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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: July 13, 1996 at 12:00 AM

This national survey was designed to collect information on police departmental policies and practices pertaining to the use of physical force--both deadly and less than lethal--by law...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: October 29, 2013 at 05:09 PM

The study examined how law enforcement agencies (LEAs) manage the use of force by officers. It was conducted to produce practical information that can help LEAs establish guidelines that assist in...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: October 01, 1996 at 12:00 AM

As part of the development of an information base for subsequent policy initiatives, the National Institute of Justice sponsored a nationwide survey of police psychologists to learn more ...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: January 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM

In 1994, the Phoenix Police Department, in conjunction with Rutgers University and Arizona State University, designed and implemented a study on the use of force by and against Phoenix...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: January 13, 1998 at 12:00 AM

In 1996, the Bureau of Justice Statistics sponsored a pretest of a survey instrument designed to compile data on citizen contacts with police, including contacts in which police use force. ...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: October 05, 2011 at 01:42 PM

The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) provides detailed information on the nature and characteristics of face-to-face contacts between police and the public, including the reason for and outcome...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: December 10, 2007 at 12:00 AM

This research study was designed to pursue three specific goals to accomplish its objective of enhancing knowledge about Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams and the role they play in ...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM

This study gathered data on police use of force in Metro-Dade, Florida, and Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. The study differed from previous research in that it addressed the level of force...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM

Oleoresin capsicum (OC), or pepper spray, has gained wide acceptance as standard police equipment in law enforcement as a swift and effective method to subdue violent, dangerous suspects in...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: April 11, 2018 at 08:38 AM

The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) provides detailed information on the nature and characteristics of face-to-face contacts between police and the public, including the reason for...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: June 30, 2017 at 04:29 PM

These data are part of the NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM

This study examined the amount of force used by and against law enforcement officers and more than 50 characteristics of officers, civilians, and arrest situations associated with the use of...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: September 17, 2018 at 05:27 PM

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2017 at 03:20 PM

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they there received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: October 30, 2018 at 11:59 AM

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release but not checked or processed...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 18, 2014 at 11:30 AM

The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) provides detailed information on the nature and characteristics of face-to-face contacts between police and the public, including the reason for and...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: June 18, 2001 at 12:00 AM

This survey was undertaken to learn more about how often and under what circumstances police-public contact becomes problematic. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) initiated surveys of...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: April 28, 2021 at 10:02 AM

This research sought to evaluate the implementation of body worn cameras (BWCs) in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Researchers employed three strategies to evaluate the impact of BWCs in...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: May 06, 2008 at 02:37 PM

The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS), was designed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to document contacts between police and the public that culminated in police using force. The...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: December 13, 2021 at 11:12 AM

The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) provides detailed information on the nature and characteristics of face-to-face contacts between police and the public, including the reason for and outcome...

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