In Memory of Eric .....

Book list



	On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Editorial Reviews Review "Elisabeth Kübler-Ross left us one last gift, and it's a masterpiece. She and grief expert David Kessler have written a modern classic, the kind of book that all of us will want to keep on our bookshelves because we know it speaks

	The Worst Loss: How Families Heal from the Death of a Child by Barbara D. Rosof " Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Each week some 1900 American families are faced with the death of a child-allegedly the most harrowing of losses. Research shows that the grief of parents lasts longer and is more intense than any other. Here, Ros

	Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul: Stories About Life, Death and Overcoming the Loss of a Loved One (Chicken Soup for the Soul) by Jack Canfield "Stories About Life, Death, and Overcoming the Loss of a Loved One"

	The Grieving Garden by Suzanne Redfern Editorial Reviews Review Verdict: Ultimately, this book shows that comfort, healing, and even growth are possible after the death of a child. This powerfully authentic book is highly recommended for large public libraries and counseling collections. Back

	How to Survive the Loss of a Child: Filling the Emptiness and Rebuilding Your Life by Catherine Sanders "Filling the emptiness and rebuilding your life"

	The Grief Recovery Handbook : The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death Divorce, and Other Losses by John W. James The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death Divorce, and Other Losses

	Forever Remembered by Marcia Woodard "Cherished messages of hope, love and comfort from courageous people who have lost a loved one"

	Everyday Grace by Marianne Williamson From the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "Illuminata" comes a book about everyday peace, everyday purpose, everyday hope, everyday love, and everyday grace. In these pages, author and lecturer Marianne Williamson acts as a guide back to the spiri

	You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought (The Life 101 Series) by Peter McWilliams "A book for people with any life-threatening illness- Including Life" (Humor/Wisdom)

	Roses in December : Finding Strength Within Grief by Marilyn Willett Heavilin "This book will help you understand the grieving process, support family members, give insight into sibling grief, and maintain your marriage during this difficult time" (Christian based)

	The Bereaved Parent by Harriet Sarnoff Schiff Helping parents cope with the death of a child

	Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned About Life in School--But Didn't (The Life 101 Series) by Peter McWilliams A book to simplify the way we treat others. It's basically about learning the rules that we learned as a young child on how to treat others.

	Grief Therapy (Elf Self Help) by Karen Katafiasz "This book describes how the grieving process takes time and deserves attention."

	Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief by Martha W. Hickman "Daily meditations for Working Through Grief"

Helpful Web Sites

Links and descriptions of web sites that might be helpful to you



The Reason Eric's Mom Created This Website Our own personal story, to show you that we really know from experience how it feels to lose a child by way of being shot by an officer of the law. Please, check out this site. It is NOT a marketing site. Thanks.

Compassionate Friends Website Grief Support After the Death of a Child The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive. The Compas

Resources: Violence and Unexpected Death " Resources: Violence and Unexpected Death American Association of Suicidology Provides information about prevention and postvention of suicide, a bookstore, links to related sites and a search tool to locate crisis centers and support groups in your loca

Wings of Justice Providing: • Support to victims subjected to justice system negligence, incompetence, and misconduct • Education about system dysfunctions which result in case mishandling, failures to properly prosecute serious felonies, and wrongful prosecutio

Daily Strength Website Allows you to network with others with like situations for support and friendship.

Caring Connections Website on Grief and Loss Grief may be experienced in response to physical losses, such as death, or in response to symbolic or social losses such as divorce or loss of a job. The grief experience can be affected by one’s history and support system. Taking care of yourself and acc

Online Memorial Website - Remembered-Forever.org This is a site that you can pay a fee to create a memorial page online about your loved one. They also provide links to grief support and gifts.

NBC and iVllage - Emotional Health, Grief Explains how to deal with grief

Rowan Tree Foundation Rowan Tree Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation in the state of Colorado, EIN# 65-1250976. Powered by 100% volunteer staff, our mission is to provide ongoing support and resources for families who are coping with the devastating loss

Light a candle for your loved one This site allows you to choose a candle and add your name and your loved one's name to a list to be in memorial to our loved ones.

