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NCJ 183648
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Title:
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Analysis of Police Use-of-Force Data
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Author(s):
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Geoffrey P. Alpert ; Roger G. Dunham
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Date Published:
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01/1998 |
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Page Count:
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81 |
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Grant Number:
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95-IJ-CX-0104 |
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Sale Source:
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National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Dataset:
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03152 |
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Type:
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Studies/research reports |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This report first reviews what is currently known about police
use of force and then presents relevant information that was
collected from the Metro-Dade Police Department in Miami and from
the sister cities of Eugene and Springfield, Ore. |
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Abstract:
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Prior research on police use of force has focused on the most
force used or the highest level reached in an encounter. The
current analysis differs from previous research in that it
addresses the level of force used by the police relative to the
suspect's level of resistance, which this study calls the "force
factor." The force factor is calculated by measuring both the
suspect's level of resistance and the officer's level of force,
scaled in the same manner. Suspect level of resistance was
measured in four ordinal categories: no resistance, slight
resistance, moderate or high resistance, and violent or explosive
resistance. Corresponding levels of force were no force, slight
force, forcibly subdued suspect with hands, and forcibly subdued
the suspect using methods other than hands. To calculate the
force factor, the level of resistance was subtracted from the
level of police force. A zero score was interpreted as
commensurate force for the level of resistance. The Metro-Dade
distribution was skewed slightly to the negative side, indicating
that, on the average, the level of police force used was slightly
lower than the level of resistance. On the other hand, the Oregon
distribution was skewed slightly to the positive side, indicating
that, on the average, the level of police force used was slightly
higher than the level of resistance. These findings correlate
with the training emphases of the departments. Metro-Dade
officers are trained to choose a level of force slightly under
the level of resistance; whereas, the Eugene and Springfield
officers are trained to choose a level of force slightly higher
than the level of resistance. Implications are drawn for policy
and training. 20 tables, 2 figures, and 52 references |
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Main Term(s):
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Police use of deadly force |
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Index Term(s):
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Resisting arrest ; Lawful use of force ; Police policies and procedures ; NIJ final report ; Florida ; Oregon |
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Dataset may be archived by the NIJ Data Resources Program at the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data |
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https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=183648
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