Psychological and sociological factors influencing police officers' decisions to use force: A systematic literature review

S Cojean, N Combalbert… - International journal of law …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim Police action is frequently discussed and almost always monitored. The aim of this
systematic review is to identify the psychological and social factors underlying police officers' …

The social psychology of racially biased policing: Evidence-based policy responses

KB Kahn, KD Martin - … Insights from the Behavioral and Brain …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Police killings of unarmed African Americans, such as George Floyd in 2020, continue to
cause nationwide protests and calls for change. Psychological science knows much about …

Advancing police use of force research and practice: urgent issues and prospects

C Bennell, G Alpert, JP Andersen… - Legal and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Leading police scholars and practitioners were asked to reflect on the most urgent issues
that need to be addressed on the topic of use of force. Four themes emerged from their …

Mano Suave–Mano Dura: Legitimacy Policing and Latino Stop-and-Frisk

VM Rios, G Prieto, JM Ibarra - American Sociological …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Stop-and-frisk and other punitive policing practices disproportionately affect marginalized
communities of color. In response to calls for reform, police departments have implemented …

Depression, loneliness, and suicide risk among Latino college students: A test of a psychosocial interaction model

EC Chang, OD Chang, AG Lucas, M Li… - Social Work, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This study tested a psychosocial model of suicide risk in a sample of 156 Latino college
students. Specifically, depression and loneliness were hypothesized to be important …

Addressing the inappropriate use of force by police in the United States and beyond: A behavioral and social science perspective

P Boxer, RK Brunson, N Gaylord‐Harden… - Aggressive …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent high‐profile incidents involving the deadly application of force in the United States
sparked worldwide protests and renewed scrutiny of police practices as well as scrutiny of …

Thinking fast, not slow: How cognitive biases may contribute to racial disparities in the use of force in police-citizen encounters

DP Mears, MO Craig, EA Stewart, PY Warren - Journal of Criminal Justice, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To illuminate how racial disparities in police use of force may arise and to guide
research aimed at explaining such disparities. Methods We draw on research on policing …

Counterintuitive race effects in legal and nonlegal contexts.

L Smalarz, RE Eerdmans, ML Lawrence… - Law and human …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Despite documented racial disparities in all facets of the criminal justice system,
recent laboratory attempts to investigate racial bias in legal settings have produced null …

Considering violence against police by citizen race/ethnicity to contextualize representation in officer-involved shootings

JA Shjarback, J Nix - Journal of criminal justice, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose The current study examined racial/ethnic disparities in officer-involved shootings,
employing violence directed toward police by race/ethnicity as a benchmark for comparison …

Racial disparities in lifer parole outcomes: The hidden role of professional evaluations

KM Young, J Pearlman - Law & Social Inquiry, 2022 - cambridge.org
One in seven people in prison in the US is serving a life sentence, and most of these people
will eventually be eligible for discretionary parole release. Yet parole hearings are …