From: Attitudes of the police towards individuals with a known psychiatric diagnosis
Category | Number of cases | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Men | 764 | 82.4 | |
Women | 163 | 17.6 | |
Civil status | |||
Single | 451 | 48.7 | |
Married/cohabiting | 427 | 46 | |
Previously married | 49 | 5.3 | |
Educational level | |||
Secondary | 46.5 | 431 | |
University | 53.5 | 496 | |
Professional status | |||
Officer | 395 | 42.6 | |
Sub-Inspector | 240 | 25.9 | |
Inspector | 235 | 25 | |
Chief Inspector | 37 | 4 | |
Commissioner | 20 | 2.2 | |
1st year executive student | 41 | 4.4 | |
2nd year executive student | 22 | 2.4 | |
Age range | |||
Under 31 | 218 | 23.5 | |
31–40 | 526 | 56.7 | |
Over 41 | 183 | 19.7 | |
Familiarity with mental illness | |||
Yes | 668 | 72.1 | |
No | 259 | 27.9 | |
Encounter frequency | |||
Rarely | 452 | 48.8 | |
Sometimes | 309 | 33.3 | |
Often | 169 | 17.9 | |
Mean (SD) | |||
Age | 35.5 (6.68) | ||
Length of duty | 11.26 (7.15) | ||
Academy training | 10.95 (26.02) | ||
Previous year training | 13.11 (18.7) | ||
Weekly encounters with mentally ill people | 3.15 (4.00) |