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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969934503321

Titolo

Investigation and prevention of officer-involved deaths / / Cyril H. Wecht ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, : CRC Press, 2010

ISBN

1-04-008423-0

0-429-24923-3

1-4200-6375-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WechtCyril H. <1931->

Disciplina

363.2/2

Soggetti

Homicide - United States

Police misconduct - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Table of Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Chapter 1. Reducing and Preventing Deaths by Training and Policy Guidance; Chapter 2. Less-Lethal Weapons; Chapter 3. Officer-Involved Shootings (OISs); Chapter 4. Emergency Vehicle Operations; Chapter 5. Excited Delirium; Chapter 6. Suicide-by-Cop (SbC) Incidents; Chapter 7. Positional Asphyxiation; Chapter 8. In-Custody Deaths; Chapter 9. Emotionally Disturbed Persons; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Each year, too many law enforcement officers die in the line of duty and too many people are killed by the police. Yet, can any of these deaths be avoided? To answer this we must investigate the nature and causes of these deaths in an unbiased and objective manner to highlight and expose weaknesses in policy that can be amended through more rigorous, enlightened, and culture-sensitive training. Examining hypothetical cases drawn from the most prevalent and typical officer-involved deaths in recent years, Investigation and Prevention of Officer-Involved Deaths