Police Use of Deadly Force, 1970-1979
Description
The circumstances surrounding "justifiable homicides" by
police are the focus of this data collection, which examines
occurrences in 57 United States cities during the period
1970-1979. Homicides by on- and off-duty police officers serving
communities of 250,000 or more were studied. Data were collected
through a survey questionnaire sent to police executives of the 57
cities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation supplied data on
justifiable homicides by police, including age, sex, and race
data. The variables include number of sworn officers, number of
supervisory officers, average years of education, department
regulations about issues such as off-duty employment, uniforms,
carrying firearms, and disciplinary actions, in-service training,
pre-service training, firearms practice, assignments without firearms,
on-duty deaths, and off-duty deaths. The study was funded by a grant
from the National Institute of Justice to the International
Association of Chiefs of Police.
Resources
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ICPSR09018.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09018.v1 |
Tags
- police-training
- fatalities
- policies-and-procedures
- police-weapons
- police-use-of-deadly-force
- violence
- homicide
- firearms
- police-response