Suicide by cop among officer-involved shooting cases

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 456-462

  Mohandie, Kris ^a   Meloy, J Reid ^b   Collins, Peter I ^c  

^a Operational Consulting International Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Officer involved shootings; Police deadly force encounters; Police less lethal force encounters; Police use of force; Suicide; Suicide by cop

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FIREARM; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTIVATION; NORTH AMERICA; OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SUICIDE BY COP; TASER; THOUGHT DISORDER; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; CANADA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WEAPONS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 60849095502     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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