Year: 2005 Source: Omega, v.51, no.2, (2005), p.163-165 SIEC No: 20052078

This book provides an overview of the ÒSuicide CopÓ phenomenon, in which suicidal persons who lack the will to kill themselves force others to do it for them. It traces the cultural antecedents of such behaviour & also deals briefly with related phenomena. There are chapters devoted to assisting police officers in dealing with such situations, also a very brief section on legal issues raised by suicide-by-cop situations. (LC)