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“Officers use force more often and at more severe levels only when interacting with citizens in neighborhoods with higher percentages of Black and Hispanic residents… and use more severe levels of force in those neighborhoods."

The Effect of Race, Place, and Time on Police Use of Force: How Social Context Influences Legal Decision-Making The Effect of Race, Place, and Time on Police Use of Force: How Social Context Influences Legal Decision-Making Table 5: Model 1 indicates that as the percentage of Black and Hispanic residents increases, uses of force significantly increase by 10.9% and 3.7%, respectively. Uses of force increase significantly, if modestly (by .2%) as average Part 1 crime rate increases (a result seen in all count models). Research Hypothesis 1a is supported by these findings. Table 5: Model 1 indicates that as the percentage of Black and Hispanic residents increases, uses of force significantly increase by 10.9% and 3.7%, respectively. Uses of force increase significantly, if modestly (by .2%) as average Part 1 crime rate increases (a result seen in all count models). Research Hypothesis 1a is supported by these findings.
The Effect of Race, Place, and Time on Police Use of Force: How Social Context Influences Legal Decision-Making
Ph.D. Dissertation in Sociology, Ohio State University
LoFaso, Charles Anthony
2020
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1594479446661188
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