@article{ref1,
title="Moving beyond "best practice": experiences in police reform and a call for evidence to reduce officer-involved shootings",
journal="Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science",
year="2020",
author="Engel, Robin S. and McManus, Hannah D. and Isaza, Gabrielle T.",
volume="687",
number="1",
pages="146-165",
abstract="In post-Ferguson America, police departments are being challenged to implement evidence-based changes in policies and training to reduce fatal police-citizen encounters. Of the litany of recommendations believed to reduce police shootings, five have garnered widespread support: body-worn cameras, de-escalation training, implicit bias training, early intervention systems, and civilian oversight. These highly endorsed interventions, however, are not supported by a strong body of empirical evidence that demonstrates their effectiveness. Guided by the available research on evidence-based policing and informed by the firsthand experience of one of the authors in implementing departmental reforms that followed the fatal shooting of a civilian by an officer, this article highlights promising reform strategies and opportunities to build the evidence base for effective use-of-force reforms. We call upon police executives to engage in evidence-based policing by scientifically testing interventions, and we call on academics to engage in rapid research responses for critical issues in policing.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-7162",
doi="10.1177/0002716219889328",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002716219889328"
}