Police officer Perspectives on a Pre-booking Diversion Program for People who use Drugs in Philadelphia.
| Autor: | Shefner RT; Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA., Johnson J; Department of Sociology and Criminology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA., Shofer FS; School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA., Anderson ED; School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.; School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of drug issues [J Drug Issues] 2024 Oct; Vol. 54 (4), pp. 576-589. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 29. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00220426231179213 |
| Abstrakt: | Pre-booking diversion enables police officers to divert individuals to supportive services in lieu of prosecution for minor crimes related to substance use. We surveyed 204 Philadelphia Police Department officers authorized to initiate pre-booking diversions. We used bivariate x 2 tests and multivariate logistic regression to examine differences in respondent perspectives. 78% agreed that pre-booking diversion provides important services to people who use drugs, 69% wanted to expand the geographic score of programming, and 52% wanted to expand eligibility. Yet 59% questioned whether diversion is "what police should be doing", and only 27% believed that it will improve public safety. In logistic regression, the perceived value that the police department places on referrals correlated with agreement that PAD improves safety, provides important services for people who use drugs, and fits within officers' role. Tension between beliefs that the program provides important services but may not improve safety reflects both potential value and inherent challenges of pre-booking diversion models. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|