Nation Coalition of Homicide Survivors - Victim Assistance: Survivors Helping Survivors Nationwide Our Purpose The purpose of National Coalition of Homicide Survivors is to share information, resources and ideas, to improve support and victim assistance services to homicide survivors.

Healing Hearts For Bereaved Parents Links and good information for bereavement for parents and others.

Law - The Public Library of Law Welcome to the world's largest free law library. Searching the Web is easy. Why should searching the law be any different? That's why Fastcase has created the Public Library of Law -- to make it easy to find the law online. PLoL is the largest free law li

P.O.M.C. Website This site is for Parents of Murdered Children. They provide information and support.

Eric's Guuestbook on Legacy.com Eric James Andrews' Memorial Guest Book Site

2nd List of OIS Articles - Look below for more, and more extreme articles

Officer-Involved Shootings



08.13.2008 $10 Million Claim Filed in Oakland Police Officer-Involved Shooting of 27 yr. old $10 million claim filed in Oakland police officer-involved shooting By Kelly Rayburn Oakland Tribune Article Last Updated: 08/13/2008 06:30:20 AM PDT OAKLAND — The family of Mack "Jody" Woodfox, the 27-year-old man who was shot and killed by an Oakland po

08.13.2008 Officer charged in death of 21 yr. old tasered teen Officer charged in death of Tasered man * Story Highlights * Coroner's report: Man who died was handcuffed, Tasered nine times * Officer charged with manslaughter, criminal malfeasance * Death of 21-year-old led to demonstrations in Louis

08.09.2008 Review Clears Police in Winnipeg Teen's Death, Family Upset ory Tools: E-MAIL \| PRINT \| Text Size: S M L XL \| REPORT TYPO \| SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Review clears police in Winnipeg teen's death, family upset Last Updated: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 \| 1:52 PM CT CBC News Family members of Matthew Dumas said they're disap

OIS Articles

Articles related to those who lost their loved one(s) to Police Shootings



08.11.2008 Father of Teen Killed by Deputy: "Son wanted to be a cop" nbc6.net Father Of Teen Killed By Deputy: Son 'Wanted To Be A Cop' BSO Says Teen Tried To Grab Deputy's Gun POSTED: 12:57 pm EDT August 11, 2008 UPDATED: 2:41 pm EDT August 11, 2008 WEST PARK, Fla -- The father of a teenager fatally shot by a Broward She

08.11.2008 17-Yr. Old Dead After BSO Deputy-Involved Shooting, Police Say Teen Attacked Them 17-Year-Old Dead After BSO Deputy-Involved Shooting Police Say Teen Attacked Them With Bat POSTED: 6:25 am EDT August 11, 2008 UPDATED: 6:02 pm EDT August 11, 2008 [NEWSVINE: 17-Year-Old Dead After BSO Deputy-Involved Shooting] [DELICIOUS: 17-Year-Old Dea

08.06.2008 Police: Officer shoots, kills knife-wielding man in Florida Posted on Wed, Aug. 06, 2008 Police: Officer shoots, kills knife-wielding man By ROBERT NAPPER rnapper@bradenton.com A police officer shot and killed a man who attacked him with a knife, minutes after the man's family members called 911 saying he threate

08.01.2008 more Questions Are Raised In El Paso Officer Involved Shooting-Man gets shot 11 times, 7 times in back More Questions Raised Over Officer Involved Shooting Tools * Save * E-mail * Print * Most Popular * RSS Feed * Digg * Del.icio.us More Questions Raised Over Officer Involved Shooting By KTSM News 3 News 3 Story Created: Aug 1

08.02.2008 Oakland Cop Wounds Parolee in Latest Shooting Oakland cop wounds parolee in latest shooting Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, August 2, 2008 Printable Version Email This Article delicious del.icio.us digg Digg technorati Technorati reddit Reddit facebook Facebook slashdot Slashdot fark

08.01.2008 Autopsy Results Released For Officer Involved Shooting KFOXTV.com Related To Story CORONADO MOTEL SHOOTING # Peter Daut Reports: Autopsy In Police Shooting Released # Slideshow: Coronado Motel Shooting Autopsy Results Released For Officer Involved Shooting Peter Daut-KFOX News Reporter/Weekend Anchor POSTE

