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John Shjarback
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Policing/Criminal Justice Researcher. Associate Professor in the Dept. of Law & Justice Studies at Rowan University. Views are my own.
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Officer acquitted of murder in shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young, pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting
Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb could have faced up to life in prison for the shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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The front end of this paper talks about bit about the NYPD’s history with deadly force:
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Moving targets: an examination of departmental deadly force policies and police shootings at vehicles
Abstract. The current study applies variation in departmental deadly force policies by examining constraining and obligating language for a sub-set of poli
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November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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They are incidents, so Diallo’s shooting counts as 1.
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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You got it! I updated it using data from here:
www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/st...
Use of Force/Firearms Discharge Data Tables - NYPD
Annual Use of Force/Firearms Discharge Report Data Tables
www.nyc.gov
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Still one of the most amazing accomplishments in modern policing history, IMO.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Here's the original that I usually show in my policing classes. It's a bit dated now - ending in 2018.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Really, it's the least they could do!
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Oh that’s wack!
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM