incident_contact_origin: Origin(s) of initial police-citizen contact

In tor-gu/njoaguof: NJ OAG Use of Force data package

Origin(s) of initial police-citizen contact

Description

Origin of initial police-citizen contact

Usage

incident_contact_origin

Format

A dataframe with 2 columns

form_id

Unique identifier for the incident table.

contact_origin

Contact origin. See details.

Details

This data is extracted from the contact_origin field in use_of_force_raw.

There may be multiple rows in this table linking to a single incident.

The contact origin will be one of the following:

• "Dispatched": Incidents initiated when an officer receives notification of a call from a communication dispatcher or headquarters to a specific location or situation; calls for service.

• "Officer Initiated": Incidents initiated when an officer initiates the situation; on view incidents.

• "Citizen Initiated": Incidents initiated when a citizen initiates contact by directly communicating with an officer.

• "Pre-planned Contact": Incidents planned prior to contact including search warrant executions, prisoner transports, judicial order service, etc. C.f. table incident_planned_contact.

Source

https://www.njoag.gov/force/

See Also

https://nj.gov/oag/excellence/docs/Use-of-Force-Reporting-Portal-Guide.pdf

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