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The Introduction of Tasers and Police Use of Firearms: Evidence from the Chicago Police Department

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  • Bocar Ba
  • Jeffrey Grogger

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Many police jurisdictions have recently expanded their Taser arsenals with a goal of reducing officer-involved shootings. We analyze substitution between Tasers and firearms by means of an event study made possible by a policy change at the Chicago Police Department. Before March 2010, only sergeants and field training officers had access to Tasers; after that date, they were made available to patrol officers. We find that the change in Taser policy led to a large increase in Taser use, but not to a decrease in the use of firearms.

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  • Bocar Ba & Jeffrey Grogger, 2019. "The Introduction of Tasers and Police Use of Firearms: Evidence from the Chicago Police Department," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 109, pages 157-160, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:109:y:2019:p:157-60
    Note: DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20191029
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    • H76 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Other Expenditure Categories
    • J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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