When the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, set off riots, we
knew very little about the true number of people killed by American law enforcement. But …

The current study provides findings from a systematic review of the police use of deadly
force literature over the most recently completed decade (2011–2020). After an exhaustive …

There has been a substantial body of research examining the reasons behind the police
officers' use of deadly force. Little research has been done to examine how race and …

Purpose The present study examines a range of police force on the continuum (firearms,
TASER/chemical spray and physical force) to see whether they are associated with …

Purpose The purpose of the study was to identify factors associated with officer firearm and
conducted energy weapon displays. Our specific concern was whether black subjects were …

Police kill around 1,000 persons annually in the United States. This is a significant issue for
social work because of the effects these killings have on individuals and communities …

Over the last 30 years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has used the pattern-or-practice
initiative to implement police reform in maligned law enforcement agencies. Despite the …

In the USA, fatal officer-involved shootings (OIS) persist as a topic of nationwide concern.
Still, due to a lack of reliable, public OIS data, research examining the predictors of these …

Current scholarship suggests attention should be focused on differences in specific job-
related conditions to understand help-seeking behavior among police officers. This project …

Officer involved shooting (OIS) incidents and racial/ethnic disparities are not new, however,
academic rigor and media attention are. OIS research suggests Blacks and Latinos are more …