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Police Use of Force

Paper Session

Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM (EST)

Hosted By: American Economic Association
  • Chair: Steven Raphael, University of California-Berkeley

Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 Calls

Mark Hoekstra
,
Texas A&M University
CarlyWill Sloan
,
Texas A&M University

Abstract

This paper examines the effect of race on police use of force using data on over two million 911 calls in two cities, neither of which allows for discretion in officer dispatch. Results indicate white officers increase force much more than minority officers when dispatched to more minority neighborhoods. Estimates indicate black (Hispanic) civilians are 50 (100) percent more likely to experience any use of force, and five times as likely to experience an officer-involved shooting, compared to if white officers scaled up force similarly to minority officers. Results are robust to various neighborhood, time, and individual officer fixed effects.

Going the Extra Mile: the Cost of Complaint Filing, Accountability, and Law Enforcement Outcomes in Chicago

Bocar Ba
,
University of California-Irvine and University of Pennsylvania

Abstract

TBD

Police Unions and Officer Misconduct

Felipe Goncalves
,
University of California-Los Angeles

Abstract

TBD
Discussant(s)
Philip J. Cook
,
Duke University
Emily Owens
,
University of California-Irvine
JEL Classifications
  • K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior