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David A. Klinger is an Associate Professor.
He received a B.A. in History from Seattle
Pacific University in 1980, a Masters in
Justice from American University in 1985,
and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University
of Washington in 1992. Prior to joining the
Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty at
UMSL, Professor Klinger was Assistant
(1992-1998) and Associate (1998-1999)
Professor of Sociology at the University of
Houston.
Prior to pursuing his graduate degrees,
Professor Klinger worked as a patrol officer
for the Los Angeles and Redmond (WA)
Police Departments. In 1997 he was the
recipient of the American Society of
Criminology's inaugural Ruth Caven Young
Scholar Award for outstanding early career
contributions to the discipline of criminology.
Professor Klinger's research interests
include a broad array of issues in the field of
crime and justice, with an emphasis on the
organization and actions of the modern
police. He has published scholarly
manuscripts that address arrest practices,
the use of force, how features of
communities affect the actions of patrol
officers, and terrorism. He has conducted
two federally-funded research projects
dealing with the use of force by police
officers; one on officer-involved shootings
and the other on police special weapons
and tactics (SWAT) teams.
Professor Klinger serves as the Director of
the department's Masters program.
He received a B.A. in History from Seattle
Pacific University in 1980, a Masters in
Justice from American University in 1985,
and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University
of Washington in 1992. Prior to joining the
Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty at
UMSL, Professor Klinger was Assistant
(1992-1998) and Associate (1998-1999)
Professor of Sociology at the University of
Houston.
Prior to pursuing his graduate degrees,
Professor Klinger worked as a patrol officer
for the Los Angeles and Redmond (WA)
Police Departments. In 1997 he was the
recipient of the American Society of
Criminology's inaugural Ruth Caven Young
Scholar Award for outstanding early career
contributions to the discipline of criminology.
Professor Klinger's research interests
include a broad array of issues in the field of
crime and justice, with an emphasis on the
organization and actions of the modern
police. He has published scholarly
manuscripts that address arrest practices,
the use of force, how features of
communities affect the actions of patrol
officers, and terrorism. He has conducted
two federally-funded research projects
dealing with the use of force by police
officers; one on officer-involved shootings
and the other on police special weapons
and tactics (SWAT) teams.
Professor Klinger serves as the Director of
the department's Masters program.
What's it like to have official sanction to shoot and kill? In his often
startling and sure to be controversial new book, David Klinger, who
himself shot and killed a suspect during his first year as an officer on the
Los Angles Police Department, answers this and many other questions
about what it's like to live and work in the place where police officers
have to make split-second decisions about life and death: The Kill Zone.
Based on interviews that Klinger, now a university professor, conducted
with scores of officers from around the nation who have shot people in
the course of their duties, Into the Kill Zone tells readers about how
police officers are trained to use their firearms, what happens when cops
find themselves face-to-face with dangerous criminals, the excruciating
decisions they have to make to shoot or to hold their fire, and how they
deal with the consequences of their choices. From academy training to
post-shooting reactions, Into the Kill Zone tells the compelling story of the
role that deadly force plays in the lives of America's cops.
startling and sure to be controversial new book, David Klinger, who
himself shot and killed a suspect during his first year as an officer on the
Los Angles Police Department, answers this and many other questions
about what it's like to live and work in the place where police officers
have to make split-second decisions about life and death: The Kill Zone.
Based on interviews that Klinger, now a university professor, conducted
with scores of officers from around the nation who have shot people in
the course of their duties, Into the Kill Zone tells readers about how
police officers are trained to use their firearms, what happens when cops
find themselves face-to-face with dangerous criminals, the excruciating
decisions they have to make to shoot or to hold their fire, and how they
deal with the consequences of their choices. From academy training to
post-shooting reactions, Into the Kill Zone tells the compelling story of the
role that deadly force plays in the lives of America's cops.
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The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is the police department of the City of Los
Angeles, California. With over 9,500 officers and 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area
of 473 square miles with a population of more than 3.5 million people, it is the fifth
largest law enforcement agency in the United States (trailing behind the New York
Police Department, Chicago Police Department, California Department of Corrections,
and FBI). The department is known world wide and has been heavily fictionalized in
numerous movies and television shows. It has also been involved in a number of
controversies, perhaps most notably the infamous Rodney King incident and the
subsequent 1992 Los Angeles riots.
Angeles, California. With over 9,500 officers and 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area
of 473 square miles with a population of more than 3.5 million people, it is the fifth
largest law enforcement agency in the United States (trailing behind the New York
Police Department, Chicago Police Department, California Department of Corrections,
and FBI). The department is known world wide and has been heavily fictionalized in
numerous movies and television shows. It has also been involved in a number of
controversies, perhaps most notably the infamous Rodney King incident and the
subsequent 1992 Los Angeles riots.
Into the Kill Zone