Evidence-Based Solutions to Reduce Law Enforcement Officer Vehicular Crashes, California, 2000-2009 (ICPSR 36752)
Version Date: Mar 16, 2023 View help for published
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Jeff Rojek, University of Texas at El Paso;
Geoffrey P. Alpert, University of South Carolina
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36752.v1
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This study uses data on officer involved vehicle collisions in the state of California from 2000 - 2009 to conduct a comprehensive analysis of these events that resulting fatal, non-fatal injury, and non-injury outcomes. This project focuses on the analysis of incident and officer level factors that influence officer-involved vehicle crash rates, including potential differential influence these factors on the fatal and non-fatal injury outcomes. The underlying goal of the resulting analysis is to better inform the law enforcement and research communities about the impact and nature of these collisions to support the development of policies, programs, and training to reduce the occurrence of such events, particularly those that result in injuries and fatalities to officers and citizens.
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Access to these data is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.
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Study Purpose View help for Study Purpose
The purpose of this study is to better inform law enforcement and research communities about the impact and nature of officer involved vehicle collisions to support the development of policies, programs, and training to reduce the occurrence of such events, particularly those that result in injuries and fatalities to officers and citizens.
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The primary data for this study come from the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Record System (SWITRS), collision records from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and records on commissioned law enforcement officers in California from CalPOST. The SWITRS data from 2000 to 2009 used in this study is collected and maintained by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). These data were merged for analysis.
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Vehicle collisions involving state and local law enforcement officers in the the State of California from 2000-2009.
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Collision records from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Records on commissioned law enforcement officers in California from CalPOST.
California Statewide Integrated Traffic Record System (SWITRS).
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Description of Variables View help for Description of Variables
The variables in this study provide descriptors of officer involved vehicle collisions. These variables include date, type of vehicle involved, demographics of those involved, and type of injury.
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Not applicable.
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None.
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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.