ABSTRACT

I assess a contingency model of representative bureaucracy, suggesting the effect of minority representation, if any, on police use of force is likely to be stronger with external oversight of police. I use OLS regression to examine main and interactive effects of minority representation and the presence of civilian review boards on police use of force in the U.S. I find that representation on the police force is negatively associated with police use of force. However, there is a stronger effect of minority representation on use of force when the department also has a civilian review board, supporting contingency effects.

中文翻译：

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问责制和警察使用武力：少数族裔代表和民事审查委员会之间的互动效应

摘要

我评估了一个代议制官僚机构的应急模型，表明少数族裔代表（如果有的话）对警察使用武力的影响可能会随着警察的外部监督而更强。我使用 OLS 回归来检查少数族裔代表的主要和交互影响以及民事审查委员会的存在对美国警察使用武力的影响。我发现警察部队的代表与警察使用武力呈负相关。然而，当该部门也有一个文职审查委员会时，少数族裔代表对使用武力的影响更大，这支持了应急效应。