Given the historically contentious relationship–including most notably the use of excessive
and lethal force–between the police and African Americans, the current project examines the …

Research Summary We administered a survey experiment to a national sample of 1068 US
adults in April 2020 to determine the factors that shape support for various policing tactics in …

Objectives Similar to researchers in other disciplines, criminologists increasingly are using
online crowdsourcing and opt-in panels for sampling, because of their low cost and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to systematically and comprehensively review the
extant literature on racial disparities in police use of force. Design/methodology/approach …

This book provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social
structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime—and major factors in …

During the summer of 2020, racial violence by law enforcement sparked social unrest in the
United States. The conflict began after the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by …

Despite the growing popularity of online opt-in samples in criminology, recent work shows
that resultant findings often do not generalize. Not all opt-in samples are alike, however, and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which police legitimacy and
social identity explain variation in public acceptance of police use of force. The authors …

How do public expectations of police use-of-force align with the strict professional and legal
guidelines under which police officers train and operate? This is a largely unexamined but …

This study examines public perceptions of police militarization, specifically whether
individuals believe police are too militarized, and support for practices associated with …