Threats to Blue Networks: The Effect of Partner Injuries on Police Misconduct

IF 7.1 1区社会学 Q1 SOCIOLOGY

American Sociological Review Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI:10.1177/00031224231208723

Linda Zhao, A. Papachristos

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Abstract

Police culture creates an “us versus them” dynamic, which, at its worst, treats threats to the “thin blue line” as worthy of group response. Prior research documents such a group threat process as a possible mechanism for police misconduct, but few studies have analyzed the precise network relationships that serve as the conduit for a misconduct response. Using data on misconduct, officer injuries, and officer networks within the Chicago Police Department (CPD) between 2004 and 2015, this study examines the extent to which injuries officers receive from civilians might elicit a misconduct response from officers’ peers, and especially their direct network associates. Findings demonstrate that network ties to injured officers predict higher levels of subsequent misconduct, especially for officers with stronger ties to the injured officer. Furthermore, the effects of peer injury on subsequent misconduct are contingent on the race of the suspect involved: officers whose peers are injured are linked to more use of excessive force, as well as other types of misconduct, when the suspects involved are Black. These findings support our central hypothesis of a networked group threat response that links peer injuries to police misconduct.

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对蓝色网络的威胁：伙伴受伤对警察不当行为的影响

警察文化创造了一种 "我们对他们 "的动态，在最坏的情况下，这种动态将对 "细蓝线 "的威胁视为值得作出群体反应。先前的研究将这种群体威胁过程记录为警察不当行为的一种可能机制，但很少有研究对作为不当行为反应渠道的精确网络关系进行分析。本研究利用芝加哥警察局（CPD）2004 年至 2015 年期间的不当行为、警官受伤和警官网络数据，探讨了警官从平民那里受到的伤害在多大程度上会引起警官的同伴，尤其是其直接网络伙伴对不当行为的反应。研究结果表明，与受伤警官的网络联系预示着警官随后的不当行为水平会更高，尤其是与受伤警官联系更紧密的警官。此外，同伴受伤对后续不当行为的影响还取决于涉案嫌疑人的种族：当涉案嫌疑人为黑人时，同伴受伤的警官会更多地使用过度武力以及其他类型的不当行为。这些发现支持了我们的核心假设，即同伴受伤与警察不当行为之间存在着网络化的群体威胁反应。

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