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Drunk, drugged, violent most likely to be shot by police |
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Written by Jeff Jones
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Monday, 12 February 2007 |
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At first glance this smacks a little bit of the multi-million dollar government studies to prove the ground gets we when it rains, but this study examines officer-involved shootings from a different perspective,
focusing not on what police bring to these encounters but on certain
behavioral characteristics of the people they most often use deadly
force against.
The research, conducted by the Force Science Research Center, was based on the shooting experiences of one large sheriff’s
department in California, and it showed that subjects who are under the
influence of drugs or alcohol and/or have a history of violence are far
more likely to be on the receiving end of police gunfire.
Here is a link to the article from PoliceOne.com
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