Rick Dierenfeldt, Ellee Jackson, Jared Rosenberger, Tammy S Garland, Chance Reasonover, Kyle A Burgason
Recent high-profile uses of deadly force by police in the United States and elsewhere have been the subject of extensive media coverage and social unrest. In turn, researchers have exhibited nascent interest in the factors that influence the use of deadly force by police, as well as vignette-driven studies of circumstances in which deadly force is believed to be acceptable. Less attention has been paid to perceptions of the frequency with which deadly force is used, proportion that is legal and necessary, to what extent its use varies by race, or how these beliefs are shaped by media consumption...
February 5, 2024: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology