Suicide by Cop – The Ultimate “Trap”

Louise C. Pyers, M.S. 

Staff Member, PPSC

 Article published in the July/August, 2001 issue of the FBI National Academy Associates Magazine, Volume 3, No. 4

 http://www.theppsc.org/Staff_Views/Pyers/suicide_by_cop.htm

Suicidal individuals, in their desperation to escape their emotional pain, will use a variety of instruments such as guns, ropes, pills, knives, etc… to fulfill their suicidal wish.  In some cases, the "instrument" is an unsuspecting law enforcement officer.

According to recent studies, police-assisted suicide or "suicide by cop" occurs in 10-15% of officer-involved shootings. Studies by Dr. Karl Harris, former Deputy Medical Examiner of Los Angeles County, Richard Brian Parent of Simon Fraser University and Dr. H. Range Huston of Harvard University School of Medicine show similar results.

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Suicide Rate Linked to High Unemployment

A new study finds a strong relationship between a nation’s unemployment rate and the percentage of its citizens who take their own lives. But surprisingly, the link can be either positive or negative, depending upon the wealth of the individual country.

By Tom Jacobs http://www.miller-mccune.com/blogs/news-blog/suicide-rate-linked-to-high-unemployment-3688/