Emotional Wellbeing and Cognitive Appraisals Among Law Enforcement Exposed to Child Sexually Explicit Materials

IF 1.7 3区 心理学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Jennifer E. O’Brien, Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Kimberly J. Mitchell
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Abstract

The cognitive appraisals of police investigators and forensic examiners working with child sexually explicit material (CSEM) may impact the level of distress they experience and its impact on holistic wellbeing. In the current study, we use an exploratory sequential mixed method design integrating quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Survey data were collected from 500 police investigators, forensic examiners, and others connected with the criminal justice system from across the United States; 258 of them also provided in-depth qualitative data. A principal components analysis uncovered initial components and latent probabilities, which were subsequently enriched with qualitative data coded using a grounded-theory approach. Results indicate that cognitive appraisals of law enforcement who investigate CSEM can be seen on two main axes: emotional vs cognitive and victim vs system. Cognitive-based and system-focused appraisals were associated with better wellbeing. Implications for officer wellness and future research are discussed.
接触儿童性暴露材料的执法人员的情感福祉和认知评价
警方调查人员和法医检验人员在处理儿童性暴露材料(CSEM)时的认知评价可能会影响他们所经历的痛苦程度及其对整体健康的影响。在本研究中,我们采用了一种探索性顺序混合方法设计,将定量和定性方法结合在一起。我们从全美 500 名警方调查员、法医和其他与刑事司法系统有关的人员中收集了调查数据;其中 258 人还提供了深入的定性数据。主成分分析发现了初始成分和潜在概率,随后使用基础理论方法对定性数据进行了编码。结果表明,对调查 CSEM 的执法人员的认知评价可分为两个主轴:情感与认知、受害者与系统。以认知为基础和以系统为重点的评价与更好的幸福感相关。本文讨论了对警官健康和未来研究的影响。
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CiteScore
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期刊介绍: Criminal Justice and Behavior publishes articles examining psychological and behavioral aspects of the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The concepts "criminal justice" and "behavior" should be interpreted broadly to include analyses of etiology of delinquent or criminal behavior, the process of law violation, victimology, offender classification and treatment, deterrence, and incapacitation.
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