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University of Pennsylvania: Model Could Help Police Departments Reduce Excessive Force Incidents
January 25, 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news:

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New model could help police departments reduce excessive force incidents

Criminology professor Greg Ridgeway has developed a model that estimates an officer's likelihood of using a higher level of force than peers in similar situations--an improvement on existing early-intervention systems that don't account for differences in time and location.< . . .

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