07.31.2008 Man Killed in Officer Involved Shooting Identified Seattle 911: A police blog http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/seattle911/archives/144942.asp Man killed in officer-involved shooting identified The man fatally shot early Wednesday in a standoff with police in Mountlake Terrace has been identified as Rich

07.28.2008 Families United By Grief After Fatal Officer Involved Shootings Families United By Grief After Fatal Officer Involved Shootings POSTED: 10:46 pm PDT July 28, 2008 UPDATED: 11:59 pm PDT July 28, 2008 [NEWSVINE: Families United By Grief After Fatal Officer Involved Shootings] [DELICIOUS: Families United By Grief After

07.28.2008 Officer-Involved Shootings Prompts Calls for Federal Probe knbc.com Officer-Involved Shootings Prompt Calls For Federal Probe Waters: Inglewood Police Chief Welcomes Investigation POSTED: 11:29 am PDT July 28, 2008 UPDATED: 4:36 pm PDT July 28, 2008 LOS ANGELES -- Two deadly officer-involved shootings that invol

07.19.08 Fontana Man (20) wounded by sheriff's deputy Fontana man wounded by sheriff's deputy The Associated Press FONTANA San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies have accidentally wounded a man while serving a narcotics search warrant. A sheriff's spokeswoman says deputies went to a Fontana home on Thur

07.01.2008 Man Dies After Silverton, WA Officer-Involved Shooting Man Dies After Silverton Officer-Involved Shooting POSTED: 7:18 am PDT July 1, 2008 UPDATED: 10:31 am PDT July 4, 2008 [NEWSVINE: Man Dies After Silverton Officer-Involved Shooting] [DELICIOUS: Man Dies After Silverton Officer-Involved Shooting] [DIGG: Ma

06.13.2008 Jury Won't Learn Policeman who shot Foley BROKE RULES Jury won't learn policeman who shot Foley broke rules The Associated Press SAN DIEGO Jurors in Steve Foley's excessive force suit won't be told the Coronado policeman who shot the former Chargers linebacker has a history of off-duty chases. Foley's law

04.01.2008 Training Program Helps Riverside Police Officers Better Serve The Mentally Ill Training program helps Riverside police officers better serve the mentally ill Download story podcast 10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 By SONJA BJELLAND The Press-Enterprise The chatter starts in a low whisper. More and more voices are adde

05.22.2008 Atty. Gen. Says deputies' name should be disclosed Attorney general says deputies' names should be disclosed Download story podcast 09:45 AM PDT on Thursday, May 22, 2008 By RICHARD K. DE ATLEY The Press-Enterprise Law enforcement must disclose the names of officers involved in shootings unless it

03.18.2008 Officer Involved Shooting Shocks Neighborhood WIBW Powered by Click Here to Print SAVE THIS \| EMAIL THIS \| Close Officer Involved Shooting Shocks Neighborhood Posted: 8:46 PM Mar 18, 2008 Last Updated: 8:46 PM Mar 18, 2008 Reporter: Rae Chelle Davis Email Address: RaeChelle.Davis@wib

07.01.2008 Witnesses Slowly Emerge - tampabay.com tampabay.com Witnesses slowly emerge By Cristina Silva, Times Staff Writer Published Tuesday, July 1, 2008 8:04 PM ST. PETERSBURG — A handful of witnesses to the death of Javon Dawson have finally stepped forward, but law enforcement officials say they

07.01.2008 Lawyer: Witnesses Say Teen Shot By Police was unarmed TBO.com Click Here to Print EMAIL THIS \| Close Lawyer: Witnesses Say Teen Shot By Officer Was Unarmed By STEPHEN THOMPSON \| The Tampa Tribune Published: July 1, 2008 Updated: 07/01/2008 04:12 pm Related Links * Police Report Di

03.16.08 Rohnert Park Officer Involved Shooting Badge 3/16/2008 On Sunday, March 16, 2008, approximately 3:46 p.m., officers from the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety were dispatched to a disturbance at a single family residence in the 7000 block of Cornell Avenue in Rohnert Park. The ca

