The Effect of Field Training Officers on Police Use of ForceIndian Rupee

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Adger, Chandon; Ross, Matthew B.; Sloan, Carly Will
• 署名单位: Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Northeastern University - China; United States Department of Defense; United States Army
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0002-8282; 1944-7981
• DOI: 10.1257/aer.20240785
• 发表日期: 2026-05
• 页码: 1837-1875
• 关键词: management-practices; performance; matter; peers

摘要

The influence of on-the-job training and supervisors, especially in high-stakes settings like policing, is poorly understood. Examining a central behavior in the debate surrounding police reform, we investigate the impact of a field training officer (FTO) on a recruit's use of force. Leveraging a setting with conditional as-good-as-random assignment, we demonstrate a causal link between FTO and recruit use of force. A 1 standard deviation increase in FTO force propensity leads to a 14 to 18 percent rise in recruit force, persisting for at least two years. This underscores field training's impact and reveals a promising avenue for reform. (JEL D91, J24, J45, K42, M53)