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“Officers are more likely to use the Taser on non-White and male suspects, controlling for level of resistance, call type, and other factors associated with the incident… Cases involving suspect flight indicate an even greater impact of race and gender on Taser use."

Focal Concerns and Police Use of Force Focal Concerns and Police Use of Force Table 3. Logistic Regression for Taser Use by Resistance Table 3. Logistic Regression for Taser Use by Resistance
Focal Concerns and Police Use of Force
Police Quarterly
Crow, Matthew S. / Adrion, Brittany
Vol. 14 Issue 4, pp. 366–387, 2011
10.1177/1098611111423740
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