Tom Barker is professor emeritus at Eastern Kentucky University and a former police officer.

Barker draws upon his prodigious experience in law enforcement and academe to examine the major questions in policing—how are police shootings conducted and to what extent are the police responsible? The text is replete with historical examples of how the police handled the ‘dangerous classes’ and how this bias effects policing today. Barker’s analysis clarifies the nature and description of many types of police homicides—including suicide by cop.

• Chapter 1: Policework Occupation and Police Perpetrated HomicidesChapter 2: Law Enforcement HomicidesChapter 3: Accidental LEO Perpetrated HomicidesChapter 4: Justified Police Shooting HomicidesChapter 5: Non-lethal Use of Force? TASER Related HomicidesChapter 6: Suicide By Cop: SBCChapter 7: In-Custody Police Perpetrated Homicides: Jails & LockupsChapter 8: Killer Cops: OverviewChapter 9: Sexually Motivated Killer Cops: Police Perpetrated sexual MurdersChapter 10: Domestic Violence Homicides: Killer Cops Chapter 11: Rogue Killer Cops: Two CategoriesChapter 12: Into the Future

Tom Barker is professor emeritus at Eastern Kentucky University and a former police officer.

Barker draws upon his prodigious experience in law enforcement and academe to examine the major questions in policing—how are police shootings conducted and to what extent are the police responsible? The text is replete with historical examples of how the police handled the ‘dangerous classes’ and how this bias effects policing today. Barker’s analysis clarifies the nature and description of many types of police homicides—including suicide by cop.

• Chapter 1: Policework Occupation and Police Perpetrated HomicidesChapter 2: Law Enforcement HomicidesChapter 3: Accidental LEO Perpetrated HomicidesChapter 4: Justified Police Shooting HomicidesChapter 5: Non-lethal Use of Force? TASER Related HomicidesChapter 6: Suicide By Cop: SBCChapter 7: In-Custody Police Perpetrated Homicides: Jails & LockupsChapter 8: Killer Cops: OverviewChapter 9: Sexually Motivated Killer Cops: Police Perpetrated sexual MurdersChapter 10: Domestic Violence Homicides: Killer Cops Chapter 11: Rogue Killer Cops: Two CategoriesChapter 12: Into the Future

Tom Barker is professor emeritus at Eastern Kentucky University and a former police officer.

Barker draws upon his prodigious experience in law enforcement and academe to examine the major questions in policing—how are police shootings conducted and to what extent are the police responsible? The text is replete with historical examples of how the police handled the ‘dangerous classes’ and how this bias effects policing today. Barker’s analysis clarifies the nature and description of many types of police homicides—including suicide by cop.

• Chapter 1: Policework Occupation and Police Perpetrated HomicidesChapter 2: Law Enforcement HomicidesChapter 3: Accidental LEO Perpetrated HomicidesChapter 4: Justified Police Shooting HomicidesChapter 5: Non-lethal Use of Force? TASER Related HomicidesChapter 6: Suicide By Cop: SBCChapter 7: In-Custody Police Perpetrated Homicides: Jails & LockupsChapter 8: Killer Cops: OverviewChapter 9: Sexually Motivated Killer Cops: Police Perpetrated sexual MurdersChapter 10: Domestic Violence Homicides: Killer Cops Chapter 11: Rogue Killer Cops: Two CategoriesChapter 12: Into the Future