S7 Homicide Investigation: Police Shootings
March 19, 2019 - 10:00-12:00 pm
Description: Every day thousands of police officers respond to a variety of requests for service, many of which are inherently dangerous. More often than not, the police use restraint as they resolve encounters in a peaceful manner. For this, they deserve support and respect from the public. Although the general public supports a majority of police performance; that support does not dismiss interest in those incidents where officer behavior comes under intense public scrutiny. For example, during the past few years, a number of shootings by and of the police have, raised questions and sparked outrage, consternation, and levels of doubt and mistrust of police not seen in our country for several decades. This level of discourse is rooted in an alarming number of questionable shootings where it appears the action taken by the police was not necessary. So how do you determine if action was justified? Learn how to analyze deadly force situations. Participants will review and discuss different instances when lethal force was employed. Note: there may be demonstrations and reenactments with fake guns to better illustrate certain scenes and scenarios.
Purpose: Learn more about police shootings and how to analyze when lethal force is justified
Facilitator: Jim Vohs |
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