Cellphone shootings study shows where officers mistakenly believe the subject involved has a weapon

A new University of Colorado Denver study examined how information provided in a dispatched call for service influences a police officer’s decision to use deadly force. The findings show a relationship between inaccurate dispatched information about the presence of a weapon and police shooting errors, especially shootings of unarmed subjects. Paul Taylor, PhD, assistant professor of criminology Read more about Cellphone shootings study shows where officers mistakenly believe the subject involved has a weapon[…]