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

Date Published

June 2012

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Maryland Uses Managed Approach to Making Cellphone Service in Prisons "Disappear"

Date Published

February 2014

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

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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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Effect of Less-Lethal Weapons on Injuries in Police Use-of-Force Events

Date Published

December 2009

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Examining the Sustainability of Pattern or Practice Police Misconduct Reform

Date Published

June 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Legislation/Policy Analysis

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Early Intervention System Secures Data, Boosts Efficiency

Date Published

August 2011

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

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Officer-Worn Cameras Expand Point of View

Date Published

October 2010

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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NIJ-Sponsored

Characteristics Associated with the Prevalence and Severity of Force Used by the Police

Date Published

December 2002

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Injuries to Officers and Suspects in Police Use-of-Force Cases: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation

Date Published

2010

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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

Date Published

2000

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Police Use of Force: Tales from Another City

Date Published

November 2011

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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New Position on Positional Asphyxia

Date Published

1998

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Less Than Lethal Force Technologies in Law Enforcement and Correctional Agencies

Date Published

1994

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NIJ-Sponsored

Review of "Split-Second Decisions - Shootings of and By Chicago Police"

Date Published

1983

Publication Type

Book Review

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National Data on Citizen Complaints About Police Use of Force: Data Quality Concerns and the Potential (Mis)Use of Statistical Evidence To Address Police Agency Conduct

Date Published

July 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

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Personnel System Identifies Commendable Actions and Problematic Trends

Date Published

January 2013

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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Strange Bedfellows: Civil Liability and Aggressive Policing

Date Published

2003

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Women Police Officers and the Use of Coercion

Date Published

2004

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Police Use of Force: An Analysis of Organizational Characteristics

Date Published

June 2001

Publication Type

Survey

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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

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

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BJA-Sponsored

Effects of Supervisory Styles on Patrol Officer Behavior

Date Published

September 2000

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Protecting Our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness Brochure

Date Published

May 2012

Publication Type

Guideline

Agencies

NIJ

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

Date Published

1999

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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NIJ-Sponsored