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A Tale Of Force: Examining Factors That Influence Police Officer Use Of Force, Kayla Preito-Hodge
A Tale Of Force: Examining Factors That Influence Police Officer Use Of Force, Kayla Preito-Hodge
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Police officer use of force in the United States is a growing concern to the American people. Although not based on solid empirical evidence, President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing proposed several policies that address violent policing and the use of excessive force. In this study, I examine the relationship between policy recommendations and variations across police departments in their reported use of force.
This study draws on measures of use of force, community policing, education, and officer demographics from the 2013 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey, combined with county-level demographic information from the …