The Impact of Suspect Race and Precipitating Incident on Community Members’ Assessments of Deadly Force Reasonableness

The contrast between many community members’ views about the extent to which force used by police is excessive and the criminal justice system’s determination of same suggests a “reasonableness divide.” Using survey data from 3,600 nationally representative adults, this study assessed one possible r...

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Autor principal: Fridell, Lorie A. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Marier, Christopher J.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
En: Homicide studies
Año: 2023, Volumen: 27, Número: 1, Páginas: 142-166
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
force reasonableness
use of deadly force
Public perceptions
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Sumario:The contrast between many community members’ views about the extent to which force used by police is excessive and the criminal justice system’s determination of same suggests a “reasonableness divide.” Using survey data from 3,600 nationally representative adults, this study assessed one possible reason for this divide—that community members evaluate the reasonableness of deadly force using factors that are not considered in legal assessments. The results affirmed this divide—finding that community members’ evaluations of deadly force incidents are impacted by the race of the subject and by the precipitating event. Policy and research implications are presented.
ISSN:1552-6720
DOI:10.1177/10887679221112601