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Bibliography
Taylor, P. L. (2019). Dispatch priming and the police decision to use deadly force. Police
Quarterly, 23(3), 311-332. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098611119896653
Problem
Within law enforcement, there are shootings caused by the police along with excessive force
being used. This topic is well-known along with it being a debatable topic. According to this article
law enforcement is going to make mistakes and it discusses in detail the effects of decision-making
by law enforcement regarding excessive force. Mistakes can be caused by the environment of the
workplace, wrong information, egocentrism, along with other issues related to cognitive
psychology.
Comments: The problem stated within the article relates to the title. To an individual just reading
this article it would be difficult to find the problem. I was able to read this single article and figure
out why it was necessary to do this type of research.
Review of Literature
Multiple sources were examined to define informative decision-making and mistakes within
law enforcement. A complex issue can come about regarding prior usage of excessive force by
individuals of law enforcement. A mistake can be cause by the individual’s environment, the
interaction with the offender, the reliability of information, and if the scenario is completely
understood. Research shows that law enforcement is more likely to use excessive force incorrectly.
An Example of excessive force being used inappropriately are shooting and unarmed suspect. It can
be used inappropriately due to how quickly a situation can change.
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Comments: I was able to understand this article well. The way the researchers summarized the data
helped me understand why the current problem needs to be researched. It also had data backing up
why police officers make mistakes.
Hypothesis
There were two hypotheses researched in this article. The first one was how wrong
information can cause an increase in shooting mistakes during intense situations. The second one is
that if correct information is dispatched then it is less likely for a shooting mistake in an intense
situation.
The article wanted to understand three things. The first thing is how difficult law
enforcement decision-making can be. The second reason is how intense events can change the way
a conflict ends. The last reason is egocentrism can misuse excessive force.
Comment: This section of the article was difficult to understand. The researcher did not make the
connections clear. I did my best to translate what I thought this section meant when itt comes to law
enforcement making mistakes.
Methodology
This research included 306 active police officers from different organizations from two
different states over a four-month period. Once each participant arrived at their location, they
were instructed to interact with the person displayed on the projector, just as they would do in a
real-world scenario. In addition to the video, audio from a “dispatcher” to inform participants of
information about the suspect.
Comments: The methods used to collect the data for this article are described in considerable
detail. Although the authors mention specific phenomena related to the use of force, they extend
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this experiment to a group setting so that comparisons can be made with individuals or with just
the data of the participants exposed during the experiment. I wish I had done that.
Findings
In this article, we used the chi-square test and the Cramer V post hoc test to analyze the
data for both the independent and dependent variables. The results showed that in Scenario 1
when participants were informed that the suspect was suspected of possessing a firearm but did
not have a cell phone in hand, participants were more likely to perceive the person shot with the
projector than the control group. shows that he was twice as likely to call. This strongly supports
his author's first hypothesis. When the dispatcher told the partaker that the suspect in Scenario 2
had a cell phone rather than a gun, the partaker was less likely to shoot the person with the
projector, also the author's This strongly supports the second hypothesis. His third scenario
presented in this trial was eliminated from the anatomizing. In scenario 3, there was no change in
this aftereffect and no false negative errors were reported by participants.
Comments: I found the search area to be very well organized and easy to navigate. All statistical
tables are clearly indicated in the relevant sections. The only criticism I felt was that the third
scenario should have explained in more detail what the deletion was supposed to be, to provide
context for the addition of the deletion and why other variants were not introduced. That's what I
wanted you to do.
Summary
There was no summary.
Conclusion
Although the final part implemented the research findings, the specific characteristics of
violent abuse and the systemic endangered that may contribute to these distressful outcomes are
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poorly understood and warrant further research contributions. I also mentioned the fact that it is
necessary. Examining these processes provides insight into the fundamental flaws in everyday
law practices and decisions and provides insight into the fundamental flaws in everyday law
enforcement practices and decisions, and how we can help combat these systems that frustrate
the criminal justice system and law enforcement agencies. It becomes possible to position. You
can lead the future.
Comments: Conclusions are based on analytically presented findings and include an argument
of suggestions for criminal justice and law enforcement.
Recommendations
EThe authors recommend that future research continue to expand and experiment with the
content, structure, and communication of dispatch information to authorities in different field
scenarios.
Comments: The authors address weaknesses inherent in experimental designs when testing life-
threatening or extreme scenarios that should be considered in future research.
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