What is "officer-created jeopardy"?

Gus Philpott
The Woodstock Advocate
March 14, 2015

Police have dangerous jobs. There is no doubt about that. They are expected to make decisions, often with very little thinking time.

This is why training is so important.

In November 2012 a drunk driver was shot and killed by a Palm Springs (Calif.) police officer. Two officers were involved and were cleared.

The article below follows an investigation that revealed one of the officers escalated the situation, and his partner opened fire on the driver. For the details, read the article.

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/crime/2015/02/25/police-officer-i-had-no-choice-but-to-shoot-marine/23996261/

This would make a good case study for all police departments.