September 12, 2025Applied police briefings :Open Access

Do Women Police Officers Use Less Force? Findings from a National Study

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CRCara E. Rabe-Hemp ASAmie M. Schuck

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Survey analysis examines force levels in police-citizen encounters, revealing that female officers use less force, indicating gender dynamics in policing.

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Female officers used less force than male officers in police encounters, indicating gender influences behavior.
Analysis included 7,365 encounters across six agencies, with findings suggesting that gender affects the use of force.
Study utilized survey data from police-citizen encounters to assess force application by officers of different genders.
Lower force actions by police officers did not increase injury risk, but antagonism had adverse effects on outcomes.

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Rabe-Hemp et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41da8713b0b5dfea66d7b https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v2i4.5577

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Survey analysis examines force levels in police-citizen encounters, revealing that female officers use less force, indicating gender dynamics in policing.

Do Women Police Officers Use Less Force? Findings from a National Study

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Do Women Police Officers Use Less Force? Findings from a National Study

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