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- Analyzes the association between college education and the level of force used by police during arrests
- Presents a timely perspective on the policing profession and approaches to arrest situations
- A useful resource for researchers of policing and those involved with police training
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology (BRIEFSCRIMINOL)
Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Policing (BRIEFSPOLICI)
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About this book
This brief presents a study addressing the impact of a college degree upon officer use of force. The average American municipal police academy only requires 26 weeks of training, despite previous studies showing overwhelming support that college educated police officers apply more discretion in their use of force than officers without a college degree. Taking into account contemporary public/police conflicts and how American perceptions of police are based largely on officer use of force, this study offers a more current perspective on the profession’s changing dynamic over the past decade.
With data gathered from over 400 officers from 143 distinct municipal police agencies in 6 American states, the study examines the association between a college education and the level of force used to gain compliance during arrest situations, and notes discrepancies between previously studied factors and contextual variables. This brief will be useful for researchers of policingand for those involved with police training.Authors and Affiliations
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA
John Vespucci
About the author
John Vespucci, PhD, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Faculty Associate at Arizona State University, School of Criminal Justice and a police officer in New York State for the past 24 years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Education Level and Police Use of Force
Book Subtitle: The Impact of a College Degree
Authors: John Vespucci
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Criminology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42795-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42794-8Published: 08 May 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-42795-5Published: 07 May 2020
Series ISSN: 2192-8533
Series E-ISSN: 2192-8541
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 56
Topics: Policing, Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime, Crime and Society