David Baker is lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool, UK.

• Chapter 1: ‘Comply or Die’Chapter 2: Suspect PopulationsChapter 3: They Musta Done Somethin’Chapter 4: Move On, Nothing to See HereChapter 5: Blue Codes and Bad ApplesChapter 6: Walk in My ShoesChapter 7: Business as Usual?

Police-Related Deaths in the United States is a thought-provoking read that makes an important contribution towards challenging the lack of visibility which dominates this area. The approach of engaging directly with bereaved families assists in providing a welcome humanization of the deceased and valuing the voices of these families. In addition, the book occupies an important role in recognizing the prominent issues surrounding the various constructs, structures and systems that can be challenged in order to assist in a much-required move beyond the individ­ualization of these deaths.

David Baker is lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool, UK.

• Chapter 1: ‘Comply or Die’Chapter 2: Suspect PopulationsChapter 3: They Musta Done Somethin’Chapter 4: Move On, Nothing to See HereChapter 5: Blue Codes and Bad ApplesChapter 6: Walk in My ShoesChapter 7: Business as Usual?

Police-Related Deaths in the United States is a thought-provoking read that makes an important contribution towards challenging the lack of visibility which dominates this area. The approach of engaging directly with bereaved families assists in providing a welcome humanization of the deceased and valuing the voices of these families. In addition, the book occupies an important role in recognizing the prominent issues surrounding the various constructs, structures and systems that can be challenged in order to assist in a much-required move beyond the individ­ualization of these deaths.

David Baker is lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool, UK.

• Chapter 1: ‘Comply or Die’Chapter 2: Suspect PopulationsChapter 3: They Musta Done Somethin’Chapter 4: Move On, Nothing to See HereChapter 5: Blue Codes and Bad ApplesChapter 6: Walk in My ShoesChapter 7: Business as Usual?

Police-Related Deaths in the United States is a thought-provoking read that makes an important contribution towards challenging the lack of visibility which dominates this area. The approach of engaging directly with bereaved families assists in providing a welcome humanization of the deceased and valuing the voices of these families. In addition, the book occupies an important role in recognizing the prominent issues surrounding the various constructs, structures and systems that can be challenged in order to assist in a much-required move beyond the individ­ualization of these deaths.