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Examining Officer and Citizen Accounts of Police Use-of-Force Incidents
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Rojek, Jeff; Alpert, Geoffrey P.; Smith, Hayden P. – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
This study contributes to the body of knowledge of police-citizen contacts by investigating perceptions and behaviors during encounters that result in physical resistance and force. The authors use the accounts literature as a way to understand police-citizen interactions. The data include interviews with citizens who resisted or were accused of…
Descriptors: Interviews, Critical Incidents Method, Police Community Relationship, Police