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More Whites Than Blacks are Killed by the Police : The Raw Numerical Data

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Pages:60
ISBN:1-4955-0874-9
978-1-4955-0874-5
Price:$59.95
Dr. Ulloth examines the data concerning raw numbers of civilians that are killed by Police. He examines the perception of the numbers and the interesting realities found within the data. It considers the reasons for the disparities between public perception and the raw data.

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"The purpose here is to examine the data several approaches to evaluate numbers against several criteria to gain a accurate picture of those numbers as possible. Using the results of that analysis, the paper concludes with some suggestions regarding how society might proceed."
From the Introduction

Table of Contents

Introduction

Academic Interest in Police Killings

Unfortunate Encounters: Examples

Killing by Officials: A Developing Story

Resources

The Approach

Populations, Sets, and Comparisons

Deaths Per Millions Within Each Race

Between Group Comparisons

Risks Among Officers of the Law

Assessing the Data: Suggestions for the Steps Forward

Who Had an Interest in Improving Police-Citizen Relations?

Appendix

Bibliography