137 Citations
Examining Officer and Citizen Accounts of Police Use-of-Force Incidents
- Law
- 2012
This study contributes to the body of knowledge of police–citizen contacts by investigating perceptions and behaviors during encounters that result in physical resistance and force. The authors use…
Reconceptualizing Police Use of Force: Comparing the Determinants of Force Across Alternate Measures
- Law
- 2009
Testing the effects of police body-worn cameras on use of force during arrests: A randomised controlled trial in a large British police force:
- Law
- 2017
This study aims to assess the effect of body-worn cameras (BWCs) on police use of force, in a British police force context. We tested the effect of BWCs with a large British force in a six-month ra...
The Effect of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Use of Force and Citizens’ Complaints Against the Police: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Sociology
- 2015
AbstractObjectivePolice use-of-force continues to be a major source of international concern, inviting interest from academics and practitioners alike. Whether justified or unnecessary/excessive, the…
The impact of TASERs on police use-of-force decisions: Findings from a randomized field-training experiment
- Law
- 2010
This paper presents findings from a randomized field-training experiment designed to study the impact TASERs on police officers’ use-of-force decisions. Officers were randomly assigned to either a…
Who are the problem‐prone officers? An analysis of citizen complaints
- Law
- 1996
Citizen complaints filed against a small group of officers of a large police department in the south‐eastern USA were used to conduct an examination of repeat offenders and non‐repeat offenders.…
An fsQCA Analysis of Qualified Immunity and Police Use of Force: An Applied Sociology Approach
- LawJournal of Applied Social Science
- 2022
Police officers are expected to serve and protect civilians. Yet cases of police officers harming, sometimes killing, people they are expected to serve and protect have received renewed attention in…
Is Police Misconduct Contagious? Non-trivial Null Findings from Dallas, Texas
- LawJournal of quantitative criminology
- 2022
Objectives Understanding if police malfeasance might be “contagious” is vital to identifying efficacious paths to police reform. Accordingly, we investigate whether an officer’s propensity to engage…
Measuring Procedural Justice Policy Adherence During Use of Force Events: The Body-Worn Camera as a Performance Monitoring Tool
- LawCriminal Justice Policy Review
- 2021
This study capitalizes on a successful researcher–practitioner partnership to conduct a systematic social observation (SSO) of police body-worn camera (BWC) footage in Newark, NJ. To demonstrate the…