Improper Force
While Bolger’s analysis looked broadly at police use of force, the analysis by Harris looked only at improper use of force. What is the difference between these two concepts and what differences did you notice regarding Bolger’s results and Harris’s findings?
The obvious difference between the study of the use of force and the study of improper force is easily understandable. Bolger looked at a broad sense and didn’t leave out the use of force in a rightful manner which in my opinion led to different statistical results. Some of the results were different such as Bolger’s findings that a serious offense and a resistant offender were much more likely to have force used upon them. Whereas Harris used statistics that related to why an officer may be more subjected to use excessive force when not needed. For example, many officers have been termed “violence-prone” due to their history of citizen complaints. Although the findings were different from each of these studies, they did have some similarities with what groups are impacted by the use of force. Both studies found that gender and …show more content…
In what ways did our readings support or challenge your own assumptions about our topic?
Before taking this class, I have had some research required for different classes on this subject which helped me become somewhat familiar with this issue. I knew that certain classes, gender, race, and environments played a large role in the inequality facing the use of force but I had never looked at the use of force in a broad sense. I would only research cases that followed the improper use of force but after this assignment, I understand it is important to also look at the use of force in general.
Identify two questions you have about police use of force that were left unanswered by our module 2 readings. In other words, make two recommendations for future research regarding our
The obvious difference between the study of the use of force and the study of improper force is easily understandable. Bolger looked at a broad sense and didn’t leave out the use of force in a rightful manner which in my opinion led to different statistical results. Some of the results were different such as Bolger’s findings that a serious offense and a resistant offender were much more likely to have force used upon them. Whereas Harris used statistics that related to why an officer may be more subjected to use excessive force when not needed. For example, many officers have been termed “violence-prone” due to their history of citizen complaints. Although the findings were different from each of these studies, they did have some similarities with what groups are impacted by the use of force. Both studies found that gender and …show more content…
In what ways did our readings support or challenge your own assumptions about our topic?
Before taking this class, I have had some research required for different classes on this subject which helped me become somewhat familiar with this issue. I knew that certain classes, gender, race, and environments played a large role in the inequality facing the use of force but I had never looked at the use of force in a broad sense. I would only research cases that followed the improper use of force but after this assignment, I understand it is important to also look at the use of force in general.
Identify two questions you have about police use of force that were left unanswered by our module 2 readings. In other words, make two recommendations for future research regarding our