02738nam 2200601Ia 450 991082096310332120200520144314.01-04-008423-00-429-24923-31-4200-6375-810.1201/b10411 (CKB)2670000000067007(EBL)631698(OCoLC)697122505(SSID)ssj0000458823(PQKBManifestationID)11308590(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458823(PQKBWorkID)10460193(PQKB)10192414(Au-PeEL)EBL631698(CaPaEBR)ebr10437717(CaONFJC)MIL693504(MiAaPQ)EBC631698(EXLCZ)99267000000006700720100918d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInvestigation and prevention of officer-involved deaths /Cyril H. Wecht ... [et al.]1st ed.Boca Raton CRC Press20101 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.1931-572435MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820963103321Investigation and prevention of officer-involved deaths4001891UNINA