Assessing the impact of administrative policy on use of deadly force by on- and off-duty police

Article Abstract:

Data from the Philadelphia, PA, police department between 1987 and 1992 suggest police use of deadly force is often inappropriate. Choosing pursuit or calling for assistance would in most cases have ended incidents without further violence, and officers who draw their pistols usually create violence where none is likely to occur.

Pennsylvania, Behavior, Police shootings

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The school-police partnership: identifying at-risk youth through a truant recovery program

Article Abstract:

This article examines the Truant Recovery Program, a nonpunitive school-law enforcement program. The authors maintain the cooperative efforts between police and schools can be effective in identifying at-risk juveniles and addressing the problems of children who demonstrate at-risk behavior.

United States, Management, Discipline, Schools, Problem children, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Administration of juvenile justice

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Examining the impact of external influences on police use of deadly force over time

Article Abstract:

Interrupted time- series analysis (ARIMA) is used to examine the impact of legislation and judicial intervention on use of deadly force by Philadelphia police officers. The impact of larger, community-level characteristics on levels of deadly force has also been considered.

Intervention (Civil procedure), Time-series analysis, Time series analysis, Violence (Law), Force (Law)

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