Editing Use of force (section)

===Education===

Studies have shown that law enforcement personnel with some college education (typically two-year degrees) use force much less often than those with little to no higher education.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Galvan|first1=Astrid|title=Study: Educated Cops Less Likely To Use Force|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/news/metro/3023320metro11-30-10.htm|access-date=October 10, 2014|work=Albuquerque Journal|date=November 30, 2010}}</ref> In events that the educated officers do use force, it is usually what is considered "reasonable" force.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Worden|first1=Robert E.|title=And Justice for All: Understanding and Controlling Police Abuse of Force|date=1995|publisher=Yale University Press|location=New Haven, CT|pages=23–51|url=https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/abstractdb/AbstractDBDetails.aspx?id=155434}}</ref> Despite these findings, very little – only 1% – of police forces within the United States have education requirements for those looking to join their forces.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Rydberg|first1=Jason|last2=Terrill|first2=William|title=The Effect of Higher Education on Police Behavior|journal=Police Quarterly|year=2010|volume=13|issue=1|pages=92–120|doi=10.1177/1098611109357325|s2cid=146747653}}</ref> Some argue that police work deeply requires experience that can only be gained from actually working in the field.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Paoline III|first1=Eugene A.|last2=Terrill|first2=William|title=Police Education, Experience, and the Use of Force|journal=Criminal Justice and Behavior|date=February 2007|volume=34|issue=2|page=182|doi=10.1177/0093854806290239|s2cid=143021093}}</ref>