UTSA study: Use of police force still breaking down across racial, ethnic lines

(University of Texas at San Antonio) UTSA criminology and criminal justice professors Michael R. Smith and Rob Tillyer working in collaboration with University of Cincinnati Professor Robin Engel examined racial and ethnic disparities in the use of force by the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD). One of the nation's largest county police departments, the FCPD serves Fairfax County, Va., a major metropolitan county near Washington, D.C.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news