Use of force

NIJ Initiative on Less-Than-Lethal Weapons

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Date Published
1993
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Presentation

Effects of Supervisory Styles on Patrol Officer Behavior

Journal
Police Quarterly
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Date Published
September 2000
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)

Police Education, Experience, and the Use of Force

Journal
Criminal Justice and Behavior
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Date Published
February 2007
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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New Position on Positional Asphyxia

Journal
Techbeat
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Date Published
1998
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Description

Neighborhood Context and Police Use of Force

Journal
Research in Crime and Delinquency
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Date Published
August 2003
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)

Women Police Officers and the Use of Coercion

Journal
Women & Criminal Justice
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Date Published
2004
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)

Scott Mourtgos

Assistant Professor; 2020 NIJ LEADS Law Enforcement Officer

National Institute of Justice’s Strategic Research Plans

Thank you Kevin [Chair Kevin Bowling] for the introduction, and Tracy [Tracy Trautman, BJA] for your continued support of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative.

Many of you are familiar with the National Institute of Justice, and our role as the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. NIJ provides objective and independent knowledge and tools to inform the decision-making of...