A police officer's level of formal education and use of force
by Hein, Lawrence D., Ed.D., NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, 2010, 75 pages; 3425546

Abstract:

This study examined the use of force incidents involving Phoenix Police Department Patrol Division personnel in 2009. The number of times that an officer utilized force rated at a Taser deployment and above was compared to the officer's level of formal education, age, number of years on the Phoenix Police Department, gender and ethnicity. The study examined the use of force of 388 officers.

A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was utilized to examine the data. The analysis of the data showed that there was no statistical difference when the officer's level of formal education, gender or ethnicity was compared to the number of times that the officers utilized force. The officer's level of formal education (P=.064) and gender (P=.065) came close to significance.

The age of the officer (P=.039) and the number of years that the officer had on the Phoenix Police Department (P=.008) showed statistical significance when compared to the number of times that the officers utilized force. The ages were grouped as follows: 21–26, 27–32 and 33–48. The Tukey post hoc test showed that the statistical significance was between the 21–26 and the 33–48 age groups, P=.035. The number of years on the Phoenix Police Department was grouped accordingly: 1–2, 3–5 and 6–33. The Tukey post hoc test showed statistical significance for the 1–2 and 6–33 groups, P=.006.

 
AdviserGary Martin
SchoolNORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/A 71-11, p. , Oct 2010
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsCriminology
Publication Number3425546
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