Meanings
adjectiveofficer-involved (not comparable)
- euphemisticnot comparableCommitted by a police officer.
There has been an increase in dissatisfaction with the police from African-American communities due to many recently publicized officer-involved use of force incidents on unarmed African-Americans in the United States.
2019, John Pilz, Finding Shared Understanding between African Americans and the Police through Simulated Experiences, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 115
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