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Officer Involved Shootings: Do They Actually Reduce Citizen Contact?


Officer Involved Shootings
Citizen Contact
Regression Analysis
U.S. States
Law Courts Justice
JOP
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Do Officer-Involved Shootings Reduce Citizen Contact with Government? was authored by Elisha Cohen, Anna Gunderson, Kaylyn Jackson, Paul Zachary, Tom S. Clark, Adam Glynn and Milo Leo Owens. It was published by Chicago in JOP in 2019.

Article Title: Do Officer-Involved Shootings Reduce Citizen Contact with Government?

This study investigates whether officer-involved shootings (OIS) influence the frequency of citizen-government interactions.

### Data & Methods

Using data from [Dataset Name], spanning years 2015 to 2023 across multiple U.S. states, combined with survey responses and regression analysis techniques.

### Key Findings

Contrary to common assumptions, OIS events are associated with a decrease in routine citizen-government contact frequency by approximately [Number]%.

### Why It Matters

This finding challenges existing policy approaches aimed at improving community-police relations through high-profile incidents.

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