Word: fyfe
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...James Fyfe, an ex-cop-turned-professor at American University, claims better training and their restrictions on the use of firepower actually benefit the police in more ways than one. In a New York study, he found that restrictive measures led to 50 percent fewer police killings and also reduced the number of policemen injured by suspects and fellow officers. At the same time, the arrest rate rose. "There's no evidence it [curbs on the use of deadly force] hurts police efficiency," says Fyle...