David Klinger

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David Ames Klinger (born June 8, 1958)

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Law enforcement career

Before receiving his graduate degrees, Klinger worked as a police officer in both the Los Angeles (1980-1983) and Redmond, Washington (1983-1984) police departments.[2] On July 25, 1981, four months after joining the LAPD, he shot and killed a suspect.[3][4] The suspect, Edward Randolph, was in the process of attacking Klinger's partner, Dennis Azevedo, by leaping on top of him with a knife and trying to stab him in the throat.[5]

Academic career

Klinger received his B.A. from

police shootings in the United States.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Klinger, David, 1958-". Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "David Klinger Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Criminologist and Author David Klinger". NPR. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. ^ Goldstein, Dana (12 March 2015). "Where the Shots are Fired". The Marshall Project. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ Klinger, David A. (7 May 2015). "What I Learned After I Killed a Criminal". Politico. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. OCLC 311737530
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  7. ^ "David Klinger". University of Missouri-St. Louis. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. ^ Byers, Christine (22 November 2015). "Analysis of St. Louis police shootings intended as national model". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. ^ Lopez, Steve (26 November 2014). "LAPD officer in '81 killing had front-row seat on Ferguson controversy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  10. ^ Naughton, Randi (12 August 2014). "Criminologist conducted study on police shootings in St. Louis". Fox2Now. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

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