Use of Force by the Montgomery County, Maryland Police Department, 1993-1999

This study was designed to describe the types and amount of force used by and against the police in Montgomery County, Maryland, for the seven years between January 1993 and December 1999. The researchers collected data from the Montgomery County Police Department's Use of Force Reports and arrest records for this time period. Part 1 contains data obtained from the Use of Force Reports, including information about the characteristics of the force used, injuries and medical treatment, characteristics of the officer and citizen involved, and the time and date of the incident. Part 2 contains data from the arrest records, including variables for location, time, and date of the arrest, the most serious charge, and demographic characteristics of the officer and arrestee. Part 3 contains aggregate data, including rate of force by different arrest characteristics, that were derived from the data in Parts 1 and 2.

本研究旨在描述1993年1月至1999年12月间，马里兰州蒙哥马利县警方在使用武力以及遭受武力攻击时所采用的力量类型及数量。研究团队收集了蒙哥马利县警察局关于使用武力的报告及逮捕记录数据。第一部分包含了从使用武力报告中获取的数据，其中包括施力特征、伤害及医疗救治信息、涉及警员和市民的特征，以及事件发生的时间和日期。第二部分包含了逮捕记录数据，包括逮捕地点、时间、日期、最严重的指控，以及警员和被捕者的人口统计学特征。第三部分包含了汇总数据，包括根据不同逮捕特征计算出的武力使用率等，这些数据均源自第一部分和第二部分。