- Title Pages
- Introduction
- Overview
- Introduction to Part I
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Chapter 1 A Sketch of the Policeman’s Working Personality -
Chapter 2 Driving While Black -
Chapter 3 The Stories, the Statistics, and the Law -
Chapter 4 Legitimacy and Cooperation -
Chapter 5 Race and Policing in Different Ecological Contexts -
Chapter 6 Racially Biased Policing - Introduction to Part II
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Chapter 7 Methods for Assessing Racially Biased Policing -
Chapter 8 Using Geographic Information Systems to Study Race, Crime, and Policing -
Chapter 9 Beyond Stop Rates -
Chapter 10 State of the Science in Racial Profiling Research - Introduction to Part III
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Chapter 11 Driving While Black -
Chapter 12 Citizens’ Demeanor, Race, and Traffic Stops -
Chapter 13 Street Stops and Broken Windows Revisited -
Chapter 14 Community Characteristics and Police Search Rates -
Chapter 15 Blind Justice -
Chapter 16 Race, Bias, and Police Use of the TASER - Introduction to Part IV
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Chapter 17 Space, Place, and Immigration -
Chapter 18 Revisiting the Role of Latinos and Immigrants in Police Research -
Chapter 19 New Avenues for Profiling and Bias Research -
Chapter 20 Preventing Racially Biased Policing through Internal and External Controls -
Chapter 21 Democratic Policing -
Chapter 22 Moving Beyond Profiling - About the Contributors
- Index
Race, Bias, and Police Use of the TASER
Race, Bias, and Police Use of the TASER
Exploring the Available Evidence
- Chapter:
- (p.382) Chapter 16 Race, Bias, and Police Use of the TASER
- Source:
- Race, Ethnicity, and Policing
- Author(s):
Michael D. White
Jessica Saunders
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
This chapter examines data on race and police use of the TASER. It investigates six different data sources, including official police data and reports, media reports, industry data, human and civil rights data, and civil litigation. The chapter also assesses the availability of data on race and the TASER, and determines whether there is any racial bias in its use. The study reveals that there is a “virtual absence” of data to explore these questions, perhaps because of the larger, more pressing concerns over risk of death associated with the device. It suggests that the large number of news stories claiming disproportionate use of the TASER against minority suspects means that questions regarding racial bias and the TASER are on the horizon for police departments in the United States.
Keywords: use of force, police, race, TASER, racial bias, risk of death, minority suspects, United States
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- Title Pages
- Introduction
- Overview
- Introduction to Part I
-
Chapter 1 A Sketch of the Policeman’s Working Personality -
Chapter 2 Driving While Black -
Chapter 3 The Stories, the Statistics, and the Law -
Chapter 4 Legitimacy and Cooperation -
Chapter 5 Race and Policing in Different Ecological Contexts -
Chapter 6 Racially Biased Policing - Introduction to Part II
-
Chapter 7 Methods for Assessing Racially Biased Policing -
Chapter 8 Using Geographic Information Systems to Study Race, Crime, and Policing -
Chapter 9 Beyond Stop Rates -
Chapter 10 State of the Science in Racial Profiling Research - Introduction to Part III
-
Chapter 11 Driving While Black -
Chapter 12 Citizens’ Demeanor, Race, and Traffic Stops -
Chapter 13 Street Stops and Broken Windows Revisited -
Chapter 14 Community Characteristics and Police Search Rates -
Chapter 15 Blind Justice -
Chapter 16 Race, Bias, and Police Use of the TASER - Introduction to Part IV
-
Chapter 17 Space, Place, and Immigration -
Chapter 18 Revisiting the Role of Latinos and Immigrants in Police Research -
Chapter 19 New Avenues for Profiling and Bias Research -
Chapter 20 Preventing Racially Biased Policing through Internal and External Controls -
Chapter 21 Democratic Policing -
Chapter 22 Moving Beyond Profiling - About the Contributors
- Index
