To protect and serve: clarifying the role of law enforcement in the emergency department

To protect and serve: clarifying the role of law enforcement in the emergency department

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
Author(s):
Weiss, Madison, author
Weiner, Janet, (Of Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics), author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
Publication:
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, July 2023
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Emergency Service, Hospital -- ethics
Emergency Service, Hospital -- legislation & jurisprudence
Law Enforcement -- ethics
Police
Role
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Local police officers and other external law enforcement officers are ubiquitous in emergency departments (EDs) across the country. But the job of law enforcement to protect public safety can sometimes conflict with clinicians’ dedication to patient care while putting patient privacy, autonomy, and trust at risk. This brief reviews published work examining ambiguities around the role of law enforcement in EDs.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (5 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918713988606676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918713988606676