Who is Fatigued? Examining Officer Attitudes Towards PWUOs, Naloxone, and Their Role in Responding to Opioid Overdoses

This paper examines the compassion fatigue hypothesis toward responding to opioid overdoses and people who use opioids, among police officers. Published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, 2024.

November 2024 · Seth Watts, Michael D. White, Dina Perrone, Aili Malm

Automating body-worn camera footage review through AI: baseline attitudes from a multisite randomized control trial

This paper examines baseline perceptions of Truleo, an AI-driven BWC analytics platform, among police officers in two agencies in Arizona. Published in Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 2024.

October 2024 · Seth Watts, Michael D. White, Aili Malm

Leveraging body-worn camera footage to better understand opioid overdoses and the impact of police-administered naloxone

This paper investigates what transpires at an opioid overdose when police are on scene and to assess the veracity of the concerns surrounding police-involvement in opioid overdoses. Published in the American Journal of Public Health, 2022.

August 2022 · Michael D. White, Seth Watts, Carlena Orosco, Dina Perrone, Aili Malm

Moving Beyond Narcan: A Police, Social Service, and Researcher Collaborative Response to the Opioid Crisis

This paper provides an overview of the Tempe Opioid Recovery Project (ORP) which seeks to reduce opioid overdoses through public safety-public health collaboration. Published in the American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2021.

July 2021 · Michael D. White, Dina Perrone, Seth Watts, Aili Malm

Narcan cops: Officer perceptions of opioid use and willingness to carry naloxone

This paper assesses officers perceptions of naloxone, opioids, and people who use opioids. Published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, 2021.

January 2021 · Michael D. White, Dina Perrone, Aili Malm, Seth Watts