US law enforcement policy predictors of race-specific police fatalities during 2015-16.

Mounting evidence suggests that law enforcement organizational factors contribute to higher incidence and racial disparities in police killings. To determine whether agency policies contribute to race-specific civilian fatalities, this exploratory study compared fatality rates among agencies with an...

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Main Authors: Marilyn D Thomas, Alexis N Reeves, Nicholas P Jewell, Eli K Michaels, Amani M Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252749