Definition:
1. "Suicide by Cop" is a police colloquialism for a form of victim- precipitated homicide in which a suicidal individual engages in calculated, life-threatening and criminal behavior in order to compel the police to use deadly force.
1. "Suicide by Cop" is a police colloquialism for a form of victim- precipitated homicide in which a suicidal individual engages in calculated, life-threatening and criminal behavior in order to compel the police to use deadly force.
In these killings, the initiator is a direct, positive precipitator of his or her own death.
2. "Suicide by Cop" is an act whereby a person presents a threat to a police officer in order to compel the officer or officers to use deadly force to stop that threat. The result is a suicide at the hands of a police officer.
Sources:
Suicide by Cop. SIEC Alert #34, March 1999. Center for Suicide Prevention. Available at: http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/assets/alert34.pdf
Conner M. 2003. Suicide By Cop. Available at: http://www.oregoncounseling.org/ArticlesPapers/Documents/SuicideByCop.htm
Also Known As: death by cop, suicide by lapd, death by police, suicide by police
