Citation

Homant RJ, Kennedy DB. Police Q. 2000; 3(2): 153-171.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1098611100003002002

PMID

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Abstract

A review of 143 suicide-by-cop incidents found 23 cases in which police employed less than lethal (LTL) force requiring some instrument or technology and an additional 13 cases in which police attempted to physically overpower the subject. These were compared with 16 cases involving negotiation and 21 cases presenting scenarios in which some form of LTL force may have been possible. Although no cause-and-effect relationships are implied, the authors found that 44% of the LTL force incidents were resolved without the death of the subject, as opposed to only 11% of the comparison incidents. Deadly force was least likely to be resorted to in cases where police attempted to physically overcome the subject, although these cases also presented a heightened level of risk to law enforcement officers. © 2000, Sage Periodicals Press. All rights reserved.

Language: en