ORCID ID
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1k13mcGLu0XjlwX6RM9gqQH1Y2tIP1j1B
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Publication Title
American Journal of Criminal Justice
Abstract
This study examines the applicability of several theoretically derived accounts used to explain the variations in police killings across 39 of Canada’s largest cities over a 15-year period. Pooled time-series negative binomial regression results are consistent with the ethnic threat hypothesis by indicating that lethal police action is associated with the size of the ethnic minority population in each city. Political accounts are supported as non-linear specifications suggest that once ethnic minorities reach a numerical majority in our sample of cities there is a decline in police killings. Findings also support expectations that greater female representation within policing will reduce the use of lethal force by changing the overall culture of the department. Theoretical implications of our findings are discussed.
DOI
10.1007/s12103-014-9283-1
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
The final publication is available at Springer via: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12103-014-9283-1
Recommended Citation
Carmichael, Jason T. and Kent, Stephanie L., "The Use of Lethal Force by Canadian Police Officers: Assessing the Influence of Female Police Officers and Minority Threat Explanations on Police Shootings Across Large Cities" (2015). Criminology, Anthropology, & Sociology Faculty Publications. 4.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clcas_facpub/4
Volume
40
Issue
4
