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'Suicide By Cop' Phenomenon Occurring In Over A Third Of North American Shootings Involving Police

ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2009) — “Suicide by Cop” (SBC) is a suicide method in which a person engages in actual or apparent danger to others in an attempt to get oneself killed or injured by law enforcement. A new study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences examined the prevalence of this phenomenon among a large sample of officer-involved shootings.

 

'Suicide By Cop' Phenomenon Occurring In Over A Third Of North American Shootings Involving Police

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