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

Date Published

2002

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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Less Lethal Force Policy and Police Officer Perceptions: A Multisite Examination

Date Published

October 2013

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

New Initiatives in Correctional Technology, Final Report

Date Published

1996

Publication Type

Report (Technical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Police Pursuits and the Use of Force: Recognizing and Managing "The Pucker Factor"--A Research Note (From Police Misconduct: A Reader for the 21st Century, P 291-303, 2001, Michael J. Palmiotto, ed. -- See NCJ-193774)

Date Published

2001

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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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)

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Pepper Spray: A Safe and Reasonable Response to Suspect Verbal Resistance

Date Published

2000

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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Officer-Worn Cameras Expand Point of View

Date Published

October 2010

Publication Type

Issue Overview

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Police Pursuits and the Use of Force: Recognizing and Managing "The Pucker Factor"; A Research Note

Date Published

1997

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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

Date Published

1995

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

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

Date Published

February 2014

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

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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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Understanding Sexually Abusive Clergy as a Unique Offender Subgroup: Risk-based Comparisons Across the Course of Offending

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Residency Restrictions and Sex Offender Recidivism: Implications for Public Safety

Date Published

May 2009

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ

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

Date Published

1997

Publication Type

Survey

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Situational and Officer-Based Determinants of Police Coercion

Date Published

June 2002

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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Women Police Officers and the Use of Coercion

Date Published

2004

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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Toward the Uniform Reporting of Police Use of Force: Results of a National Survey

Date Published

1995

Publication Type

Survey

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Personnel System Identifies Commendable Actions and Problematic Trends

Date Published

January 2013

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Local Police Departments: Policies and Procedures, 2016

Date Published

August 2020

Publication Type

Statistics, Report (Annual/Periodic), Policy

Agencies

BJS

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

NCJ Number

253711

Journal

Victims & Offenders

Date Published

2018

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Race and the Police Use of Force Encounter in the United States

NCJ Number

253356

Journal

British Journal of Criminology

Date Published

January 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

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The Effects of Body-worn Cameras on Police Activity and Police-Citizen Encounter: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCJ Number

253138

Date Published

2018

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NIJ-Sponsored

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