The policing profession is fraught with countless hazards, not the least of which is being
killed in the line of duty. Although yearly data are collected by the United States Department …

In a unique exploration of line of duty police deaths, Kachurik and colleagues (Kachurik, S.,
Ruiz, J., & Staub, M.(2013). Police officers killed on duty: a different view. International …

Common in the literature are discussions of the dangerousness of the police occupation. In
particular, numerous studies have examined the circumstances surrounding the murder and …

There are no comprehensive statistics available on problems with police integrity, and no
government entity collects data on all criminal arrests of law enforcement officers in the …

In 1992, the FBI published the report Killed in the Line of Duty: A Study of Selected
Felonious Killings of Law Enforcement Officers. This study of 51 incidents in which law …

Prior research in the US has focused more on killings by police rather than of police.
Additionally, previous research on felonious line‐of‐duty deaths (FLDD) of police has been …

Policing has been described as one of the most dangerous of all occupations. Many have
argued that the nature of the occupation contributes to many of the health problems and …

The research presented in this paper was supported by grant number 91-IJ-CX-K025 from
the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. Points …

Objectives: To describe the incidences and causes of occupational police deaths in New
York City in the United States and Greater London in the United Kingdom during the …

This study examines the extent to which injuries to police officers have changed from 1996-
1998 to 2006-2008. Data were obtained from injury reports filed by sworn officers of the …