在火下冷静:精神病患者的性格特征和以执法为导向的人群中的决策
Sean J McKinley1, Edelyn Verona1
1Department of Psychology, University of South Florida.
Law and human behavior
|October 10, 2023
概括
警官的精神病特征,特别是卑,与过度使用武力的正当性有关. 解除抑制也与高风险决策中的错误有关,影响执法绩效.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 执法研究 执法研究
背景情况:
- 执法是一项高风险的职业,具有重大公共安全影响.
- 以前的研究表明,执法人员可能表现出精神病特征.
- 通过三级精神病模型检查这些特征,可以了解警察的行为.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查三级精神病领域和警察表现之间的关系.
- 在高压情况下分析过度使用武力的理由和决策错误.
- 评估人格指标在执法环境中的有用性.
主要方法:
- 使用标准配置分析来检查最佳配置配置.
- 该研究包括执法部门和本科生样本.
- 通过使用使用武力场景的理由和高压决策任务 (射手任务) 来评估绩效.
主要成果:
- 高度卑与不合理使用武力的评级有关.
- 消抑制与射击任务中的错误错误有关,尽管效果大小小小.
- 精神病特征的组合解释了表现的差异,类似于个体特征.
结论:
- 这些发现支持了三级精神病模型维度的概念有效性.
- 像对抗和冲动控制困难这样的性格指标在预测执法绩效方面具有适度的效用.
- 这项研究证实了心理特征在理解警察行为的相关性.
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