Breaking the Blue Wall of Silence: Risk Factors for Experiencing Police Sexual Misconduct Among Female Offenders
| Autor: | Daniel Isom, Jennifer M. Reingle, Linda B. Cottler, Catina Callahan O’Leary, Katelin B. Nickel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Research and Practice Substance-Related Disorders Sexual Behavior education Poison control Vulnerable Populations Suicide prevention law.invention Condoms Officer Condom Risk Factors law Injury prevention Prevalence Humans Medicine Sexual misconduct Life Style business.industry Prisoners Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics social sciences Odds ratio Middle Aged Police Mental Health Socioeconomic Factors Rape Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 104:338-344 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.2013.301513 |
| Popis: | Objectives. We assessed the prevalence of and risk factors for trading sex with a police officer among women recruited from drug courts in St Louis, Missouri. Methods. In 2005 to 2008, we recruited women into an HIV intervention study, which surveyed participants about multiple sociodemographic, lifestyle, and risk factors. Regression analyses assessed risk factors for trading sex, a form of police sexual misconduct (PSM). Results. Of the 318 participants, 78 (25%) reported a lifetime history of PSM. Among women who experienced PSM, 96% had sex with an officer on duty, 77% had repeated exchanges, 31% reported rape by an officer, and 54% were offered favors by officers in exchange for sex; 87% said officers kept their promise. Only 51% of these respondents always used a condom with an officer. Multivariable models identified 4 or more arrests (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.8; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.29, 5.97), adult antisocial personality (AOR = 9.0; 95% CI = 2.08, 38.79), and lifetime comorbid cocaine and opiate use (AOR = 2.9 [1.62, 5.20]) as risk factors; employment (AOR = 0.4; 95% CI = 0.22, 0.77) lowered the risk of PSM. Conclusions. Community-based interventions are critical to reduce risk of abuse of vulnerable women by police officers charged with protecting communities. |
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