When Police Kill: The Aftermath

Examines police use of deadly force and potential deadly force in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, during the period from 1980 to 1994. The analysis is based on a total of 58 separate, documented incidents involving potentially lethal threats to municipal and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officers within the Province of British Columbia. In 27 of these incidents, the police responded by discharging their firearms and killing a total of 28 people. The remaining 31 cases that were examined concerned incidents in which the police responded with less lethal force. (Original abstract - amended)