03.2006 (STORY IS VERY INCORRECT) Tape captures tense exchange ERIC JAMES ANDREWS Tape captures tense exchange TEMECULA: A teen talks to a 911 dispatcher. He is dead afterward, following a police shooting. 03:03 AM PST on Saturday, March 18, 2006 By JOHN WELSH and TAMMY McCOY / The Press-Enterprise The young man's voice is calm. Th

03.2006 Tense Exchange Between Cops and ERIC JAMES ANDREWS Tape captures tense exchange TEMECULA: A teen talks to a 911 dispatcher. He is dead afterward, following a police shooting. 03:03 AM PST on Saturday, March 18, 2006 By JOHN WELSH and TAMMY McCOY / The Press-Enterprise The young man's voice is calm. Th

03.02.2007 Community Outrage to Hmong Teen Killing Community Outrage to Hmong Teen Killing 20Mar07 A recent statement released by the Committee to Support the Xiong Family to increase support for their organizing efforts surrounding the Chonburi Xiong incident: Hmong Teen Killed by Police: Community

05.29.2006 Houston City council settles with parents of teen killed by police City council settles with parents of teen killed by police May 29, 2008 12:32 AM (15 days ago) AP » 15 days ago: City council settles with parents of teen killed by police « printer friendly version Email me this story Not ranked Filed under: HOUSTON , Off

12.06.2006 Police Kill Unarmed Teen at Detroit Discount Store Police Kill Unarmed Teen at Detroit Discount Store National Wholesale Liquidator Bans Unaccompanied Teens By James R. Hood ConsumerAffairs.com December 6, 2006 Hundreds of mourners turned out in Detroit for the funeral of Brandon Martell Moore, 16

11.14.2007 Kelly: Shooting Of Unarmed Teen Within Dept. Guidelines wnbc.com More Unarmed Brooklyn Teen Shot Dead By Police * Funeral Held For Teen Killed By Police Gunfire * Transcript: Second 911 Call With Teen's Mother Second 911 Call Heard Listen: 911 Call (Warning: Explicit Language) Coppi

02.25.2006 FBI Investigates Police Shooting nbc4.com FBI Investigates Police Shooting Officer Placed On Leave After Fatal Shooting POSTED: 5:04 pm EST February 25, 2006 UPDATED: 4:43 pm EST February 26, 2006 ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The FBI is investigating a fatal shooting by an off-duty Alexandria pol

OCEANSIDE: Police Department denies request for 911 tapes 04.01.2008 "NCTimes.com Californian.com Last modified Tuesday, April 1, 2008 12:32 PM PDT OCEANSIDE: Police Department denies request for 911 tapes By PAUL SISSON - Staff Writer OCEANSIDE ---- The Oceanside Police Department has refused a request from the North

(This story is about ERIC) Police Tactics Questioned Family of Teen Killed by Temecula Officer demands investigation 3 3 2006 " Police tactics questioned Family of teen killed by Temecula officer demands investigation of shooting 01:03 AM PST on Friday, March 3, 2006 By JOHN WELSH and ROCKY SALMON / The Press-Enterprise RIVERSIDE - The mother of an 18-year-old pleaded with au

Teen Killed byt Police Was Shot In Back 12.11.2007 "Teen killed by police was shot in back 10:09 AM 10:09 AM EST on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 By WCNC Staff E-mail Us: NEWS@WCNC.com Autopsy results released CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The gunshot fired by police that killed 16-year-old Laquan Brown entered thro

CIT Officers Patrol the Streets Across Alleghenies 05.19.2008 " Laurel Highlands Region Crisis Invention Training POSTED: 1:08 pm EDT May 19, 2008 UPDATED: 7:03 pm EDT May 19, 2008 [NEWSVINE: CIT Officers Patrol The Streets Across Alleghenies] [DELICIOUS: CIT Officers Patrol The Streets Across Alleghenies] [DIGG: C

