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... > contexts > named groups > persons > occupational groups > emergency responders > police > police use of force
... > contexts > named groups > persons > occupational groups > police > police use of force
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > police use of force
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > psychology of policing and investigations > police use of force
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > psychology of policing and investigations > police use of force

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police use of force  

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  • Police officers act as agents of social control in a society. As such, one of their most readily distinguishing characteristics is their lawful authorization to use coercive force during the conduct of their duties. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Police Use of Force]

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