Jennifer L. Lanterman
Title: Modeling Aggravated Assaults on Police Officers
violence. This examination serves as a catalyst for additional academic discourse on the nature of
interpersonal violence.
More importantly, violence against police officers is not unique to Newark, New Jersey.
As demonstrated by Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted, an annual publication
produced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, violence against police officers is a national
problem. While the rate of victimization has declined over the decades, the problem still exists.
Every jurisdiction has its idiosyncrasies, but it is unlikely that Newark is so anomalous that
lessons learned about problems there cannot be taken into consideration when examining a
similar problem in a similarly situated jurisdiction. Any addition or clarification to the body of
knowledge and nature of the problem at the local level invariably contributes to a better
understanding of the problem in the aggregate, or on the national level.
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Meyer, C. Kenneth, Brunk, Gregory G., & Wilson, Laura Ann. (2001). The Sources of Violence
in America and Their Consequences for Law Enforcement. Springfield, I.L.: Charles C. Thomas
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Wilson, Laura Ann. (1990). A situational analysis of police assaults. Dissertation Abstracts
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Yin, Robert K. (1993). Applications of Case Study Research. Newbury Park, C.A.: Sage
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