Episode 90: Matthew Ross on police field training

Probable Causation

Matthew Ross talks about how field training officers affect police use of force.

“The Effect of Field Training Officers on Police Use of Force” by Chandon Adger, Matthew Ross, and CarlyWill Sloan.

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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• “A Few Bad Apples? Racial Bias in Policing” by Felipe Goncalves & Steven Mello.

• “Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 Calls” by Mark Hoekstra and CarlyWill Sloan. [American Economic Review forthcoming].

• “Randomized Controlled Trial of Social Interaction Police Training” by Kyle McLean, Scott E. Wolfe, Jeff Rojek, Geoffrey P. Alpert, and Michael R. Smith.

• “Is Police Training an Effective Intervention for Addressing Disparities?” by Hunter Johnson, Stephen L. Ross, and Steve Mello. [Available from the authors].

• “Can You Build a Better Cop? Experimental Evidence on Supervision, Training, and Policing in the Community” by Emily Owens, David Weisburd, Karen L. Amendola, and Geoffrey P. Alpert.

• “Learning By Doing in Law Enforcement” by Jeremy West.

• “The Effect of Minority Peers on Future Arrest Quantity and Quality” by Roman Rivera.

• “Peer Effects in Police Use of Force” by Justin Holz, Roman Rivera and Bocar Ba.

• “Whose Help is on the Way? The Importance of Individual Police Officers in Law Enforcement Outcomes” by Emily Weisburst.

• “A Cognitive View of Police Misconduct” by Oendrila Dube, Sandy Jo MacArthur, and Anuj Shah [Paper available from the authors].

• “Proud to Belong: The Impact of Ethics Training on Police Officers” by Donna Harris, Oana Borcan, Danila Serra, Henry Telli, Bruno Schettini, and Stefan Dercon.

• Episode 73 of Probable Causation: Danila Serra.