The Impact of Ad-Hoc Co-Responding on Police-Citizen Interactions: A Video Data Analysis

• In Event: Video Data Analysis for Policing Research: Innovations and Next Steps

Abstract

The concept of inter-agency partnerships involving police and other service providers has been gaining popularity in recent years. For example, Co-Response Teams have been touted as a way forward for increasing trust in police, improving police legitimacy, and lessening the burden on police when responding to calls involving emotionally disturbed or mentally ill subjects. We rely on body-worn camera footage to investigate ad-hoc co-responding—or informal, unplanned co-responding—between police and emergency medical technicians (EMT) that occur during a police-civilian interaction. This study explores the ways in which the presence of EMTs and the nature of EMT involvement in police-citizen interactions impact interaction tone and outcomes.

Authors

• Victoria A. Sytsma, Queen's University

• Savannah A. Reid, Northeastern University

• Dale Dan-Irabor, Northeastern University

• Ciela C. Capage, Northeastern University

• Eric L. Piza, Northeastern University