Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Homicide or natural causes : how did Leslie Vaughn Prater die? -- Police brutality : myth or reality? -- Profiling : reported research and personal experiences -- Review of police departmental responses to in-custody deaths -- Fueling a legal battle -- To settle or not to settle in wrongful death cases involving police officers -- Silent no more : strategies of advocacy to elevate public awareness -- MOMS (Mothers Of Murdered Sons : unarmed and killed by law enforcement -- Police academy workshops : a proactive strategy to address police misconduct -- No justice, no peace : paths in seeking change through public policy.