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Although most police activities do not involve the use of force, those that do reflect important patterns of interaction between officer and citizen. After a br

Provides a critical understanding and evaluation of police tactics and the use of force Police violence has historically played an important role in shaping pub

Although the prevalence of police-citizen conflict has diminished in recent decades, police use of excessive force remains a concern of police departments natio

The now-famous videotape of the beating of Rodney King precipitated a national outcry against police violence. Skolnick and Fyfe, two of the nation's top expert