior research into this problem has focused almost exclusively on individual, situational, or ecological correlates at the city or higher levels of aggregation rather than at the neighborhood level, potentially masking important local variation. This study examines block-group-level risk factors for serious assaults on police from a criminal opportunity perspective. Data for the study included 603 aggravated assaults on police in Boston, arrestee location data, violent crimes known to the police for the years 1993 to 1999, and 1990 census data. Findings indicate strong associations between serious assaults on police and block groups characterized by high arrestee density, criminogenic conditions, and propensity for violence.

Key Words: assaults on police • police officer victimization • opportunity theory • routine activities • use of force • block groups • negative binomial regression

Police Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2, 119-149 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1098611103006002001
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