“Why Do Police Kill?” Project

Criminology students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University have launched a research project on police killings in Canada, “Why Do Police Kill?” The project and website originated in Criminology professor Jeff Shantz’s second year Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Media course held over the Summer Semester 2019.

This is an important project which documents and attempts to shed some light on police killings in Canada. Police killings receive far too little attention in Canada and relatively little public response outside of the courageous efforts of family and loved ones.

The site, which will be regularly updated, can be found at: whydopolicekill.com