Police Chief Offers Condolences In OIS Fatality 05.12.2008 " Police Chief Offers Condolences In OIS Fatality INGLEWOOD (AP) ― The city of Inglewood's police chief has offered condolences to the family of a man shot to death by two police officers who believed they were under attack. Police Chief Jacqueline Seabro

Officer involved shootings deter new police in Valley? 02.18.2008 " Officer involved shootings deter new police in Valley? Reported by: Christina Boomer Email: cboomer@abc15.com Last Update: 2/18 6:43 am Video Click the play button on the video window to the right to see the story An upswing in officer involved shootin

Police: Officer's Shooting Of Teen Within 'Use Of Force' Rules 05.14.2008 "Police: Officer's Shooting Of Teen Within 'Use Of Force' Rules 17-Year-Old Suspect Shot, Killed By Police POSTED: 4:37 pm EDT May 14, 2008 [NEWSVINE: Police: Officer's Shooting Of Teen Within 'Use Of Force' Rules] [DELICIOUS: Police: Officer's Shooting

Suspects' Mothers Question Use Of Force By Police 05.06-7.2008 NBC10.com More Suspects' Mothers Question Use Of Force By Police Police Urge No Rush To Judgment In Excessive Force Investigation POSTED: 7:05 pm EDT May 6, 2008 UPDATED: 8:13 am EDT May 7, 2008 PHILADELPHIA -- The actions of some Philadelphia police of

When SFPD Officers Resort to Use Of Violence 12.05.2006 A Chronicle special report \| By staff writers Susan Sward, Bill Wallace, Elizabeth Fernandez and Seth Rosenfeld In a darkened theater, 911 calls end in death Seth Rosenfeld, Chronicle Staff Writer December 5, 2006 Late on a Wednesday night, San Francisco

ONGOING COVERAGE: FATAL CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SPOKANE POLICE AND OTTO ZEHM 05.19.2008 Monday, May 19, 2008 ONGOING COVERAGE: FATAL CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SPOKANE POLICE AND OTTO ZEHM Otto Zehm: a life on the margins Years filled with music, friends, mental illness Growing up: Otto Zehm in a class picture at Stevens Elementary during the 1

FORMER LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS 05.06.2008 FORMER LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS * May 6, 2008 – 10:53 am * Posted in Uncategorized * Tagged California Department of Corrections, civil rights, constitutional rights, corruption, drugs, fasc

New York Police gun down unarmed mentally ill Tobago teen in Brooklyn 05.16.2008 Welcome to Breaking News Friday, May 16 2008 @ 02:12 PM AST New York Police gun down unarmed mentally ill Tobago teen in Brooklyn Thursday, November 15 2007 @ 12:42 PM AST Contributed by: ibalgobin More: 282 A young man was fatally shot last night

Mentally Ill In many cases, police were called for assistance in an emergency by neighbors, family members or sometimes the ment Mentally Ill In many cases, police were called for assistance in an emergency by neighbors, family members or sometimes the mentally ill themselves, and they ended up killing the person they were supposed to help. - Mike Tolson, Houston Chronicl

Minneapolis police shooting outrages relatives 09.2006 StarTribune.com Minneapolis police shooting outrages relatives By David Chanen, Star Tribune September 21, 2006 Dominic Felder had been acting strangely for weeks, perhaps because of his struggle to provide financially for his children. Then, on Wedne

Cities Embrace New Way to Handle Confrontations Between Cops and the Mentally Ill 12.2007 Cities Embrace New Way to Handle Confrontations Between Cops and the Mentally Ill by Arun Venugopal Download MP3 \| Embed HTML NEW YORK, NY December 13, 2007 —It's been just over a month since the death of Khiel Coppin, in Brooklyn. He's the emotionally i

November 13, 2007 Man, 18, Is Fatally Shot by Police in Brooklyn November 13, 2007 Man, 18, Is Fatally Shot by Police in Brooklyn By BRUCE LAMBERT A young man was fatally shot last night in a hail of 20 bullets fired by five police officers who responded to his mother’s 911 call for help in a domestic dispute in Brookl

