Validating the National Violent Death Reporting System as a Source of Data on Fatal Shootings of Civilians by Law Enforcement Officers.

American Journal of Public Health
Andrew ConnerMatthew Miller

Abstract

To evaluate the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) as a surveillance system for fatal shootings of civilians by law enforcement in the United States. We cross-linked individual-level mortality data from the 2015 NVDRS and 5 open-source data sets ( FatalEncounters.org , Mapping Police Violence, the Guardian's "The Counted," Gun Violence Archive, and The Washington Post's "Fatal Force Database"). Using the comprehensive cross-linked data set, we assessed the proportion of study-identified fatal police shootings that were captured by NVDRS, overall and by state, and by each open-source data set. There were 404 unique study-identified fatal shootings by law enforcement in the 27 states for which data were available from NVDRS, 393 (97%) of which were captured in NVDRS. The proportion of shootings captured by NVDRS varied only slightly by state. The NVDRS provides a comprehensive count of fatal police shootings. Public Health Implications. Expanding NVDRS to all 50 states would provide comprehensive counts of fatal police shootings and detailed circumstantial information about these deaths at the national level. Open-source data can continue to provide real-time data collection as well as more complete information about...Continue Reading

References

May 1, 1992·American Journal of Public Health·D Y Rainey, C W Runyan
Jul 2, 2003·American Journal of Public Health·Colin LoftinAdam Dobrin
Feb 5, 2004·Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention·L J PaulozziUNKNOWN Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Feb 5, 2005·Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention·A Guard, S S Gallagher
May 28, 2013·Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention·Catherine BarberDavid Hemenway
Jul 28, 2016·Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention·Ted R MillerRebecca S Spicer
Nov 1, 2016·The New England Journal of Medicine·Alex E Crosby, Bridget Lyons
May 19, 2017·American Journal of Public Health·Aaron J KivistoPeter L Phalen
Mar 28, 2018·Journal of the National Medical Association·Aldina MesicMichael Siegel
Jun 2, 2018·International Journal of Law and Psychiatry·Amam Z SalehMelanie Wall

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 15, 2020·Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention·Vivian H LyonsNoel S Weiss
Jul 28, 2021·American Journal of Public Health·Justin M Feldman, Mary T Bassett
Aug 26, 2021·The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery·Panagiotis K LiasidisDemetrios Demetriades
Sep 23, 2021·Nursing Forum·Linda Bradley

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
L J PaulozziCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
A Butchart
Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
V PowellM A Weis
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved