RT Article
T1 Racial Disparities in Civilian Response to Police Use of Force: Evidence From London
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 65
IS 1
SP 182
OP 201
A1 Braakmann, Nils 1981-
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1916390072
AB This study explores the impact of police use of force on civilian interactions with the police, focussing on neighbourhoods with different ethnic compositions across London. Analysing the effects of three notable police-induced civilian fatalities as well as monthly fluctuations in the Metropolitan Police Service’s use of force, I find a decrease in reported crime and the proportion of crime without a suspect in Black neighbourhoods. These patterns suggest avoidance of police engagement, especially for crimes less likely to be solved. Individual survey data suggests no changes in victimization probabilities for any ethnic group, suggesting that estimates are due to reporting behaviour.
K1 Police violence
K1 Use of force
K1 Crime reporting
K1 trust in police
K1 Legal cynicism
DO 10.1093/bjc/azae037