Use of force
Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2018 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Statistics
Agencies
BJS
Social Interaction Training to Reduce Police Use of Force
NCJ Number
255951
Journal
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ
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Less-Lethal Weaponry, Post-Traumatic Stress, and their Impact on Officer Safety and Wellness: Emerging Issues and Recommendations
Date Published
October 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Instructional Material,
Conference Material
Agencies
BJA
Less Lethal Force Policy and Police Officer Perceptions: A Multisite Examination
Date Published
October 2013
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Test of Lundman's Organizational Product Thesis with Data on Citizen Complaints
Date Published
2000
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Police Officers' Perceptual Distortions During Lethal Force Situations: Informing the Reasonableness Standard
Date Published
February 2009
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
How Does Reactivity Affect Police Behavior?: Describing and Quantifying the Impact of Reactivity as Behavioral Change in a Large-Scale Observational Study of Police
Date Published
July 2007
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Characteristics Associated with the Prevalence and Severity of Force Used by the Police
Date Published
December 2002
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
New Position on Positional Asphyxia
Date Published
1998
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Research on Body Worn Cameras: Meeting the Challenges of Police Operations, Program Implementation, and Randomized Controlled Trial Designs
Date Published
July 2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Demonstrating the Analytical Utility of GIS for Police Operations: A Final Report
Date Published
2000
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Force Factor: Measuring Police Use of Force Relative to Suspect Resistance
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
National Survey of Pursuits and the Use of Police Force: Data From Law Enforcement Agencies
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Influence of Organizational Climate on Detention Officers' Readiness to Use Force in a County Jail
Date Published
1999
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Police Use of Force: An Analysis of Organizational Characteristics
Date Published
June 2001
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Best Practices in the Use of Restraints with Pregnant Women and Girls Under Correctional Custody
Date Published
April 2014
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Legislation/Policy Description,
Instructional Material
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Situational and Officer-Based Determinants of Police Coercion
Date Published
June 2002
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Test of Turk's Theory of Norm Resistance Using Observational Data on Police-Suspect Encounters
Date Published
February 2005
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Confronting Excessive Force in the Police Culture - Final Report: Phase Two Research on Excessive Force
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Police Pursuits and the Use of Force: Recognizing and Managing "The Pucker Factor"; A Research Note
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Pepper Spray: A Safe and Reasonable Response to Suspect Verbal Resistance
Date Published
2000
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored