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248544  |
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| Title: |
Arrest-Related Deaths Program: Data Quality Profile |
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| Document: |
Agency Summary|PDF|Text |
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| Author(s): |
Michael Planty; Andrea M. Burch; Duren Banks; Lance Couzens; Caroline Blanton; Devon Cribb |
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| Date Published: |
March 2015 |
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| Annotation: |
This report provides an overview of the Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) program of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS); describes the data-collection methods used by State reporting coordinators (SRCs); and assesses the quality of the resulting data and coverage for eligible ARD cases that involve law enforcement homicides.
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| Abstract: |
Overall, the variation in methodologies used by SRCs resulted in a significant underestimate of the annual number of arrest-related deaths, including both homicides by law enforcement officers and other types of civilian deaths. Three key findings are reported. First, the national coverage of homicides by law enforcement officers captured in the ARD program improved from 2003 through 2011. This was partially due to the use of open-source searches that identified potential cases that were eligible for inclusion. Even with this improvement, however, from 31 percent to 41 percent of the estimated homicides by law enforcement personnel were not captured in the 2011 ARD data collection. Second, nationally the ARD program captured approximately 50 percent of the estimated law enforcement homicides during 2000-09 and 2011. Third, significant challenges exist because of the lack of standardized modes for data collection, definitions, scope, participation, and the availability of resources. 6 tables, 4 figures, 13 references, and 3 appendixes of supplementary information
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| Main Term(s): |
Police statistics |
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| Index Term(s): |
Custody deaths; Data collection devices; Data collections; Deaths in Custody; Justifiable homicide; Police use of deadly force |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Washington, DC 20531 |
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| Corporate Author: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
US Dept of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
US Dept of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
25 |
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| Format: |
Document; Document (Online) |
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Program/Project Description; Program/Project Evaluation; Research (Applied/Empirical) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Agency Summary: |
https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5260 |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=270647 |
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