Data on use of excessive force

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Title 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > Subtitle I—Comprehensive Acts > CHAPTER 121—VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER VIII—STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT > Part B—Police Pattern or Practice

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The Attorney General shall, through appropriate means, acquire data about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers.

( Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210402 , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2071 .)

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