Family Of Man Shot By Minneapolis Cop Outraged 2006 Family Of Man Shot By Minneapolis Cop Outraged by Darcy Pohland Minneapolis (WCCO) ― Two Minneapolis police officers shot and killed a man late Wednesday night. Police were called to Bloomington Avenue South and 40th Street East just before midnight. The

New York Police gun down unarmed mentally ill Tobago teen in Brooklyn 2007 Welcome to Breaking News Tuesday, May 13 2008 @ 09:21 PM AST New York Police gun down unarmed mentally ill Tobago teen in Brooklyn Thursday, November 15 2007 @ 12:42 PM AST Contributed by: ibalgobin More: 277 A young man was fatally shot last night in

Suicidal Man with knife shot by Portsmouth police officer, investigators say 05.09.2008 Suicidal man with knife shot by Portsmouth police officer, investigators say 06:14 PM EDT on Friday, May 9, 2008 By 13News PORTSMOUTH -- Police Friday released the name of a man killed in an officer-involved shooting Thursday night. Christopher W. Baco

Shooting Victim Was Not Carrying A Gun 05.08.2008 " 6:46 p.m.: Shooting victim was not carrying a gun Stacey Grosh Thu, May 08 2008 — stacey.grosh@heraldbulletin.com In the light of a new day, the story of the police-action shooting is changing. A gun is not a gun. A head wound is non-existent. And the

Police Officer Accidentilly Shoots Two Teens 05.08.2008 " Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Two Teens April 8, 2008 - 3:20pm JESSUP, Md. - Howard County Police say a 14-year-old shot in the stomach is in fair condition after an officer's gun accidentally fired. A police spokeswoman says Dwayne Usery of Jessu

15 Philly officers taken off street after videotaped beating 05.07.2008 " By PATRICK WALTERS, Associated Press WriterWed May 7, 11:20 AM ET Fifteen police officers were taken off the street as authorities investigate a video showing three suspects being kicked, punched and beaten after they were pulled out of a car during a

Bat Leads To Officer-Involved Shooting-Police Say Man Shot, Tasered Before Being Subdued 04.02.2008 " Police Say Man Shot, Tasered Before Being Subdued POSTED: 10:03 pm PDT April 2, 2008 UPDATED: 11:15 pm PDT April 2, 2008 LAS VEGAS -- A bad temper and a baseball bat led to an officer-involved shooting that sent a man to the hospital. Police said it st

Traffic Officer Involved Shooting while suspect was holding a cigarette lighter adapter 03.06.2008 Traffic Officer Involved Shooting Los Angeles: South Traffic Division (STD) officers investigating a traffic collision became involved in an officer involved shooting (OIS). On March 1, 2008, at 7:05 p.m., STD officers were in the area of Crenshaw Boulev

you Tube Video of Protestor Shot w/ rubber bullet, then police laugh about it, Miami Police Miami Police Shot Protester, then laugh about it.

You tube Police Shooting on Video 03.15.2003 SPD Parental Supervision Strongly Advised on this video

Wrongful death claim in teen shot by deputies, Sebastopol family lays groundwork for lawsuit, disputes reports that mentally ill Article published - Aug 25, 2007 Wrongful death claim in teen shot by deputies Sebastopol family lays groundwork for lawsuit, disputes reports that mentally ill son was a threat By KATY HILLENMEYER THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Jeremiah Chass' family has filed a

No charges against San Bernardino police officer in shooting 11.27.2007 By PAUL LAROCCO The Press-Enterprise SAN BERNARDINO - The first of eight people slain by San Bernardino police this year pulled a revolver and shot at an officer giving chase, triggering a near-simultaneous barrage of return fire, prosecutors said in a re

Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime and Victims Statistics 2005 Crime and Victims Statistics On this page: Summary findings About the data collections Justice Survey Software Also by BJS Staff Selected statistics Related sites Pages with additional information, statistics, and publications about: Criminal vic

Fighting Police Abuse: A Community Action Manual (12/1/1997) Fighting Police Abuse: A Community Action Manual (12/1/1997) CONTENTS PREFACE 1. SOME OPERATING ASSUMPTIONS 2. GETTING STARTED — IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM 3. GATHER THE FACTS Forget the Official Data What You Really Need to Know, And Why Where To Get The I

INVESTIGATION OF OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND DISCHARGES 04.2005 San Francisco Police Department 8.11 GENERAL ORDER 04/20/05 INVESTIGATION OF OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND DISCHARGES This order outlines the rules and procedures to be followed in the conduct of all officer-involved shooting and discharge investigations.

