The current study provides a thorough content analysis of use of force studies published in
peer-reviewed journals between 1995 and 2008. The most commonly used explanatory …

The use of any kind of physical force is by far the exception in most police–citizen
interactions, and deadly force encounters are rarer still. Police officers use deadly force …

Research Summary We analyzed 990 police fatal shootings using data compiled by The
Washington Post in 2015. After first providing a basic descriptive analysis of these shootings …

Although recent advancements have been made in the understanding and studying of
police culture, several significant gaps remain, including deficiencies in theoretical …

A substantial amount of research has been conducted to identify the most influential
predictors of police use of force decisions. Attempts to summarize this research, however …

Police use of force has been the focus of a number of external assessments of the
occupation for over 50 years. Recent concerns have, once again, prompted calls for …

This paper aims to understand the relationship between aggressivity and burnout among
police officers, more precisely, it investigates whether burnout is a predictor of aggressivity …

Police scholars document that although there is fragmentation of the so‐called “monolithic”
police culture, historically consistent features of the occupational culture of police exist. By …

The controversy surrounding recent high-profile police shootings (eg, Michael Brown in
Ferguson, Missouri; Laquan McDonald in Chicago) has prompted inquiry into the possible …

Purpose Neighborhood contextual factors have gained a considerable amount of attention,
relating neighborhood crime levels to police force. Prior research mainly examined the …