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The prevalence of fatal police shootings by U.S. police, 2015–2016: Patterns and answers from a new data set

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  • Shane, Jon M.
  • Lawton, Brian
  • Swenson, Zoë

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Previous studies on police use of fatal force in the United States are limited to specific cities. This is the first analysis of its type to rely on incident-level national data and to establish state-level base rates for police shooting fatalities.

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  • Shane, Jon M. & Lawton, Brian & Swenson, Zoë, 2017. "The prevalence of fatal police shootings by U.S. police, 2015–2016: Patterns and answers from a new data set," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 101-111.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:52:y:2017:i:c:p:101-111
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.05.001
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