...Matthew H. Sharp; Zachary J. Durrett; Chadwick L. Brown; Melissa J. Bujeda; Mike Phillips; David B. Binder; Matthew J. Walsh; Brett H. Kirkland Purpose Accurately determining suicide statistics in law enforcement (LE) occupations has long presented challenges. The purpose of this report...

...John M. Violanti; Sherry L. Owens; Erin McCanlies; Desta Fekedulegn; Michael E. Andrew Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of law enforcement suicide research from 1997 to 2016. Design/methodology/approach The PRISMA systematic review methodology was implemented. A SCOPUS...

...Mark H. Chae; Douglas J. Boyle Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore risk and protective factors associated with suicidal ideation among law enforcement personnel. Design/methodology/approach The methodology employed is based on the “Best Evidence Synthesis” approach, whereby...

...John M. Violanti Purpose The objectives of this paper are to examine national police suicide rates, to compare police suicides with fire‐fighters and military personnel, and to examine suicide in women and minority officers. Design/methodology/approach The National Occupational Mortality...

...Ronald Burke; Ronald J. Burke; Aslaug Mikkelsen Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine potential predictors of suicidal ideation among a large sample of Norwegian police officers. Some have suggested that suicide is a leading cause of death among police officers. Design/methodology...

...John P. Crank Suicide Police Laws The phenomenon called “suicide by cop” (annotated herein as SbC) has only recently emerged in the academic literature on the police. I was pleased to see that Dr Lord, whose work I have followed and respect, has compiled a collection of writings...

...G. Zukauskas; K. Dapsys; E. Jasmontaite; J. Susinskas Stress plays an important role in human life. Under normal conditions it has a favorable influence. However, constant pathological stress can be harmful. The results can be depression, leading sometimes to alcohol and/or drug abuse, or suicide...

...Robert J. Homant; Daniel B. Kennedy A typology of suicide by police was created by separating 143 such incidents from a database of 174 police shooting incidents. The 143 incidents were found to consist of three main categories: Direct Confrontations, in which suicidal subjects instigated attacks...

...Michael Fendrich; Markus J.P. Kruesi; Janet Grossman; Joseph S. Wislar; Kendal Freeman Although household firearm removal is a recommended strategy for preventing deaths among suicidal youth, appropriate mechanisms for household firearm disposal have not been identified. We surveyed members...

...John M. Violanti Previous models apply general social and psychological theory to police suicide. Presents a specific psychosocial model which attempts to clarify the impact of the police role on the potential for suicide. The model is based on the premiss that socialization processes strongly...

...John M. Miolanti Police work is an occupation replete with psychological stress and trauma, danger, and availability of firearms. Under such conditions, one might expect an increased risk of suicide, and police suicide rates have appeared to increase over the past decade. In this article, we...