Rutgers University: Neck Restraint Bans Linked to Reduction in Police-Involved Fatalities, Lower Crime Rates, Study Shows
March 27, 2024
March 27, 2024
NEWARK, New Jersey, March 27 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
A Rutgers-Newark study involving more than 2,000 police departments nationwide found that police-involved killings were lower in places that adopted neck-restraint bans. Crime rates were also lower and fewer officers were assaulted in those cities.
"This tell us pretty clearly that these bans have benefits in decreasing police killings but no effect in increasing crime,'' said Br . . .
A Rutgers-Newark study involving more than 2,000 police departments nationwide found that police-involved killings were lower in places that adopted neck-restraint bans. Crime rates were also lower and fewer officers were assaulted in those cities.
"This tell us pretty clearly that these bans have benefits in decreasing police killings but no effect in increasing crime,'' said Br . . .