Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Aspects of police use of deadly force in North America : the phenomenon of victim-precipitated homicide / by Richard Brian Parent.

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Canadian Policing Research

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Authors

Parent, Richard B., 1958- author.
Verdun-Jones, Simon N. (Simon Nicholas), 1947-, degree supervisor.
Simon Fraser University, degree granting institution.

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[Vancouver, B.C.] : Simon Fraser University, 2004.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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1 online resource (xvi, 344 pages)

Note

"July 2004".
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, School of Criminology, 2004.

Summary

The purpose of this dissertation is to study and examine the underlying reasons for police use of deadly force and potential deadly force, in Canada and the United States of America, during the period from 1980 through 2002. Within this context, the phenomenon of victim-precipitated homicide, also known as "suicide-by-cop," is examined.

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Date modified:: 2015-11-27

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