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Civilians Killed by U.S. Police in 2015
Wed, Nov 16, 12:30 to 1:50pm, Hilton, Quarterdeck B, Riverside ComplexSession Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel
Abstract
Prior studies examining police use of deadly force at the national level have been limited by incomplete data. Recently, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and www.killedbypolice.net (a crowdsourcing project) have begun tracking civilian deaths at the hands of police. These data provide us with a more accurate depiction of the extent and nature of civilians killed by police each year. This panel includes presentations which approach the newly available deadly force data from four different angles. Geoffrey Alpert will conclude by offering some brief remarks about the current state of knowledge given his expertise in the area.
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Individual Presentations
A Bird’s Eye View of Civilians Killed by Police in 2015: Further Evidence of Shooter Bias - Justin Nix, University of Louisville; Bradley A. Campbell, University of Louisville; Edward H. Byers, University of Louisville; Geoffrey P. Alpert, University of South Carolina / Griffith University
Civilians Killed by Police Pre- and Post-Ferguson: A Time-Series Analysis - Bradley A. Campbell, University of Louisville; Justin Nix, University of Louisville; Edward R. Maguire, Arizona State University
A Spatial Analysis of Civilians Killed by Police in 2015 - Robert J. Kaminski, University of South Carolina; Justin Nix, University of Louisville; Bradley A. Campbell, University of Louisville; Geoffrey P. Alpert, University of South Carolina / Griffith University
Less-lethal Force? An In-depth Look at 50 Civilians Killed by Conductive Energy Devices in 2015 - Edward H. Byers, University of Louisville; Bradley A. Campbell, University of Louisville; Justin Nix, University of Louisville