Book Review-Police Suicide: Tactics for Prevention, by D P Hackett and J M Violanti

The reviewer delivers a glowing appraisal of the book “Police Suicide: Tactics for Prevention,” while describing the aims, efforts, & accomplishments of its authors. He identifies 3 major contributions of the text to current knowledge about law enforcement suicide, & suggests that it be required reading for a broad audience. His final verdict is that the text “is an exemplary research effort in the field of law enforcement designed to reverse the thinking that may lead to life-ending decisions.”