Profiling Cop-Killers

Drawing heavily on original research designed to train police officers to survive deadly encounters, this book examines the sociological history, psychology, and motives of 50 murderers of police officers in 2011. The book identifies the commonalities and differences between groups of offenders by age, examining the previously hidden connections between an offender’s lethal choices, criminal history, drug and alcohol usage, and interpersonal relationships. Using Erikson’s theory of life span development, the author applies the test of the struggle for identity to offender profiles, words, and actions. The book also includes a closer look at diagnoses of concern and the crossroads of offender behavior and officer actions._x005F_x000D_