TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Trends in officer-involved firearm deaths in Oklahoma from 2000 to 2015
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Jorgenson, Kyla M.
A1  - Wiens, Andrea L.
A1  - Pfeifer, Eric A.
A1  - Lanter, Joshua
SP  - 1487
EP  - 1495
VL  - 62
IS  - 6
N2  - The purpose of this study was to collect data and disseminate trends in officer-involved firearm deaths in Oklahoma from 2000 to 2015. The Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) database was searched for civilian decedents with gunshot wounds inflicted by law enforcement officers and officer decedents with gunshot wounds inflicted by civilians. Five decedents were law enforcement officers, while 274 decedents were civilians. The number of civilian decedents throughout the study followed a quadratic trend. Civilian decedents were most commonly males (95%) between the ages of 20 and 39 (64%), had one or two gunshot wounds (46%), and had an increasing number of gunshot wounds over time. Postmortem toxicology testing most commonly detected ethanol, methamphetamine, cocaine, and PCP. Efforts toward increased tracking by various agencies and more scientific studies like this are needed to facilitate future analysis of trends in officer-involved firearm deaths.<br><br>© 2017 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13499
ID  - ref1
ER  -