Open AccessOrganizational Accidents and Deadly Police-Involved Violence: Some Thoughts on Extending Theory, Expanding Research, and Improving Police Practice
Author(s) -
Klinger David
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the annals of the american academy of political and social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.679
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1552-3349
pISSN - 0002-7162
DOI - 10.1177/0002716219892913
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , criminology , empirical research , police science , work (physics) , accident (philosophy) , public relations , sociology , political science , psychology , engineering , computer science , epistemology , criminal justice , mechanical engineering , philosophy , artificial intelligence
In recent years, violence by and against the police has been examined from the perspective of organizational accident theory. This article extends that work by reviewing some key ideas, identifying some limitations of organizational accident theory for understanding police-involved violence, and detailing some specific research topics for future empirical exploration. It concludes by offering some specific policy and practice recommendations to reduce police-involved violence.
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