The current study provides a thorough content analysis of use of force studies published in
peer-reviewed journals between 1995 and 2008. The most commonly used explanatory …

Research Summary We analyzed 990 police fatal shootings using data compiled by The
Washington Post in 2015. After first providing a basic descriptive analysis of these shootings …

Objective Police use-of-force continues to be a major source of international concern,
inviting interest from academics and practitioners alike. Whether justified or unnecessary …

A substantial amount of research has been conducted to identify the most influential
predictors of police use of force decisions. Attempts to summarize this research, however …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a contemporary review of the research on
racial disparities in police decision making. Design/methodology/approach State of the art …

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 …

Most of the empirical literature on gender and policing has assessed gender differences in
arrest levels and police use of force. While simple gender differences in police behavior are …

Racial disparities in officer-involved shootings have dominated the national discourse
recently. Unfortunately, we have yet to identify an appropriate benchmark, or at-risk …

Building on prior research involving citizen complaints, the current inquiry seeks to add to
the literature by examining citizen complaint data from eight US cities. We assess the …