James Fyfe, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Fyfe
American criminologist
Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1942
Date of Death: 12-Nov-2005
Profession: criminologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About James Fyfe
- James J.
- Fyfe (February 16, 1942 – November 12, 2005) was an American criminologist, a leading authority on the police use of force and police accountability, and a police administrator. His research on the police use of deadly force has been cited extensively, most notably in the 1985 Supreme Court case of Tennessee v.
- Garner, in which the Court ruled as unconstitutional police department policies that allow officers to shoot to kill "fleeing felons" who do not pose an immediate danger to the community.
- The Supreme Court cited his dissertation in its majority opinion.
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