Measuring Racial Disparities in Police Use of Force: Methods Matter

Objectives To understand the impact of measurement and analytic choices on assessments of police use of force (UOF) and racial disparities therein. Methods We collected and standardized UOF data (N = 9982 incidents) from a diverse set of 11 police departments, and measured departments’ aggregate for...

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Main Author: Geller, Amanda (Author)
Contributors: Goff, Phillip Atiba ; Lloyd, Tracey ; Haviland, Amelia ; Obermark, Dean ; Glaser, Jack
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 37, Issue: 4, Pages: 1083-1113
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Keywords:
Benchmarking
Measurement
Use of force
Racial Disparities
Policing