Suicide by Cop by Mark Lindsay

Suicide by Cop by Mark Lindsay

This book examines what we know about the phenomenon of suicide by cop and places this behavior in a broader context. For example, some murder victims (perhaps as many as a quarter) provoke the murderer, to some extent, into killing them-so-called victim-precipitated homicide. In some cases, it has been suspected that murderers kill and act thereafter in such a way as to provoke the state into executing them. The authors then examine some of the issues specific to suicide by cop, such as whether there is a racial bias in these acts and what the legal implications are. Finally, they discuss the process of hostage negotiation (since those involved in suicide by cop often take hostages during the confrontation with police), the need to provide counseling for police officers involved in suicide-by-cop incidents, and how we might reduce the incidence of this behavior.

Mark, Lindsay, David Lester PhD

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ISBN 13	9780415785341
ISBN 10	0415785340
Title	Suicide by Cop
Author	Mark Lindsay
Series	Death Value And Meaning Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2019-04-25
Number of pages	128
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