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June 26, 2026Police Quarterly

Assessing “Reasonable” Police Uses of Force After Barnes v. Felix : How Time Framing Affects Public Perceptions

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SMScott M. MourtgosIAIan T. AdamsKMKyle McLean

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Overview

Randomized trial tests how time framing affects public perceptions of police use-of-force and culpability.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how different time frames influence public evaluations of police use-of-force and officer culpability.
  • Nationally stratified experiment with N=2,401 participants
  • Random assignment to view three different temporal frames of dashcam footage
  • Evaluations focused on officer reasonableness, responsibility, and punishment.
  • Expansion beyond the final frame reduced perceived reasonableness and increased punitiveness.
  • Limited context produced the strongest negative reactions, while full context tempered responses.
  • Temporal framing significantly shapes public evaluations, with effects varying based on the context provided.

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Mourtgos et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3e1843030ad1a9b309172chttps://doi.org/10.1177/10986111261462411
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