Amnesty International - Mentally ill or homeless: vulnerable to police abuse 2000 Mentally ill or homeless: vulnerable to police abuse In Rights for All Amnesty International noted the problem of police using excessive force, including deadly force, against mentally ill or disturbed people who could have been subdued through le

violence A Modesto SWAT officer shot and killed an 11-year-old boy while attempting to serve an arrest and search warrant 9.2000 A Modesto SWAT officer shot and killed an 11-year-old boy while attempting to serve an arrest and search warrant at a Modesto home Wednesday. Modesto Police Department officials would not comment on the events preceding the shooting in the 2500 block of Mc

Officer-Involved Shooting Investigated 03.2008 What began as a traffic stop Sunday night ended with a fatal shooting involving an Omaha Police officer. Police say Officer Frank Platt shot 17-year-old Jovan Reed, who was identified as a gang member. Reed was taken to the hospital in critical condition

No weapon found on teen shot by police 04.2008 Roanoke police said they did not find a weapon on the 17-year-old boy who was shot and wounded by an officer during a traffic stop Thursday. Police declined to answer many questions about the shooting because their investigation is ongoing. They did not

Phoenix Officer involved shootings deter new police in Valley? 05.2008 Statistics on how many officers have been involved in OIS. An upswing in officer involved shootings may be deterring applicants from joining Valley police agencies. "I've talked to detectives in employment services where they've had an applicant in the pr

Witnesses say shooting by officer wasn’t fair 03.30.2008 Witnesses say shooting by officer wasn’t fair By Abigail Goldman Sun, Mar 30, 2008 (2 a.m.) Image Leila Navidi / FILE PHOTO On Feb. 12 Henderson police Officer Luke Morrison fatally shot 42-year-old Deshira Selimaj after she went to the scene where he

Pittsburg Teen Dies After Confrontation With Deputy 08.2006 foxreno.com Related To Story Pittsburg deputy shooting * Video: MARTINEZ: Bob MacKenzie Reports On Teen Killed By Deputy After Pittsburg Pursuit Pittsburg Teen Dies After Confrontation With Deputy POSTED: 6:12 pm PDT August 15, 2006 UPDATED: 8:50

VIDEO of OIS in Temecula - Only Costa Mesa Officer Fired Shots Officer Involved Shooting In Temecula Update: Restaurant Shooting A fatal shooting involving an off-duty officer occurs in Temecula, CA

Relatives: Fresno student killed by cop was depressed 04.17.2008 "By Garance Burke, Associated Press Writer \| April 17, 2008 FRESNO, Calif. --Relatives of a Fresno high school student who was shot to death after he attacked a police officer with a baseball bat questioned the department's version of events Thursday an

Long Beach, California: Less-lethal Weaponry Case Study 03.2008 By Chief Anthony W. Batts and Sergeant Susanne Steiner, Long Beach Police Department, California, and Data Collection and Analysis by Lieutenant John Lembi, Long Beach Police Department, California Background In early

Activists Call for Answers in Student's Death 04.19.2008 Local civil rights activists speak out on behalf of the family of 17-year-old Jesus Carrizales, Saturday afternoon. The Roosevelt High School student was shot and killed by a Fresno police officer on campus, on Wednesday. Now activists are calling for mor

New York - Sean Bell Shooting 4 26 2008 Bell's fiancee: 'They killed Sean all over again' A day after three New York police detectives were acquitted on all counts in the case of Sean Bell -- an unarmed man killed in a hail of 50 police gunshots -- his fiancee told supporters that the justice

Commentary: Testimony of Sean Bell's friends sank case 04.25.2008 Commentary: Testimony of Sean Bell's friends sank case * Story Highlights * Prosecution witnesses gave conflicting accounts in Sean Bell case * Testimony of Bell's companions wasn't credible, judge found * Judge said their testimony "evisc

