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Police violence of all types receives much attention from the media, and this is especially true for police homicides that often lead to demonstrations and protests. Police violence is a volatile, recurring social justice issue that often receives media attention, leads to demonstrations or protests and increases the tension between law enforcement agencies and the community they serve. Tom Barker examines police homicide and the different behavior patterns that lead to it, ranging from misadventure to intent. To better understand this complex issue, Barker has created 3 main categories: accidental homicides, justifiable homicides and criminal homicides. Barker includes a variety of cases from accidental deaths involving careless, reckless or negligent law enforcement officers to murders committed by LEOs engaged in organized crime or serial sexual homicides. This book will be of interest to those studying criminology, criminal justice, sociology, political science, etc.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Policework Occupation and Police Perpetrated Homicides
Chapter 2: Law Enforcement Homicides
Chapter 3: Accidental LEO Perpetrated Homicides
Chapter 4: Justified Police Shooting Homicides
Chapter 5: Non-lethal Use of Force? TASER Related Homicides
Chapter 6: Suicide By Cop: SBC
Chapter 7: In-Custody Police Perpetrated Homicides: Jails & Lockups
Chapter 8: Killer Cops: Overview
Chapter 9: Sexually Motivated Killer Cops: Police Perpetrated sexual Murders
Chapter 10: Domestic Violence Homicides: Killer Cops
Chapter 11: Rogue Killer Cops: Two Categories
Chapter 12: Into the Future
About the author
Tom Barker is a former police officer, a police academy instructor, a college and university instructor, and a college dean. He is a past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Studies. He has authored or coauthored seventeen books, including six that have gone into multiple editions—one, nine editions. Dr. Barker is considered a national and international expert in several areas: law-enforcement practices, including reform, and adult criminal gangs—street, prison, and outlaw motorcycle gangs. Since his retirement from college teaching in 2000, he has devoted his time to full-time writing and research.
