Can anyone direct me to the best sites, or site key words to search to help me find cases where our government (federal, state or local) employed deadly force? Waco, Ruby Ridge, the incident in Philidelphia (Moon?) are well known but I'm hoping to expand my research to incidents that don't recieve national attention. Is there a site I can access that law students use? An organization that compiles this information or statistics? Anything from local papers or even if you know of a case (ie In Michigan a 15 year old boy with a history of mental problems is killed by police after his parents called for assistance) you think is relevant, current or not. Thank you.
2006-12-06 17:17:48 · 3 answers · asked by Liz S 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5074200
try officer.com
www.aele.org/losdeadly2000.html
www.doj.state.or.us/pdf/deadlyforce.pdf
faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/205/205lect03.htm
www.adl.org/learn/safety/deadly_domains.asp
Hope these will help
2006-12-13 15:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick with the well known ones to keep your reader familiar with you view points. If you venture off into unknown cases, you will find the reader trying hard to follow your case and decipher your point/argument. I can go all day with cases that somebody thought was excessive, even though the officers were well justified in their action. Oh, regarding your 15 year old case, look up Oregon and Deputy Coats and see the damage a 15 year old can do. Even at 15, sometimes neutralizing the threat by death is needed.
2006-12-07 07:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by spag 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to officer.com.They send out daily bulletins on shootings.I don't know if they can send back issues.
2006-12-07 01:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by xphxpd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