We reconstruct the networks of officers co-involved in force incidents to test whether interactions with weapon-prone peers impact firearm use. We draw from a statewide dataset of force incidents across law enforcement agencies in New Jersey and …
This project examines the role of workplace interactions and informal relationships in guiding police work and shaping officer behaviors.
Considerable attention has been devoted to understanding police socialization and the resulting culture, yet only recently have scholars turned to a network approach to understand the social relationships between officers. We extend these efforts …
In this study, we investigate how a police officer's exposure to peers accused of misconduct shapes his or her involvement in excessive use of force. By drawing from 8,642 Chicago police officers involved in multiple complaints, we reconstruct police …