Can fatal shootings by American police be reduced? If so, what theoretical framework would
be most useful in saving more lives? What research agenda would that framework suggest …

Ours is an era of populist police oversight. Footage from cell phones and police officers'
body-worn cameras, amplified by both traditional and social media, has offered the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the utility of general strain theory in
explaining the relationship between organizational stress and police deviance …

Approximately 1000 people are killed by police acting in the line of duty each year.
Historically, research on these deaths, known as legal intervention homicides (LIH), has …

In many US cities, gun violence is the most urgent crime problem. High rates of deadly
violence make a city less livable, dragging down quality of life, economic development, and …

Objective To examine the impact of a novel firearm 'pointing'policy that requires officers to
document when they directly point their guns at citizens. Methods Sixteen years (2003 …

Organizational change is necessary and inevitable in any organization, and is an important
element of police reform. Research has demonstrated that attitudes of officers, supervisors …

In the last few decades, several less lethal forms of force have been introduced, adopted,
and deployed by police agencies. Oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray is now used in nearly …

Using multi-level modelling, this article analyses data from 16 police agencies in England
and Wales where one officer, carrying TASER, used force on one member of the public (N …

Police use of TASER can have serious consequences; therefore, it is important to examine
any modifiable operational factors that impact an officer's decision to use TASER. As …