Police use of force is one of the most critical issues in policing with research consistently finding that the best predictor of force is suspect resistance. Yet, resistance itself is relatively rarely researched. This study drew from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australian (DUMA) program – Australia’s longest running cross-sectional survey of offenders. Data was analyzed using multivariate and multi-level logistic regression to identify factors that predict suspect resistance in terms of whether the suspect was charged with resisting arrest or not. Results showed that while suspect resistance was relatively rare, it was more common under specific situations. Factors relating to offender demographics, crime, temporal/situational, and policing district all contributed to whether suspects were charged with resisting arrest. Moreover, the results showed that the policing region was the strongest predictor of whether a detainee was charged with suspect resistance. These findings highlight the complex and multifaceted nature of police-citizen encounters.

警察使用武力是维持治安的最关键问题之一，研究不断发现，最佳武力预测者是嫌疑人抵抗。但是，抗药性本身很少被研究。这项研究来自澳大利亚的毒品使用监测（DUMA）计划，该计划是澳大利亚运行时间最长的犯罪者横断面调查。使用多变量和多级逻辑回归分析数据，以根据嫌疑人是否被指控抵抗逮捕来确定预测可疑抵抗的因素。结果表明，尽管可疑的抵抗力相对罕见，但在特定情况下更为普遍。与罪犯人口统计学，犯罪，时间/地点和治安地区有关的因素，都对犯罪嫌疑人是否被指控抵抗逮捕有影响。此外，结果表明，警务区域是被拘留者是否被指控可疑抵抗的最强预测指标。这些发现凸显了警察与公民相遇的复杂性和多面性。