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Police Use of Force and Officer Injuries: Comparing Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs) to Hands- and Weapon-Based Tactics

Journal

Police Quarterly

Date Published

June 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Policy and Training Recommendations Related to Police Use of CEDs: Overview of Findings From a Comprehensive National Study

Journal

Police Quarterly

Date Published

2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Violent Police-citizen Encounter

Journal

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Date Published

1980

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

From Idea to Invention

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

2001

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Measuring and Assessing Police Use of Force and Suspect Resistance

Date Published

1998

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Police Use of Force: Tales from Another City

Journal

Journal of Crime & Justice

Date Published

November 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Front-Line Supervisors' Perceptions of Less-Lethal Force Policies: Examining the 'Transmission Belts' of Police Departments

Journal

Journal of Crime & Justice

Date Published

November 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Officer Behavior in Police-Citizen Encounters: A Descriptive Model and Implications for Less-Than-Lethal Alternatives

Date Published

September 1996

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

Force Factor: Measuring Police Use of Force Relative to Suspect Resistance

Date Published

1997

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey

Test of Lundman's Organizational Product Thesis with Data on Citizen Complaints

Journal

Policing

Date Published

2000

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Influence of Organizational Climate on Detention Officers' Readiness to Use Force in a County Jail

Journal

Criminal Justice Review

Date Published

1999

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Influence of Professional Orientation on Detention Officers' Attitudes Toward the Use of Force

Journal

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Date Published

2002

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Less-Than-Lethal Force Weaponry: Law Enforcement and Correctional Agency Civil Law Liability for the Use of Excessive Force

Journal

Creighton Law Review

Date Published

1995

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

Exploring Physical Force and Subject Resistance in Police Encounters With People With Behavioral Health Issues

NCJ Number

253711

Journal

Victims & Offenders

Date Published

2018

Publication Link

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The Stress of an On-the-Job Killing

NCJ Number

253505

Date Published

August 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Link

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The Stress of an On-the-Job Killing

Date Published

August 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Summary), Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Contacts Between Police and Public: Findings From the 1999 National Survey

Date Published

February 2001

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics

Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2005

Date Published

April 2007

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics

Citizen Complaints About Police Use of Force

Date Published

June 2006

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics

Injuries Associated with Police Use of Force

Journal

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Date Published

March 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Injuries Associated with Police Use of Force

NCJ Number

251532

Journal

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Date Published

March 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

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The Las Vegas Body-Worn Camera Experiment

NCJ Number

251414

Date Published

November 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

NIJ Director's Prepared Remarks (HTML)

The Benefits of Body-Worn Cameras: New Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

NCJ Number

251416

Date Published

September 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

Full Report (PDF) | Prepared Remarks (HTML)

The Benefits of Body-Worn Cameras: New Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Date Published

September 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation

Handcuffed: What Holds Policing Back, and the Keys to Reform

NCJ Number

249876

Date Published

2016

Publication Link

eBook Available (HTML)