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dc.contributor.authorMcLean, K
dc.contributor.authorWolfe, SE
dc.contributor.authorRojek, J
dc.contributor.authorAlpert, GP
dc.contributor.authorSmith, MR
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-19T05:14:17Z
dc.date.available2020-08-19T05:14:17Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1538-6473
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1745-9133.12506
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/396564
dc.description.abstractResearch Summary: We conducted a randomized-controlled trial (RCT) of a social interaction training program to determine its effectiveness in improving attitudes and behaviors among police officers. Survey data and a series of difference-in-difference tests found that participating in the training program improved attitudes with treatment group officers placing higher priorities on procedurally fair communication during a hypothetical officer–citizen encounter. An interrupted time-series analysis of official use-of-force reports provided no evidence that the training program altered officer behavior. Policy Implications: Policing scholars and reformers have increasingly called for improvements to police training that emphasize communication and de-escalation skills. Although many programs addressing these issues exist, evidence of their effectiveness has been scarce. Our findings provide evidence that such training may improve police officer attitudes but perhaps not behaviors.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom805
dc.relation.ispartofpageto832
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCriminology and Public Policy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume19
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolicy and administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4407
dc.titleRandomized controlled trial of social interaction police training
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMcLean, K; Wolfe, SE; Rojek, J; Alpert, GP; Smith, MR, Randomized controlled trial of social interaction police training, Criminology and Public Policy, 2020, 19 (3), pp. 805-832
dc.date.updated2020-08-19T04:38:38Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Randomized controlled trial of social interaction police training, Criminology and Public Policy, 2020, 19 (3), pp. 805-832, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12506. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorAlpert, Geoff P.


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