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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED - SUMMARY, 1976

NCJ Number
42409
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
68 pages
Annotation
THE DATA PRESENTED HERE CONCERNS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO WERE KILLED FELONIOUSLY IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
Abstract
TABLES AND STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS ACCORDING TO: REGION, HOUR OF DAY, LOCATION OF WOUNDS, DAY OF THE WEEK, TYPE OF WEAPON, CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE SEEN OF THE INCIDENT, DISTANCE BETWEEN VICTIM OFFICER AND OFFENDER, PROFILES OF OFFENDERS AND VICTIM OFFICERS, FAMILIARITY BETWEEN VICTIMS AND KNOWN ASSAILANTS, AND OTHER CRITEREA. ALSO PRESENTED ARE SUMMARIES OF EACH OF THE INCIDENTS BY MONTH AND STATE. ...TWH