Airman Shooting - Few Officers receive scrutiny from outside reviews 03.2008 By GREGOR McGAVIN and DUANE W. GANG / The Press-Enterprise BY THE NUMBERS The number of California cities that have independent boards and auditors to review the actions of law enforcement officers: 12 The number of counties: 2 (Marin, Sacramento cou

Friends question need of shooting 02.16.2008 People who know the teen wounded by police say the officer may have been too quick to resort to gunfire. By Amanda Codispoti 981-3334 Some residents in the Northwest Roanoke neighborhood where a teen was shot and wounded by police Thursday are question

Riverside city agrees to settle shooting death for $800,000, as report on incident is offered 02.28.2008 The city has agreed to pay $800,000 to the family of a man shot to death by Riverside police. The announcement came Wednesday as the Community Police Review Commission's investigator gave a report about the October 2006 shooting death of Douglas Steven C

Team of Temecula officers disbanded, under investigation 12.2007 TEMECULA ---- A special team of police officers who are supposed to target the more serious crimes and criminals in the city has been temporarily disbanded and an internal investigation into their actions is under way, Police Chief Jerry Williams confirmed

Eric's Story - Police version of what happened,(Eric's family strongly Opposes) Officer involved in fatal shooting identified By: The Californian - TEMECULA ---- Police have identified the officer involved in the fatal shooting Tuesday of a man in a Temecula apartment. \| Wednesday, March 1, 2006 11:07 PM PST ∞ * 41 comment(s)

Extraordinary Articles Regarding Officer Involved Shootings

Of Special Interest



08.01.2008 List of Officer Involved Shooting in California Shootings KNBC Articles about Shootings LA County Agency To Conduct Probe Of Inglewood P.D.1:41 pm PDT July 30, 2008 The Los Angeles County Office of Independent Review, an agency created to provide investigative oversight of the Sheriff's Department, will

07.31.2008 Police: LAPD Officer Shot By Long Beach Police (with Video) knbc.com Police: LAPD Officer Shot By Long Beach Police POSTED: 8:20 am PDT July 30, 2008 UPDATED: 8:38 am PDT July 31, 2008 LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Three investigations were under way Thursday into the Long Beach police shooting of an off-duty LAPD office

07.31.2008 Probe Conducted after California Police Shootings » Click Here to Print This Page « Probe Conducted after California Police Shootings Posted: July 31st, 2008 11:52 AM EDT Story by knbc.com INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- The Los Angeles County Office of Independent Review, an agency created to provide investigat

07.30.2008 Florida Times-Union / 2008 Officer-Involved Shootings The Florida Times-Union July 30, 2008 2008 police-involved shootings By The Times-Union Learn more about the 16 police-involved shootings in the area this year. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------

07.28.2008 Video of Oakland Police Talking About Recent Officer-Involved Shooting of Man in the Back Jul 28, 2008 ... Added: July 28, 2008 (Less info). Oakland Police face questions regarding a recent officer involved shooting by one of their new recruits ...

07.14.2008 Denver Deadly Force Guidelines Praised Denver Deadly Force Guidelines Praised Posted: July 14th, 2008 01:29 PM EDT JEFF KASS, Rocky Mountain News Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Denver police guidelines on the use of deadly force are among the best in the nation, but the department's invest

07.18.2008 17 yr. Old Teen Shot With Taser In Chest and died Caught on camera Caught On Camera: Teen Dies After Shot With Taser Gun Officer Suspended For 5 Days POSTED: 9:25 am EDT July 18, 2008 UPDATED: 9:33 am EDT July 18, 2008 [NEWSVINE: Caught On Camera: Teen Dies After Shot With Taser Gun] [DELICIOUS: Caught On Camera: Teen Di

07.23.2008 Two People Dead in Ten Weeks, SAME Police Ofiicer July 23, 2008 Two People Dead in 10 Weeks, Same Police Officer crimeOne innocent person dead at the hands of an officer is bad enough. Now there could be two. 5-year veteran of the Inglewood Police Department Brian Ragan is on leave for the second time in

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