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A national study of use of deadly force incidents
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A national study of use of deadly force incidents
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McDonnell
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Thomas
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1984-
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Thomas McDonnell
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Stansfield
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Richard
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Caputo
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Gail
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Gail Caputo
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Rhea
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Harry
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Harry Rhea
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Rutgers University
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Camden Graduate School
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Police conduct, specifically in the form of deadly force, and its application to minorities, has been a hot-button political and public topic in recent years. There is understandable concern in many communities across the United States that law enforcement officers are more likely to use deadly force against minority suspects than white suspects, even after controlling for the seriousness of suspected crime. While some studies have sought to explain how the race of police officers and suspects moderate the outcome of police-citizen interactions, it is also important to consider a wider range of contextual factors which could influence the likelihood of deadly force. Building upon recent studies which emphasize the importance of police organizational characteristics, the objective of this thesis is to analyze data on law enforcement application of deadly force to minority offenders versus white offenders, and then assess how organizational and contextual factors are associated with the number of reported incidents across agencies. The results from a series of negative binomial models reveal many similarities in the correlates of deadly force incidents involving black and white suspects, although higher minority representation in police agencies was associated with fewer white-suspect incidents only. The implications for research and policy are discussed.
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Use of force
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Criminal Justice
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1 online resource (ii, 38 pages)
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M.A.
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Includes bibliographical references
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ETD graduate
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McDonnell
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Thomas
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