Aim Police action is frequently discussed and almost always monitored. The aim of this
systematic review is to identify the psychological and social factors underlying police officers' …

Recent high‐profile incidents involving the deadly application of force in the United States
sparked worldwide protests and renewed scrutiny of police practices as well as scrutiny of …

Purpose To illuminate how racial disparities in police use of force may arise and to guide
research aimed at explaining such disparities. Methods We draw on research on policing …

While negative encounters between police and the community are not a new trend, recent
high profile deaths of unarmed people of color have gained widespread national attention …

The controversy surrounding recent high-profile police shootings (eg, Michael Brown in
Ferguson, Missouri; Laquan McDonald in Chicago) has prompted inquiry into the possible …

The purpose of the present study is to investigate mental well-being among youth after
witnessing police stops. A national, urban-born sample of youth in the USA from the most …

Abstract Background Law enforcement officers (LEOs) are exposed to significant stressors,
elevating their risk for aggression and excessive use of force, as well as mental health …

Police use of force bears on central matters of political science, including equality of citizen
treatment by government. In light of recent high-profile officer-involved shootings (OIS) that …

Abstract Research Summary In response to highly publicized, controversial police killings of
Black Americans, policymakers and advocates have proposed several police reforms …

We examine when and how police officers may avoid costly errors under stress by
leveraging theoretical and empirical work on the biopsychosocial (BPS) model of challenge …