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Organizational and Other Contraints on Controlling the Use of Deadly Force by Police

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Researchers have often suggested rule making to control the use of deadly force by police. But or ganizational and other constraints impede the institution of effective rules. Unlike decisions in other large decentralized organizations, a police officer's decision to fire a gun is not easily controlled by top management. The structure of police departments, the nature of the decision to fire a gun, and the pressures on the review of the use of deadly force all make reducing the unnecessary use of force difficult. In addition, as long as the density of guns in a community is high, police policymaking is further restricted. Very little can be done to reduce the use of excessive force by police in the situations where suspects are threatening officers because of the possi bility that the suspect may use a gun against the police. Police departments, however, can more effectively restrict the use of force against fleeing felons.

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  • James Lindgren, 1981. "Organizational and Other Contraints on Controlling the Use of Deadly Force by Police," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 455(1), pages 110-119, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:455:y:1981:i:1:p:110-119
    DOI: 10.1177/000271628145500110
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