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. 2016 Jul 12;7:1057. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01057

Table 1.

Table represents the percentage of participants (in descending order) responding in the affirmative that it is appropriate for police officers to use deadly force in each circumstance.

When someone is using deadly force on an officer 97.20%
When someone is physically injuring an officer 64.50%
When an officer believes someone will use deadly force on them 52.10%
When someone is committing a crime. 24.90%
When an officer believes someone will physically injure them 16.10%
If someone has committed a crime 8.30%
When someone is non-cooperative 4.60%
When an officer believes someone will be committing a crime 2.80%
When an officer believes someone will be non-cooperative 0.90%