Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations
Better knowledge of behaviours of people at railway property could help with identifying those at risk of suicide. Literature has been reviewed from a range of disciplines on what is known about studying behaviour in this type of public location. Secondary analysis has been carried out on descriptio...
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| description | Better knowledge of behaviours of people at railway property could help with identifying those at risk of suicide. Literature has been reviewed from a range of disciplines on what is known about studying behaviour in this type of public location. Secondary analysis has been carried out on descriptions of behaviour from structured exercises with experts and other pre-existing sources. A framework has been produced with five main classes (display of emotion, appearance, posture/movements, activities and interactions) and associated sub-classes. Commentary has been provided on factors that influence identification of suspicious behaviours, how to distinguish these from normal behaviours and the circumstances that inhibit timely reactions to the behaviour amidst the complexity of the operational railway. Opportunities to develop and use the framework are discussed, including using this to prompt collection of additional behavioural data from wider resources, enhancing staff training and developing requirements for effective use of surveillance technologies. |
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| spelling | nottingham-479282020-05-04T19:17:56Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47928/ Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations Ryan, Brendan Better knowledge of behaviours of people at railway property could help with identifying those at risk of suicide. Literature has been reviewed from a range of disciplines on what is known about studying behaviour in this type of public location. Secondary analysis has been carried out on descriptions of behaviour from structured exercises with experts and other pre-existing sources. A framework has been produced with five main classes (display of emotion, appearance, posture/movements, activities and interactions) and associated sub-classes. Commentary has been provided on factors that influence identification of suspicious behaviours, how to distinguish these from normal behaviours and the circumstances that inhibit timely reactions to the behaviour amidst the complexity of the operational railway. Opportunities to develop and use the framework are discussed, including using this to prompt collection of additional behavioural data from wider resources, enhancing staff training and developing requirements for effective use of surveillance technologies. Taylor & Francis 2017-11-15 Article PeerReviewed Ryan, Brendan (2017) Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations. Ergonomics, 61 (5). pp. 605-626. ISSN 1366-5847 Suicidal behaviour; railway; reporting; observation; surveillance technologies http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00140139.2017.1401124 doi:10.1080/00140139.2017.1401124 doi:10.1080/00140139.2017.1401124 |
| spellingShingle | Suicidal behaviour; railway; reporting; observation; surveillance technologies Ryan, Brendan Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations |
| title | Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations |
| title_full | Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations |
| title_fullStr | Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations |
| title_short | Developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations |
| title_sort | developing a framework of behaviours before suicides at railway locations |
| topic | Suicidal behaviour; railway; reporting; observation; surveillance technologies |
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