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- Title
INDIVIDUAL AND SITUATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE: A SIMULATION.
- Authors
Taiping Ho
- Abstract
The study of police use of deadly force is a complicated issue because of the scarcity of observed high-risk encounters in the field. The present research explores police shooting behavior in both life-threatening and non-life-threatening situations in a simulated environment. The results suggest that officers' characteristics, such as race and gender, are not associated with officer shooting behavior. The one exception is that officers with less police experience show more restraint than veteran officers in responding to non-life threatening situations. Suspect demographics, such as race, gender, and age, show inconsistent relationships with officer shooting behavior. One consistent finding is that officers who show poor judgment, slow response, or poor marksmanship suffer a high casualty rate in reacting to life-threatening situations involving multiple suspects.
- Subjects
POLICE shootings; POLICE; BEHAVIOR; GENDER studies
- Publication
American Journal of Criminal Justice, 1994, Vol 18, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
1066-2316
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02887638