We review sociological, correlational, and experimental research that examines the effect of
a target's race on the decision to shoot. Much of this work involves computer‐based …

This article addresses the concern that death by legal intervention is a health outcome
disproportionately experienced by boys and men of color, and predicated on the quality of …

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 …

A geographically-resolved, multi-level Bayesian model is used to analyze the data
presented in the US Police-Shooting Database (USPSD) in order to investigate the extent of …

Objective The objective of this study was to discern the relationship between state-level
structural racism and Black-White disparities in police shootings of victims not known to be …

Research Summary Limitations in data and research on the use of firearms by police officers
in the United States preclude sound understanding of the determinants of deadly force in …

Police officers were compared with community members in terms of the speed and accuracy
with which they made simulated decisions to shoot (or not shoot) Black and White targets …

Objectives. To examine negative police encounters and police avoidance as mediators of
incarceration history and depressive symptoms among US Black men and to assess the role …

Killings of civilians by police officers have become a matter of intense public concern in the
United States. High‐profile deaths, especially those of black citizens, have caused outrage …

We analyze data from 213 metropolitan areas over a 21‐year period, and examine two
possible reasons for the disproportionately high number of Black suspects killed in police …