Date of Award
Spring 2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS) in Criminal Justice
Department
Criminal Justice
Committee Chair
Christopher Murtagh
Abstract
Use of force (UOF) is a common practice in policing. My study focuses on the disposition of the use of unjustifiable force in policing. Utilization of pre-existing data with 5,771 use of force incidents from the New Orleans, Louisiana police department in the years of 2016-2021 produces an answer to the research question: Do female police officers use unjustifiable force as often as male officers? The chi-square test of independence results in my study indicates that there is no statistical difference between males and females.
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