Keywords: police use of force; police defensive tactics; police deadly force; police nondeadly force; police weapons; police search and seizures; Fourth Amendment; Graham v. Connor; Tennessee v. Garner; West v. Atkinsdoi:10.1002/9780470061589.fsa499Frank J. Gallo...
The use of force is arguably the defining feature of police. Yet this power is often controversial: a key node in the contest and debate that almost always swirls around police, with the question of race never far from such contestation. In this paper, we consider the influence of race in...
This study addresses the perception of the use of force and some differences that exist between males and females within law enforcement. A survey was distributed to five average sized police departments across the United States to survey the perceptions of the men and women in blue. The hypothes...
National data on citizen complaints about police use of force were collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in 2003 and 2007. These data are a critical component of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) overall response to 42 USC 14142, which requires the Attorney General to "acquire...
NPCC said that some police powers, like stop and search and use of force, are disproportionately applied to Black people. The Latest national data shows that Black people are almost nine times more likely to be stopped and searched than White people. ...
"Understanding Police Use of Force," by Howard Rahtz; Understanding Police Use of Force: Officers, Suspects, and Reciprocity," by Geoffrey P. Alpert and Roger G. Dunham; "Into the Killing Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Force," by David Klinger....
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 the accounts literature as a way to understand police-citizen interactions. The data include interviews wit...
This research examines whites' and blacks' support for police use of force using a survey‐based experiment that varies the race of the offender across four different scenarios. Bivariate results show that the race of the offender influences blacks' approval for the use of force by police, but...
POLICE USE OF FORCEWittie, Mark Curtis
Join Master Martial Artist and retired Police Sergeant Jon Gentile, along with a group of high level Martial Artists and police trainers, on a journey to discover how the Marital Arts has influenced police use of force tactics, and how training can be im