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Finds police killings by race are commensurate with rates of police contact, but here’s an… interesting… way to conclude a paper on police violence:

Perils of Police Action: A Cautionary Tale from US Data Sets Perils of Police Action: A Cautionary Tale from US Data Sets Ratios aside, even one person unnecessarily killed or injured by the police is one too many, and every racial/ethnic group has mourned losses from undue force. As the US struggles to reduce citizen injuries during police contacts, it would seem prudent to train at-risk groups about appropriate behaviour during police stops. Ratios aside, even one person unnecessarily killed or injured by the police is one too many, and every racial/ethnic group has mourned losses from undue force. As the US struggles to reduce citizen injuries during police contacts, it would seem prudent to train at-risk groups about appropriate behaviour during police stops.
Perils of Police Action: A Cautionary Tale from US Data Sets
Injury Prevention
Miller, Ted R. / Lawrence, Bruce A. / Carlson, Nancy N. / Hendrie, Delia / Randall, Sean / Rockett, Ian R.H. / Spicer, Rebecca S.
Vol. 23 Issue 1, pp. 27–32, 2017
10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042023
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