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

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, : CRC Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.2/2
• Soggetto topico: Homicide - United States; Police misconduct - United States
• Altri autori: WechtCyril H. <1931->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Investigation and prevention of officer-involved deaths
• ISBN: 1-04-008423-0; 0-429-24923-3; 1-4200-6375-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820963103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II