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"Moving beyond "Best Practice

Experiences in Police Reform and a Call for Evidence to Reduce Officer-Involved Shootings

Bibliographic Data

ID5741572
AuthorsRobin S Engel (0000-0001-6810-2685, corresponding author), Hannah D Mcmanus (0000-0002-8725-1640), Gabrielle T Isaza (0000-0003-2953-9416)
Year2020
Volume687
Issue1
Pages146-165
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002716219889328
OpenAlexW3005972157
LanguageEN
Citations received30
References cited35

In post-Ferguson America, police departments are being challenged to implement evidence-based changes in policies and training to reduce fatal police-citizen encounters. Of the litany of recommendations believed to reduce police shootings, five have garnered widespread support: body-worn cameras, de-escalation training, implicit bias training, early intervention systems, and civilian oversight. These highly endorsed interventions, however, are not supported by a strong body of empirical evidence that demonstrates their effectiveness. Guided by the available research on evidence-based policing and informed by the firsthand experience of one of the authors in implementing departmental reforms that followed the fatal shooting of a civilian by an officer, this article highlights promising reform strategies and opportunities to build the evidence base for effective use-of-force reforms. We call upon police executives to engage in evidence-based policing by scientifically testing interventions, and we call on academics to engage in rapid research responses for critical issues in policing

Alternative medicine · Best practice · Criminology · Empirical evidence · Evidence-based practice · Intervention (counseling) · Litany · Officer · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Use of force · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Medicine · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology

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Unique citing works30
Citations per year5
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 29

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