02760oam 2200589I 450 991078570110332120230725030516.00-429-24923-31-4200-6375-810.1201/b10411 (CKB)2670000000067007(EBL)631698(OCoLC)697122505(SSID)ssj0000458823(PQKBManifestationID)11308590(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458823(PQKBWorkID)10460193(PQKB)10192414(MiAaPQ)EBC631698(Au-PeEL)EBL631698(CaPaEBR)ebr10437717(CaONFJC)MIL693504(EXLCZ)99267000000006700720180331d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInvestigation and prevention of officer-involved deaths /yril H. Wecht. [et al.] ; illustrations, Scott G. RoderBoca Raton :CRC Press,2011.1 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-62222-1 1-4200-6374-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 coverEach 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 HomicideUnited StatesPolice misconductUnited StatesHomicidePolice misconduct363.2/2Wecht Cyril H.1931-572435Roder Scott G1548511MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785701103321Investigation and prevention of officer-involved deaths3805602UNINA