There is disproportionate risk for violence conditioned on inequities due to race,
socioeconomic status, gender, and where people live. Consequently, some communities are …

Background and Purpose Evidence is lacking with regard to the most suitable instrument for
measuring quality of life (QOL) in patients with schizophrenia. The researchers carried out a …

This research examines the individual-level and contextual correlates of punitive attitudes in
the United States. Prior research suggests that the demographic composition and economic …

Police agencies in the US are currently facing a major legitimacy crisis resulting from a spate
of high-profile use of force incidents, many involving minority citizens. Recent headlines …

Research Summary A robust body of research findings has established that policing is a
dangerous profession. Few scholars, however, have investigated the full picture of the …

This study examines the association between police facial recognition technology (FRT)
deployment and racial differences in arrests across 1136 US cities in 2016. We estimated …

The disciplinary insurgency that created the academic field of social movement studies
distinguished dissent from crime. This dichotomy has led the field to ignore the relation …

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 …

The use of deadly force is the most extreme form of coercive behaviour available to police
officers. In this study, we examine organisational and structural predictors of police use of …

Research Summary Using open‐source data from the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), we
analyze national‐and state‐level trends in fatal and nonfatal firearm assaults of US police …