APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Gender Differences across Mental Health Attitudes and Officers' Perceptions of Danger and Use of Force
- Cristal Martinez
Texas State University Psychology Department
Abstract
Do police officers' attitudes toward mental health relate to perceptions of dangerousness in police scenarios, will that impact use of force? Are either of these influenced by officer gender? The measures will be demographics, vignettes, and the Police Officers' Attitudes Towards Mental Illness Scale (Psarra et al. 2008).