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Death occurred as a result of (a) injuries sustained while in custody, (b) LE use of force to restrain/capture, (c) accidental injury/death while the victim was fleeing crime scene or arrest, or (d) victim was an innocent bystander killed by LE. Fatalities resulting from use of force were not intentional. Fatal injury while in custody.
- Sarah DeGue, Katherine A. Fowler, Cynthia Calkins
- 2016
- Arrest-related deaths, by manner of death and weapon causing death, FY 2021
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- Terms and definitions
- Overview
- Identifying and excluding duplicate records
Federal law enforcement oficer State/local task force oficer Otherb Unknown/missingc Suicide Natural Accident Unknown/missingc,d
White Black American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Two or more races Unknown/missing*
Cause of death—A description of the specific factors leading to the termination of the biological functions that sustain life. Decedent—A person who died. Federal arrest-related death—A death that occurs when the event causing the death (e.g., gunshot wound, self-inflicted injury, cardiac arrest, fall from a height, or drowning) occurs while the de...
The Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to submit to the U.S. attorney general information about the death of any person who is— detained, under arrest, or in the process of being arrested by a federal law enforcement oficer (or by a state or local law enforcement oficer while participating...
Determining which agency has custody may be complicated by dual law enforcement and detention functions and overlapping jurisdiction with state and local law enforcement authorities. Duplicate death records may occur due to overlapping correctional populations, jurisdictions, and functions (arrest and detention) within an agency. Agencies participa...
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Death due to duty-related health condition – Evidence indicates (or alludes to) a law enforcement officer’s cause of death resulted from a situation, circumstance, or exposure to a toxin, disease, virus, etc., while performing a line-of-duty activity or action. For example, an officer died of cancer, and it is concluded that the cancer was ...
The Death in Custody Reporting Act enacted in December 2014 (DCRA) requires states and federal law enforcement agencies to report certain information to the Attorney General regarding the death of any person occurring during interactions with law enforcement officers or while in custody. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 13727(a) & (b), 13727a(a) & (b).
Jan 20, 2022 · Depending on the context, the risk of harm could be imminent. Relatedly, a law enforcement officer may place a child in custody without a court order, in part, when there is probable cause to believe that the child is abused and neglected and would be injured if the law enforcement officer were to first obtain a court order pursuant to RCW 13.34.
Apr 29, 2024 · The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity.
the Attorney General may grant an additional 120 days to a State that is making good faith efforts to comply with such subsection; and. the Attorney General shall waive the requirements of subsection (a) if compliance with such subsection by a State would be unconstitutional under the constitution of such State. PUBLIC LAW 113–242—DEC. 18 ...
