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In the line of fire : a study of selected felonious assaults on law enforcement officers / Anthony J. Pinizzotto, Edward F. Davis, Charles E. Miller III.

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This study investigates issues relative to assessing and addressing risks to officer safety. The study was conducted over a 3-year period and addressed 40 distinct cases of serious assaults on law enforcement officers. The cases involved 52 victim officers and 42 offenders. Routine, repetitive tasks...

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Online Access: Full Text (via HeinOnline)
Main Authors: Pinizzotto, Anthony J. (Author), Davis, Edward F., MS (Author), Miller, Charles E., III (Author)
Other title:In the line of fire, violence against law enforcement.
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Institute of Justice, [1997]
Series:Uniform crime reports (Washington, D.C.)
Subjects:
Police > Violence against > United States > Case studies.
Police > Violence against.
United States.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chap. 1. The offense and circumstances surrounding the offense
  • Chap. 2. The victim
  • Chap. 3. Post-assault effects and trauma
  • Chap. 4. The offender
  • Chap. 5. Procedural and training issues
  • Chap. 6. Conclusion
  • Chap. 7. Methodology
  • Appendix 1. Protocols
  • Appendix 2. Diagnostic criteria for post traumatic stress disorder
  • Appendix 3. Selected summaries of the assault incidents
  • Appendix 4. List of references.

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