Archive for February, 2008
Force Science News #92: What the New Study of Shootings of Unarmed Suspects Means to You Part 2 of a 2-Part Series
Force Science News #92
February 22, 2008
In this issue:
What the new study of shootings of unarmed suspects means to you
Part 2 of a 2-part series
[Editor's note: In Part 1 we reported on a ground-breaking new study by researcher Tom Aveni on why and under what circumstances officers shoot suspects who end up not to be armed. Here we offer some of the significant implications of Aveni's findings. Aveni is founder of The Police Policy Studies Council and serves on the national advisory board of the Force Science Research Center at Minnesota State University-Mankato.]
Force Science News #91: New Study May “Radically Alter” How Police Deadly Force is Viewed Part 1 of a 2-Part Series
Force Science News #91
February 09, 2008
New study may “radically alter” how police deadly force is viewed
Part 1 of a 2-part series
The story is a frequent staple of the evening news. An officer shoots and kills a minority subject who turns out to be…unarmed. Protests explode, and the familiar litany is again asserted: racial bias by the cops underlies many of these inflammatory events.
