What makes a police officer a victim?

In the United States, about 150 police officers die every year in the line of duty, and government figures suggest that some 350 suspected criminals are justifiably killed in confrontations with police. Seeking lessons behind these gruesome statistics and other disturbing trends in violent behavior nationwide (see main text) are researchers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.     

A sinister plot or victim of politics?

When the Bush Administration proposed a "violence initiative" 8 years ago, it touched off a battle over racism and psychiatry. In particular, a proposed meeting on the genetics of crime sparked accusations that it was part of a government conspiracy to dope up inner city kids on psychoactive drugs.