Vera-Jiménez, J.C.; Villero-Carro, D.; González-Herrera, L.; Álvarez, J.A.; Ayuso, J. A Multidisciplinary Vision of the Criminal, Social, and Occupational Risk Consequences of the Use of Police Force. Safety2023, 9, 50.
Vera-Jiménez, J.C.; Villero-Carro, D.; González-Herrera, L.; Álvarez, J.A.; Ayuso, J. A Multidisciplinary Vision of the Criminal, Social, and Occupational Risk Consequences of the Use of Police Force. Safety 2023, 9, 50.
Vera-Jiménez, J.C.; Villero-Carro, D.; González-Herrera, L.; Álvarez, J.A.; Ayuso, J. A Multidisciplinary Vision of the Criminal, Social, and Occupational Risk Consequences of the Use of Police Force. Safety2023, 9, 50.
Vera-Jiménez, J.C.; Villero-Carro, D.; González-Herrera, L.; Álvarez, J.A.; Ayuso, J. A Multidisciplinary Vision of the Criminal, Social, and Occupational Risk Consequences of the Use of Police Force. Safety 2023, 9, 50.
Abstract
(1) Background: the use of force by Public and Private Security Forces is currently an issue of great relevance because of the potential injuries that any excessive use of force by either the active or passive subjects or a deficit in the real mastery of the appropriate Physical Intervention Techniques (PIT) may cause. For this reason, certain traditionally used Physical Intervention Techniques have been questioned by scientific research studies and punished by justice. On the other hand, certain media have dealt with this matter in a biased and unfair manner by broadcasting videos where the use of force by police officer is displayed out of context. As a consequence, this problem has been brought under the spotlight, causing general uneasiness of the communities and rapidly spreading over social networks while favoring all sorts of parallel judgments. (2) Research method: A suit equipped with 19 Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) and a Biomechanics of Bodies software application for the Marras’ analysis of the data collected on trajectory, trunk twisting velocity, its sagittal angle, load, nature and severity of the injuries associated to the different intervention techniques that have been examined. (3) Results: according to the data registered, the implementation of Operational Tactical Procedures (OTP) reduces the probability of injuries and leads to a more satisfactory outcome. (4) Conclusions: the implementation of Operational Tactical Procedures, to-gether with the awareness on the risks associated to the excessive use of force by Public and Private Security Forces and Bodies, could reduce the risk of injuries suffered by both officers and citizens.
Keywords
Use of force; IMUS; body injuries; forensic medicine; police arrest techniques; criminology; Op-erational Tactical Procedures
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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