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Use of Force by the Montgomery County, Maryland Police Department, 1993-1999

(3 datasets; 3,244 KB)

Principal Investigator(s): Garner, Joel H.; Hickey, Edward R.

Summary: This study was designed to describe the types and amount of force used by and against the police in Montgomery County, Maryland, for the seven years between January 1993 and December 1999. The researchers collected data from the Montgomery County Police Department's Use of Force Reports and arrest records for this time period. Part 1 contains data obtained from the Use of Force Reports, including information about the characteristics of the force used, injuries and medical treatment,... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03793.v1

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