Killing the Police
Myths and Motives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9770660 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mona Margarita (State University of New York at Albany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 452 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-71 |
| Publication date | 1980-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271628045200107 |
| OpenAlex | W2024004315 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
This article analyzes the situational motives of assailants who kill New York City police in the line of duty. Contrary to popular opinion, police are not often killed during domestic disturbances nor are they the seemingly senseless victims of madmen or lunatics. Rather, New York police are more likely to be killed by rational robbers fleeing the scene of a crime, who routinely use potentially lethal weapons as "tools of the trade
Criminology · Duty · Mythology · Political science · Situational ethics · Sociology · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · History · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2020 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |