TY  - JOUR
AB  - The present study examined homicides by police officers, testing threat, community violence, and organizational hypotheses. Using UCR, SHR, Census, and LEMAS data the study extends previous research by examining the relative impact of community violence, inequality and race, and organizational characteristics on the number of killings of felons by police officers in large US cities. The findings show that measures of racial threat and community violence were related to police killings. Measures of organizational policies were largely unrelated to the number of police killings. Overall the study extends research in the area, yet it also points to a more general need for research on the effects of organizational factors on police violence.
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
SN  - 1363-951X
DO  - 10.1108/13639510410566262
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13639510410566262
AU  - Smith Brad W.
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Structural and organizational predictors of homicide by police
T2  - Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 539
EP  - 557
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -