Understanding the Organizational Factors that Impact Police-Community Relations, United States, 2003-2015 (ICPSR 39082)
This study looks at the impact of police departments' organizational and managerial characteristics on police-community relations. Particular attention is paid to communities of color in the analysis. The dataset merges variables from various data sources. These include the following series housed within ICPSR:
- Two sub-series within the The Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data Series: Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA), and Offenses Known and Clearances by Arrest
- The Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Series
Additionally, the following sources are also contained in the final dataset and available online:
- The Fatal Encounters and Police Violence Project, both of which track the number of people killed by police.
- The American Community Survey, which is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Variables include officer counts, demographics, weapons used, technologies, duties performed, salary figures, department units, qualifications, training structure, budgets, states, and addresses by department. Total crimes for each jurisdiction are collected. The presence of officer foot patrols, civilian review boards, and other community policing initiatives are measured. Violence committed against officers and civilians are included. Demographic variables of residents of jurisdictions including poverty, housing status, race, marital status are collected as well.