… suspects on average use less force against the police than non-Hispanic suspects. …
Department and in many other departments around the country: Police use force (and are au…

… explanatory factors are discussed in terms of their influence on police officers’ decisions to
use force during encounters with suspects. Based on the empirical evidence summarized, it …

… job-related injuries used more force. Police also used more force against male suspects,
suspects known to carry weapons, and when suspects used physical force to resist officers. The …

… understanding of how the role of police use of force has changed. His key conceptual work,
linked with that of police … of the police in society is one of authority with the right to use force. …

… 38) commented on this issue four decades ago when he opined, “Our expectation that
policemen will use force, coupled by our refusals to state clearly what we mean by it (aside from …

… police and government more generally. Because of its importance, much attention has been
devoted to understanding … advanced: those explaining the use of force in terms of individual …

… Such investigation has consequently led to a substantial degree of knowledge surrounding
how and why police officers use force. While there are many strengths associated with the …

… critical to understanding the context in which force is used. Knowing that an officer used force
in … tells us very little without knowing the specific type of force used, how many times it was …

… ): to measure attitudes toward police use of force (our response variable) respondents were
asked whether they thought it was acceptable for officers to use force in the following four …

… “Virtually any inquiry concerning how or why officers use force is augmented by the … Knowing
an officer used force tells us very little without knowing the specific type of force used, how …