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Garner, Joel; Clemmer, Elizabeth – Research in Brief, 1986
Danger to police is a major premise of much contemporary police training for domestic disturbance calls. Intervening in domestic disturbances has long been seen as the single most frequent cause of police deaths. A study was conducted by the National Institute of Justice to examine the danger faced by police when responding to domestic disturbance…
Descriptors: Death, Family Violence, Law Enforcement, Occupational Safety and Health