Editing Use of force (section)

=== Other characteristics ===
It has not been strongly found that the race, class, gender, age etc. of an officer affects the likelihood that they will use force.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Travis|first1=Jeremy|last2=Chaiken|first2=Jan|last3=Kaminski|first3=Robert|title=Use of Force by Police|journal=National Institute of Justice|date=October 1999|page=9|url=https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/176330-1.pdf|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> Situational factors may come into play.

==== Split-second syndrome ====
Split-second syndrome is an example of how use of force can be situation-based. Well-meaning officers may resort to the use of force too quickly under situations where they must make a rapid decision.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dunham|first1=Roger G.|last2=Alpert|first2=Geoffrey P.|title=Critical Issues in Policing|date=2010|publisher=Waveland Press, Inc.|location=Long Grove, IL|pages=466|edition=6}}</ref>