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Police Use of Nonfatal Force, 2002-11

Publication Date: 2015
File: police_use_of_nonfatal_force.pdf
Abstract:
This report examines the prevalence, circumstance, and characteristics of incidents in which police threatened or used nonfatal force and whether these factors varied across resident race and Hispanic origin. It also describes the type of force threatened or used and the perceptions that force was excessive or the police behaved properly during the contact. Finally, it examines trends in the… (read more)
Tag(s):
data and research, law enforcement
Author(s):
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)