Police throughout the nation say they fear a growing anti-cop sentiment driven by a handful of racially-charged incidents is making their jobs more dangerous on the streets, where the number of officers killed in the line of duty is rising sharply.Perry Chiaramonte...
W. (1997). Line of Duty Police Deaths: A Paradoxical Trend in Felonious Homicides in the United States. Policing and Society , 6 (4), 283-296.Bordua, D. J., Lassiter, W. III, & Quinet, K. D. (1997). Line of duty police deaths: a paradoxical trend in felonious homicides in ...
The number of police officers who died in the line of duty spiked in 2020, according to organizations that track law enforcement fatalities. TheNational Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fundreported that 210 officers died in 2020, up 58 percent from 2019, when there were 135 on-duty deaths. ...
of Below 100, an award-winning officer-safety initiative designed to reduce police line-of-duty deaths and has been involved in the presentation of the program across North America. Stockton is an accomplished technology practitioner and has managed major technology projects for public safety...
In a unique exploration of line of duty police deaths, Kachurik and colleagues found that police officers in the USA with greater social investment (i.e., officers who were married and had children) were less likely than single officers to be feloniously killed (compared with accidental death...
The first theme captures shifting circumstances from public toprivate line of duty deaths, while the second theme suggests howadvancing technologies have been used to benefit police work whilealso introducing new risks to officer safety.doi:10.1080/10439463.2017.1348355Hipple, Natalie Kroovand...
The deaths have left a trail of grieving relatives from coast to coast. “They’re running around on the streets administering these heavy-duty medications that could be lethal,” said Honey Gutzalenko, a nurse whose husband died after he was injected with midazolam in 202...
The National Fraternal Order ofPolice(FOP), the world's largest organization of law enforcement officers, has counted 101 officersshotin the line of duty as of April 1, including 17 fatally, so far in 2022. The latest figure marks a 43% increase compared to the num...
Others say the premise was flawed, with sedatives and police restraint creating a dangerous mix. The deaths have left a trail of grieving relatives from coast to coast. “They’re running around on the streets administering these heavy-duty medications that could be leth...
Known as the "Oldest Law Enforcement Officer" in the world, Johnson County Sheriff's Reserve Deputy Bill Hardin has died at the age of 99. Feb 17, 2023 Memphis police say 7 officers relieved of duty after Tyre Nichols' death The Memphis Police Department said Preston Hemphill was placed on...