Research Summary In this study, we investigate how a police officer's exposure to peers
accused of misconduct shapes his or her involvement in excessive use of force. By drawing …

Policing in America, Ninth Edition, provides a thorough analysis of the key issues in policing
today, and offers an issues-oriented discussion focusing on critical concerns such as …

Research Summary Police scholars and public policymakers throughout generations have
sought to identify reliable correlates of police misconduct. Despite these efforts, general …

Citizens' beliefs that officers are employing unnecessary or excessive levels of force can
quickly erode police legitimacy and can lead to severe consequences including loss of life …

Research Summary The notion that the unjustified use of force by police officers is
concentrated among a few “bad apples” is a popular descriptor that has gained traction in …

We introduce a model to explore the identification of two distinct sources of bias in the New
York Police Department's stop-and-frisk program: the police officer making the stop …

Police departments have traditionally assessed their performance through crime-related
activity measures that often have little to do with good police work and offer little hope for …

Prior research assessing police misconduct has generally focused on prevalence and
demographic correlates while neglecting traditional criminological theories. Some recent …

The purpose of this study was to identify events linked to police officers' assessments of
fairness within their departments, identify how officers' felt about events they perceived as …

Police body-worn cameras have been advanced as a solution to disparate perceptions
among the citizenry, public officials, community leaders, and the police themselves in the …