Police1: Dr. Eric Piza on using bodycam video to determine use of force predictors

“We did find that verbal antagonism was actually associated with a lower likelihood of force occurring during a police-civilian interaction.” While the majority of police-civilian interactions resolve peacefully, a small number of situations end with use of force as police respond to subject resistance. In this episode of Policing Matters, host Jim Dudley speaks withContinue reading “Police1: Dr. Eric Piza on using bodycam video to determine use of force predictors”

NGN: Police encounters get moment-by-moment analysis in new study

On Dec. 25, 2019, a New Haven, Connecticut, police officer approached a man whose car was parked illegally, and told him to go sit on the sidewalk. Within just a few minutes, the situation had escalated to violence. In a video posted on YouTube by a Hartford news station, the officer can be seen slammingContinue reading “NGN: Police encounters get moment-by-moment analysis in new study”

ATWJE: Eric Piza – The Researcher at Heart Analyst

What is it like to truly follow your interests? In this week’s episode, Dr. Eric Piza talks about his transition from an analyst in Newark, New Jersey to a professor and researcher at John Jay College. Eric reflects on his two badges stories: Foot Patrol Hotspots and Video Surveillance. While many research projects broke hisContinue reading “ATWJE: Eric Piza – The Researcher at Heart Analyst”