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Police Use of Nonfatal Force, 2002-11

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REPORT: FROM 2002-11 BLACKS WERE 2.5 TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN WHITES TO EXPERIENCE NONFATAL FORCE BY POLICE

WASHINGTON – In a study released today by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), an annual average of 44 million U.S...