Exploring bias in police shooting decisions with real shoot/don’t shoot cases

The controversy surrounding recent high-profile police shootings (e.g., Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri; Laquan McDonald in Chicago) has prompted inquiry into the possible existence of bias in officers’ use-of-force decisions. Using a balanced mix of shoot/don’t shoot cases from a large municipa...

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Main Author: Worrall, John L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2018, Volume: 64, Issue: 9, Pages: 1171-1192
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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