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The goal of this book is to fully explore what the author refers to as 'the near epidemic levels of suicide and homicide-suicide' among law enforcement officers, and ultimately to offer recommendations and best practices with which to better address the problem. The book begins by discussing suicide in some depth, for one has to know suicide, unequivocally, to understand a suicidal or homicidal-suicidal officer. Suicide and homicide-suicide are complex, multi-determined events - the result of an interplay of individual, relational, social, cultural and environmental factors. The complexity of causation necessitates a parallel complexity of knowledge. There are at least two avenues to understanding: the nomothetic (general) approach, which deals with generalizations using empirical, statistical and demographic methods or techniques; and the idiographic (specific) approach, which typically involves the intense study of individuals. This book explores both. Attempting to be mindful of the needs of the office on the street, the mental health provider, the administrator, the forensic specialist, and the survivors of these needless tragedies, the belief is that by amalgamating the concerns of a diverse audience, we can meet the challenge of identifying at-risk individuals and situations, and saving lives.

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Dr Antoon A. Leenaars is a psychologist in private practice in mental health and public health in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is the first Past President of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, and a Past President of the American Association of Suicidology. He has published 11 books, and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of 'Archives of Suicide Research', the official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research. He has consulted for the World Health Organization and has provided forensic services on cases of wrongful death, suicide, homicide, and homicide-suicide for police services and legal institutions.

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