Poster #160 - Officer Involved Homicides of Young Children, 2013-2017

• In Event: ASC Poster Session II

Abstract

This study employs a case study methodology to collect and analyze data through publicly available internet sources, regarding 21 officer-involved homicides that occurred between 2013-2017. The study represents a reexamination and expansion of prior research that focused on incidents involving victims below the age of 18. The focus of the proposed research is victims aged 12 and below. The study examines the circumstances under which such homicides occur, and the legal and departmental consequences officers face after causing the death of a young child. This research fills a gap in the existing literature, that primarily centers on adult and teenage populations. The objective is to enhance understanding of these events and to produce new knowledge that can be used in the design of prevention strategies.

Author

• Sequoia Montague, Fayetteville State University