THE PRACTICES/OF FIRING WARNING SHOTS AND OF SHOOTING AT UNARMED FLEEING FELONS ARE CALLED INTO QUESTION. PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN INQUESTS AND IN THE INVESTIGATIONS OF POLICE WEAPON FIRING BY POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE CRITICIZED FOR BEING TOO CURSORY AND LACKING IN PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS. POINTING OUT THAT FOUR KILLINGS IN THE LATTER PART OF THE STUDY PERIOD OCCURRED UNINTENTIONALLY (AS THE RESULT OF WARNING SHOTS), THE AUTHOR CALLS FOR HIGHER STANDARDS OF POLICE FIREARMS TRAINING AND MORE STRINGENT DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES.