RT Article
T1 Felonious line-of-duty officer deaths (1995–2015): The impact of tenure and age revisited
JF International journal of police science & management
VO 24
IS 1
SP 3
OP 14
A1 Tucker-Gail, Kasey
A2 Eckerley, Andrew
A2 Selman, Donna L
A2 Lilley, David R.
A2 Stewart, Megan C. 1980-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1795543485
AB The purpose of this article was to reassess patterns previously identified in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) data, expanding the time frame from 5 years to 20 years, for application within law enforcement when considering training needs over the life cycle of an officer's career. Consistent with the findings of the earlier analysis, this study identifies two prevalent patterns: the age range with the highest frequency of death was 30–39, and the years of experience with the highest frequency of death was 0–4. In fact, the analysis indicates an even stronger pattern of the deadly combination of age and tenure. Implications of the study include the need for larger scale data collection on the national population of officers, detailed information on transfers and time of service overall (as opposed to time in service at current department), and evaluations of current training programs and practices regarding de-escalation and the use of force as well as self-defense and situational awareness.
K1 National database
K1 Census
K1 Officer safety
K1 Domestic calls
K1 Deadly mix
K1 Officer deaths law enforcement
DO 10.1177/14613557211032608