In my studies, reading over the presented materials I believe that there was a vast and ample amount of material that clearly illustrated issues as to how police officers approached the concept of lethal force and how to best apply them. Robin, who’s studies on lethal force forced the public to take conscious and helped it obtain national attention, conducted a study of 32 cases of justifiable homicide, and concluded that 88% of the victims of police shootings in Philadelphia were black, representing 22% of the population. Furthermore, there was an 8.8 to 1 ratio of black to white victims in seven other cities. (Binder and Fridell Pg, 250)
Consequently, this study was only expanded by other researchers who included all deaths and wounding in analysis. A key …show more content…
These studies conducted can help analysists and policy makers track patterns and help pass new standards and practices to combat such alarming trends with law enforcement. Consequently, I believe that certain ones have already been enacted with a degree of success, such as installing body cameras on police officers.
The study stated that: “Our findings suggest that body cameras generate less reluctance for police officers to use lethal force, because the wearable body cameras provide evidence that may justify the shooting and exonerate an officer from prosecution,” said Pavlou, the Fox School’s Milton F. Stauffer Professor of Information Technology and Strategy. “Instead, the use of data analytics and smartphones can reduce the use of lethal force by police.” Another factor to consider is personal bias by police officers. There were comparisons of the personal characteristics of officers who shot at suspects and those who did not shoot under similar circumstances and there were various differences such as level of education and fewer disciplinary cases against
Consequently, this study was only expanded by other researchers who included all deaths and wounding in analysis. A key …show more content…
These studies conducted can help analysists and policy makers track patterns and help pass new standards and practices to combat such alarming trends with law enforcement. Consequently, I believe that certain ones have already been enacted with a degree of success, such as installing body cameras on police officers.
The study stated that: “Our findings suggest that body cameras generate less reluctance for police officers to use lethal force, because the wearable body cameras provide evidence that may justify the shooting and exonerate an officer from prosecution,” said Pavlou, the Fox School’s Milton F. Stauffer Professor of Information Technology and Strategy. “Instead, the use of data analytics and smartphones can reduce the use of lethal force by police.” Another factor to consider is personal bias by police officers. There were comparisons of the personal characteristics of officers who shot at suspects and those who did not shoot under similar circumstances and there were various differences such as level of education and fewer disciplinary cases against