Resource Tag: SUICIDE BY COP

This chapter describes historical, personality, behavioural, & situational factors of law enforcement-assisted suicides, which are also known as suicide-by-cop subjects. It also examines intervention tactics used by law enforcement officers during these incidents. Although suicide-by-cop shares several characteristics with other suicide attempts, it appears to be unique due to the involvement of other people. In […]

This booklet is written for police officers, firefighters, & other first-line responders who deal with people in psychological distress, including those who are suicidal. Topics covered include: suicide facts & figures; the contribution of police, firefighters, & other first-line responders to suicide prevention; helping someone who is suicidal; when a suicide attempt occurs; when a […]

This chapter offers insight into how officers cope with both the short- & long-term psychological effects of suicide-by-cop. Interviews with officers involved in suicide or suicide attempts, self-labeled as suicide-by-cop, were reviewed in light of varied psychological effects on the officers. Impact on officers’ sense of self, family life, interpersonal relationships, & job functions were […]

This book brings together research on the phenomenon of suicide-by-cop. Topics covered include: definitions, curent research, & case studies with an analysis of police situations in which they occur, descriptions of the perpetrator’s background, & the motivation to engage in this behaviour. The psychological aftermath of these incidents for police officers is discussed. Suicide risk […]

This book includes chapters on: a therapist’s view of working with the police; research on police suicide; the police role & suicide risk; posttraumatic stress, the police, & suicide; trauma & police suicide ideation; the police organization & suicide; suicide by cop: impact on police officers; suicide by suspect: suicide by cop turned inside out; […]

This article examines judicial rulings related to incidents of suicide-by-cop in the United States.

This paper examines 22 police shooting incidents between 1998 & 2001 that occurred in England & Wales to assess the likelihood of suicidal motivation in each of them. Around half of the shootings examined have some evidence indicating the victim had a suicidal motive, with further indications of irrational behaviour in a number of the […]

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This book provides practical information on the recognition, resolution, & recovery from incidents of victim-precipitated homicide (also known as suicide by cop). Strategies for resolving these situations without violence & information on strategies that do not work is presented. Advice from legal experts on what to expect in court, & protecting officers & their agencies […]

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A review of 143 suicide-by-cop incidents found 23 cases in which police employed less than lethal (LTL) force requiring some instrument or technology & an additional 13 cases in which police attempted to physically overpower the subject. These were compared with 16 cases involving negotiation & 21 cases presenting scenarios in which some form of […]

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In an article written before the Columbine incident, the authors explore the relationship between mass murder & suicide, arguing that in cases of mass murder committed by adults, the offender often kills him or herself, whereas in cases of mass murder perpetrated by juveniles, suicide is not a factor. A typology of mass murderers is […]

This chapter outlines a theory of suicidal terrorism in the broad sense of the term, that is, including all manifestations of self- & other-directed aggression in the name of absolute truth (i.e., mass suicide, suicidal homicides, homicidal suicides, & passive-aggressive phenomena). The core of the author’s argument is that suicidal terrorism is a possible outcome […]

Examples of recent cases of martyrs are examined in order to identify the basic issues of whether martyrdom can be viewed as altruistic suicide. Several issues are identified: whom does the act have to benefit, must the act have its intended consequences or is the intent sufficient, does the martyr have to be thinking rationally, […]