Lexington Books
Pages: 216
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Trim: 6⅜ x 9
978-1-7936-0190-2 • Hardback • June 2020 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-7936-0192-6 • Paperback • March 2022 • $41.99 • (£35.00)
978-1-7936-0191-9 • eBook • July 2020 • $39.50 • (£30.00)
Tom Barker is professor emeritus at Eastern Kentucky University and a former police officer.
Chapter 1: Policework Occupation and Police Perpetrated Homicides
Chapter 2: Law Enforcement Homicides
Chapter 3: Accidental LEO Perpetrated Homicides
Chapter 4: Justified Police Shooting Homicides
Chapter 5: Non-lethal Use of Force? TASER Related Homicides
Chapter 6: Suicide By Cop: SBC
Chapter 7: In-Custody Police Perpetrated Homicides: Jails & Lockups
Chapter 8: Killer Cops: Overview
Chapter 9: Sexually Motivated Killer Cops: Police Perpetrated sexual Murders
Chapter 10: Domestic Violence Homicides: Killer Cops
Chapter 11: Rogue Killer Cops: Two Categories
Chapter 12: Into the Future
Barker draws upon his prodigious experience in law enforcement and academe to examine the major questions in policing—how are police shootings conducted and to what extent are the police responsible? The text is replete with historical examples of how the police handled the ‘dangerous classes’ and how this bias effects policing today. Barker’s analysis clarifies the nature and description of many types of police homicides—including suicide by cop.
— Gennaro F. Vito, University of Louisville