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Police Use of Force and De-Escalation Study

This study focuses on the concepts of use of force and de-escalation in policing, defining use of force as any physical action by police that may cause harm, while de-escalation aims to reduce violent incidents through communication. The dependent variable is the frequency and severity of police use of force incidents, measured through official records from the Louisville Metro Police Department. The independent variable is de-escalation training, assessed by tracking the timeline of training sessions and their effects on officer behavior.

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Police Use of Force and De-Escalation Study

This study focuses on the concepts of use of force and de-escalation in policing, defining use of force as any physical action by police that may cause harm, while de-escalation aims to reduce violent incidents through communication. The dependent variable is the frequency and severity of police use of force incidents, measured through official records from the Louisville Metro Police Department. The independent variable is de-escalation training, assessed by tracking the timeline of training sessions and their effects on officer behavior.

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Identify two concepts utilized in this study and explain how they are conceptualized

The two main concepts in this study are the use of force and de-escalation. The use of

force means any physical action by a police officer that can result in harm to either the officer or

the subject. This concept covers various levels of force, including the use of words and the use of

firearms. De-escalation is conceptualized as an approach aimed at diminishing the chance for

potential violent incidents. It involves alleviating situations through communication or tactical

repositioning, with the purpose of solving incidents safely and reducing the need for force.

What is the dependent variable in this research? Why do you think it is the dependent

variable?

The dependent variable is the frequency and severity of police use of force incidents. It is

considered the dependent variable because the frequencies and nature of use of force reflect the

effects of the de-escalation training intervention on the behavior of the officers when interacting

with the public. In this regard, the study will follow up on the changes in the use of force issues

to determine how the training reduces them, with the view to creating safer and less hostile

interactions between police officers and citizens.


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How did they measure the dependent variable?

The dependent variable, use of force, was measured using data obtained from official

records held in the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) (Engel et al., 208). These

records included every use of force encounter listing the sort and degree of force utilized and any

officer and civilian harm before and after the training session.

Name one independent variable. Explain why it is considered an independent variable and

how it was measured

The independent variable is de-escalation training. As the main intervention, it is

considered independent, with its impact observed on use-of-force outcomes. It was measured by

counting the timeline of ICAT (Integrating Communications, Assessment and Tactics) training

sessions provided to the officers in a cross-over manner (Hays, np). This allowed for a controlled

measure of its effects on the behavior of these officers and training effectiveness as well.
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Works Cited

Engel, Robin S., et al. “Assessing the Impact of De‐Escalation Training on Police Behavior:

Reducing Police Use of Force in the Louisville, KY Metro Police Department.”

Criminology & Public Policy, vol. 21, no. 2, Jan. 2022, [Link]

9133.12574.

Hays, Tim. “Identify Independent and Dependent Variables.” YouTube, YouTube Video, 27 Feb.

2014, [Link]/watch?v=dsrJBWxwUyY.

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